Chinese DAC's

@tubeguy76 

You didn’t answer my question. How much inventory should she have purchased? Enough for 3 months, 6 months, a year or two years? 
 

The constant flip flopping going on makes for an incredibly unstable time in manufacturing. Not just from an inventory standpoint, but also from a financial planing, sales prediction standpoint. Almost 96 percent of the world’s population is outside of the U.S., and with countries potentially applying tariffs on U.S. made goods, how are they to plan for these sales? Based on past models? Those have been thrown out the window. 
 

@perkri You didn’t answer my question. How much inventory should she have purchased? Enough for 3 months, 6 months, a year or two years? 

I can't answer that, I don't know her business.  I would do 90 days and go from there.  She raises her prices regardless of tariffs anyway so I'm not sure why it's such an issue.

I'm not sure what her percentage of sales overseas are but I imagine she would have a plan if she's as smart as you think she is.  I really don't think she's basing her business continuity on CNN.
 

@squared80
"Luckily, almost nobody can hear a difference between DACs, so it doesn't really matter."
Good that you think so as you can make do with a $40 dongle. For those of us who can and do hear a difference, we need to spend a bit more to get good sound. Topping does not do it muvluv, and yes I have heard a number of them - the mid range sounds like a howling cat.

@tubeguy76 

@perkri 

Manley is promoted as an "American as Apple pie" company with full construction of Manley amps in Chino, CA.

So why's she bitching? Because she's been caught with her pants down and more than egg on her face.

Best case scenario, Chino is an assembly plant with products being sourced worldwide but that's not what they advertise. Oh, she says she only uses American employees too.

Caps and resistors should be sourced from Japan, US or Europe, not China. She should be making her own transformers not out-sourcing to China, and the beautiful powder coated casings, it's a mystery.

As Warren Buffett said you don't know who's wearing a swimsuit until the tide goes out.

My SMSL Sanskrit (still only $139) sounds good to me. Got a great write up in audio science review and is in their top performing dacs spec wise. The usb input did fail after a while and I got no help from the company. Still using the optical for cds. I really like the sound of this dac. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804674580993.html?spm=5261.ProductManageOnline.0.0.4ce14edfRzVGpv&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt