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Difference in quality in products made in China?

There is a belief among many audiophiles that electronics assembled in China or Korea are not as well made as products assembled in the USA and England. This has nothing to do,(I believe) with the "technical abilities" of workers, as it has to do with standards of quality control, and the sourcing of less quality parts throughout Asia

This may be all hogwash and just biased opinion, but this question comes up to often to be quickly dismissed. From my own experience which is limited compared to other members, the products(amps. pre-amps CD players) I have owned that were made in the USA, or UK, and Canada, have been solid in terms of long term reliability. I would like to hear others opinions on this issue.
sunnyjim

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nonoise
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Quality can be found in China but their labor market is shrinking fast, lowering the level of skilled labor available. Those who are already established in Chinese markets have the pick of the labor.

China is also based on a very old system of local "rulers" who have more control over the provinces they live in than the local authorities do. Nissan calls these local elites "little emperors" who must be appeased (by design and features) if sales are to continue at an acceptable rate. It's a different way of doing things.

All the best,
Nonoise
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nonoise
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Wow.
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nonoise
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Audiozen, that union dog won't hunt no matter how many times you say it.
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nonoise
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Different politics, economies and world views. Spying has been going on for so long now. It's just gotten so sophisticated that "why bother?" and "what, me worry?" are the bars for conscience.

Just now on the news I saw a 10 yr old girl who goes by the moniker CyFi who got bored with a video game and hacked the clock program to speed things up. I think I was still playing with Lincoln Logs at that age.

We live in different times and tech is outpacing us. I'm so glad retirement is on my horizon: I couldn't compete on that level but you know, they could ask for my opinion now and then.

All the best,
Nonoise
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