Tariff Panic At Axpona 25?


I noticed that there has been very little reporting on the business side of the audio industry's concerns regarding the recent tariffs. 

This morning Audioholics published the following insightful report on its website:

Global Tariff Fears Cause Panic in Audiophile Industry at AXPONA 2025

 

 

sargonicuse

Poland, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Portugal, all are strong in manufacturing audio equipment as are others. If the plant is owned by say NAD they will have total control of the manufacturing process than say a company using contract manufacturing. This is more prevalent than not in Asia. 

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Yea I won’t waste time posting and citing facts relating to tariffs  because it will just get deleted. 
 

Tariffs are bad for business period.  Audiogon is a business so no surprise such talk is not welcome here. 

mapman,  
Forbes Article                                    

It took us over 65 to 70 years to get where we are today. I can't see any way to turn back now. Unless we want to lower our standard of living and our way of life to compete with the likes of China and Vietnam.

I guess with a wall of tariffs high enough to make US consumers buy in country manufactured  products it might work.

Practical? No.

FWIW, the richest man in the World is against tariffs as they are being implemented now.