Classe move to China

Wow, done with Classe. I also try to only buy from US, Canadian, or European companies. I will buy Japanese HiFi, but try not to buy if it's been farmed out to China.

Sorry, lost the last of my post somewhere in the computer world, to Fundsgon, you might look for a pair of CA-M400 if the country of origin is a concern, I wanted to post my impression of differences between the two. If I was looking for home theater I might go with the new design, especially if they were going to be in a cabinet.

Davt - outside of the original OP's question.....I agree that the sound if the CA 2200 is more to my liking as the fist 30 watts are of class A output. Yes, the CA 2300 is biased more to a true A/B design and thus the increase in dynamics and watts - but at the expense of what was a very beautiful mid-range and from my perspective and otherwise nice balanced sound on the CA 2200, I still ahve mine and it was made in Quebec, Canada

I have a CA-2200 and did audition the 2300. For my tastes and my system I prefered the 2200. I could have swaped out for a few hundred dollars but prefered the timbre and midrange of the 2200, I also did not like the fan but it was pretty quiet once the music was going. I think the bias changed to more of a class A/B, there was more dynamics of the new design and perhaps more extension both top and bottom but I really like the mids of the 2200.

Not good news and it also concerns me. I will not buy Classe in the future. I really hate seeing US and Canadian companies letting go of people and sending jobs over to China.

I love Capitalism and Lenin was an evil man, but we all can decide, in a free market, where we spend our money. By Classe!

Lenin once defined a capialist as "a man who would sell the rope at his own hanging" .

As things currently stand, it devalues the brand in my mind. Over time that might change, but that will take some real time to happen.

One of the reasons that I did not upgrade my CA-2200 to the CA 2300. It seems that the main production and a majority of the assembly will now be done in China.....the final assembly and final testing will still be done in Quebec....also Classe will be letting go some of their employees as a result of this move - which is another point that angers me about business here in the US that they should taxed at a higher coporate rate for doing just that. Another time and forum....the box and product will now need to read - Made in China. Classe has defended this move by saying that quality of the product has not changed - and if everything was still done in Quebec that the cost of the their products would be greatly increased and would / could make them un-competitive in the market that they are trying to grow in. Also, this includes some of the higher end B&W speakers will be made their as well. My CA 2200 amp and CA CP 700 pre-amp both say that they are made in Quebec Canada. Doubt I will be upgarding in the Classe line when I do decide to make a change.

Whether or not quality suffers will depend, in large part, on the amount of "hands on" quality control Classe exercises. For myself, my view has been that there is enough quality audio equipment being made in the U.S., Canada and Europe that I consciously try to avoid purchasing equipment made in Asia -- but that isn't always practicable. And as the market for audio equipment in Asia continues to grow, it is likely to not make any appreciable difference in Classe's overall global sales -- it may even increase them.