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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.

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audioman58
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I hav3 had no problems selling Denafrips dacs 2 of their new Digital engineers are from the Netherlands and cal poly tech , very smart guys  better product for less money then in 2024. And so far No Tariffs I am not complaining and plenty of buyers are very satisfied . The trade war won’t last ,I think before June it will be over IMO iit is really hitting them hard ,except most electronics have only a 20% tariff for 90days which the company absorbs.

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iseland
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Personally I've haven't yet heard anything coming from China sounding better than anything I have before me . My tip would be to buy a dac from boulder or ps audio or any other colorado based audio manufacturer , they seem to make great quality products in that state 🤔. 

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mbmi
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AUDIO-GD makes fantastic products, great sounding....great Value.

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hilde45
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A friend is very discriminating and tried a lot of nice gear; he has VTL monoblocks and preamp, Maggie 3.7’s, and an Audio GD DAC and he loves it.

Holo Audio is made in China. It gets very good reviews. I love mine.

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alan60
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I've got a Topping E70 Velvet DAC, cost me £350 and absolutely love it. Have compared it with my mates Audio Note 2.1x Signature DAC at circa 17 times the price of my Topping and neither of felt short changed by my Topping.

I'm not saying it's better, but it's an engaging listen and I have no desire to change it.

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