Stereophile poll

Napalm · « **on:** 31 May 2010, 08:03 pm »

Stereophile is currently running a poll with the question:

...how many of the products in your system are actually manufactured outside of your home country?

http://cgi.stereophile.com/cgi-bin/displayvote.cgi

I just realized that thanks to fine Canadian companies like Bryston and Paradigm, I can answer "1" (the CD player) - and that is going to change soon to "0".

Whoa. Quite a feat these days.

Nap.

HAITIMAN · « **Reply #1 on:** 31 May 2010, 08:13 pm »

Great question for a poll.
In my case:
Salk Songtowers - USA
Rogue Cronus Magnum - USA
Lenco TT - Switzerland
NAD C565BEE - China
Squeezebox Touch - China (?)

Phil A · « **Reply #2 on:** 31 May 2010, 08:25 pm »

Well, Bryston is Canada and that is a large portion of the electronics in my main system. Thiel is made in the USA. Oppo, China. In the main system I also have a Pioneer LD Player, Sony CD/SACD changer, a Torus, a couple of Richard Gray units, a PS Audio outlet on the BenQ projector and a Stewart screen in additioon to odds and ends. I really never look at where something is made. It is a lot harder these days to say where something or each of its components are made. It was much different 30+ years ago (when I was 5 of course

).

Ryanz · « **Reply #3 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 12:34 am »

Great idea for a poll Nap! And I was surprised when I actually thought about it
I live in the states and out of all my equipment, I only have one that was made in the states and those are my speaker cables. They were made in the best state though. Yup, that's right Oregon.

Paradigm Floors, center, surround, and sub - Canada
Bryston Amp - Canada
Rotel Receiver - China
NAD CD Player - China
Sony PS3 and HD Radio Tuner - China
XBOX - China
Audioquest Cables - China?
Taralabs Cables - Oregon

I wish there was a North American Company that made simple, high quality, No BS, A/V Recievers.

SteveFord · « **Reply #4 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 01:29 am »

Made in USA, Canada, Germany, etc. doesn't necessarily mean what you think it does.
Only 51% of the total cost of a component or assembly has to be made in the "parent" country for it to be labelled so.
For instance, your expensive motorcycle forks may be labelled Made In Italy which is where the fork tubes were actually manufactured but everything else (triple tree, all fork internals and sliders) could be from China.
The fork tubes cost 51% of the total price so Made In Italy it is.
Buell, for instance, had to remove "American Motorcycles" from their logo once they went under the magic 51% mark.
Having said that:
VTL - USA
Magnepan - USA
SVS - USA
Sonic Frontiers - Canda
Oppo, Jolida, HHb - China
Carver - Japan
Well Tempered - USA
Ortofon - Denmark
Cables - USA, Sweden

Waker · « **Reply #5 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 01:34 am »

In response to the poll: Bryston, made in Ontario; Wadia, made in Michigan(?); Richard Gray, made in Louisiana; Transparent, made in Maine; REL, made in the UK; Magnepan, made in Minnesota. Granite from Brazil; Oak from US forests. For me, the West is best.

robb · « **Reply #6 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 02:26 am »

I don't believe Transparent manufactures its cables, but has someone somewhere do it for them. Their entry power cords are made in China

Nordost does make their cables.

nonoise · « **Reply #7 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 02:28 am »

Let's see now,
Tonian Labs TL-D1s-Glendale, Ca.
Burson PP-100-Australia
Teac PD-H600-Japan
Supra Cables-Sweden-terminated and finished-Glendale, Ca.
Oppo DV-983H-China
Samsung LCD TV-So. Korea
Is there any place I missed?

95Dyna · « **Reply #8 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 03:19 am »

Outside of my country:

Bryston 7B SST2 (2), BP26, MPS2, Torus CS15: Canada
Esoteric X-05: Japan
Benz Micro Wood SL: Switzerland

Inside my country (USA):

Infinity 9 Kappas
WireWorld Silver Eclipse 6 SC's and IC's
VPI Classic TT
VPI Tone Arm cables
Ray Samuels Audio F-117 Nighthawk Phono Stage
Adcom GFT 555 AM FM Tuner

doorman · « **Reply #9 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 03:47 am »

An interesting question might be how many components out there without "offshore" parts inside?
Don

Ryanz · « **Reply #10 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 03:57 am »

Quote from: doorman on 1 Jun 2010, 03:47 am

An interesting question might be how many components out there without "offshore" parts inside?
Don

Is there such a thing? Even if all the parts are made in the originating country, what about the actual material?

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #11 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 04:04 am »

My active speakers which would, hence, have to include my amps, and my turntable, are British. Oh, but I use a Sony for a CD transport, too.

Laundrew · « **Reply #12 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 04:10 am »

Amplifier and pre-amplifier Canada
Speakers USA
CD Player Japan
Cables Canada

Be well...

vegasdave · « **Reply #13 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 05:12 am »

Bryston-Canada
JBL-Mexico (starting this next month all JBL will be manufactured in Mexico and China)
Onkyo CD-Malaysia
Technics turntable-Japan

Laundrew · « **Reply #14 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 02:09 pm »

Quote from: vegasdave on 1 Jun 2010, 05:12 am

JBL-Mexico (starting this next month all JBL will be manufactured in Mexico and China)

Are you sure it will be all JBL speakers manufactured in Mexico and China vegasdave??

Be well...

Napalm · « **Reply #15 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 02:13 pm »

Quote from: Laundrew on 1 Jun 2010, 02:09 pm

Are you sure it will be all JBL speakers manufactured in Mexico and China vegasdave??

Be well...

Why would you care, you already secured your pair, eh?

What I'm waiting for with great enthusiasm is the moment when China will come sell all those products directly, under their own brands. At which point all these companies that outsourced will go into oblivion.

Nap.

bpape · « **Reply #16 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 02:16 pm »

System 1:

Acoustat speakers (dedicated tube amps) - USA
Korato Preamp - Serbia
JPS Labs interconnect - USA
Kaplan PCs - USA
Squeezebox - China? (Bolder mods - USA)
BPT Battery PS for SB3 - USA
GIK Treatments - USA

System 2
Dynaudio speakers - Denmark
Korato Preamp - Serbia
Korato Amp - Serbia
Kaplan PC's - USA
JPS Labs interconnects - USA
Harmonic Tech Pro 9 speaker cables - USA
Squeezebox - China? (Bolder mods - USA)
Bolder PS for SB3 - USA
GIK Treatments - USA

Bryan

rollo · « **Reply #17 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 02:51 pm »

A leauge of nations ;

Speakers; Maggie 3As USA
Pipedream 924s USA
Omega: USA
Heco Hoerns: Germany
Amps; AR DR250 Servo Mk2 USA
AR Classic 60 USA
Opera Cyber 211 China
Preamp; Loecsh and Weisner USA
Promitheus TVC Malaysia Rebuilt in USA by Mapleshade
TT: Linn LP12 Scotland
Cart; Micro Benz M2 Switzerland
Linn Arkiv Scotland
CDP: Lector 7TL Italy
Sony 755 SACD, Japan
DAC; Promitheus, Malaysia, Rebuid USA
Subwoofer: Carver Sunfire USA
Cables; Power WE NOS USA, Omega Mikro Active USA
ICs JPS Labs SC3 USA, Harmonix Golden Ratio Japan, Tara Decade: USA, China, Morey James Sprk 1: Canada
Digital: Straitwire silver: USA
Speaker ; Omega Mikro active USA, Stealth ? Supra: Sweden
Power Conditioning: Alan Maher CBFs USA [ system]
Richard Grey : Digital only
They get along so nice.

charles

sfraser · « **Reply #18 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 03:06 pm »

Squeezebox =China
Sony S7000 transport = Japan
Benchmark DAC-1 = USA (?)
Bryston BP25 = Canada
Bryston 4B = Canada
PMC TB2's = UK

Ron D · « **Reply #19 on:** 1 Jun 2010, 03:31 pm »

Sources - Canada (Bryston), Japan (Sony SACD) & USA (Hafler)
Preamp - USA (ARC)
Amps - Canada (Bryston)
Speakers - USA (Magnepan & Velodyne)
Cables - Canada & USA (various)