Perusing Ebay lately I have noticed several small Class A SS Integrated Amps from Douk Audio,Nobsound and a few more..Parts count looks great with names like Vishay,Alps,Motorola Gold to name a few...Anyone tried or heard one yet???
I don't dispute that some caution is in order. China is an enormous market with a broad spectrum in regard to quality and ethical standards. My only point is that you can definitely find high quality products made there. To castigate all their manufacturers is erroneous. Charles
Trelja, Your list of countries is on target. At this point there are quite a few countries that can offer much cheaper labor than China these days. These countries will experience an increase in their standard of living just as China has over the past 20 to 25 years. Manufacturing jobs will do that for you. 30 years ago who would have thought china would have multiple numbers of millionaires and a middle-class population of its current size. Hello capitalism. Charles
Vietnam, Malaysia, India etc. Likely destinations for finding cheap labor as China’s manufacturing cost inevitably rise. People forget that in the 1950s- 1960s "made in Japan " was a put down. Times do change. Charles
I would avoid broad brushing all Chinese audio products. There does exist a hierarchy of quality components/manufacturers as with virtually every other country. I'd recommend doing some research and gain more information on these class A solid state amplifiers. I'm unfamiliar with them but do know that there are very good quality tube amplifiers available from China just as there's poorer quality examples as well. Charles
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