@nonoise @freediver No this is not political. Right before I wrote the post I was going thru looking at used Holo DAC's and the news was playing on TV in the background talking about how both economies are starting to decouple from each other.
Chinese DAC's
I have been looking at several DAC's trying to decide which one to put in my system. Some of those DAC's I'm looking at are built and designed in China. Without getting political I don't think trade with China will ever be the same. I hope that these engineers are able to get there products to market. It would sure be a waste of talent.