Made in America

I can be just as guilty as the next guy when it comes to buying American made goods. Not always, as I'll seek out the best quality when I'm paying the bill.

Let's face it. Most of American made goods are made overseas (and down south) in factories owned or co-owned by American companies that just sell to themselves here, stateside, increasing the mark up along the way.

Keeping that in mind, you can still put money in the pocket of Americans when buying some "foreign" product. As for actual, foreign made equipment, I'd have no qualms whatsoever (if I could afford it) buying something like a Luxman. Heck, my new plasma is a Samsung and I wouldn't mind driving a Mercedes C class.

We're constantly bombarded with the notion that we live in a global economy when it comes to labor (our declining wages) but told to buy only American made goods to get our vote. Don't fall for the hype: buy American when you can but if you get the itch to try that "other" make, don't feel too bad about it.

All the best,
Nonoise

Very important to me.

I am upgrading my current system with US companies.

Vandersteen for speakers
McIntosh for amp/pre-amp.

A lot of my favorite gear I use is by American companies.

OHM, Bel Canto, Audio Research mainly. Logitech Squeezebox also (though theline was recently discontinued...grrrr).

I have two mhdt DACs made by some guy in the far east that are real giant killers though.

I also am fond of the British products I use: DNM Reson ICs, Linn turntable.

Dynaudios from Denmark are gold standard speaker designs IMHO.

LEts not forget France, Triangle speakers can be very good values if you can find them in the US these days.

And of course, from Japan, the DEnon DL103R cart, another giant killer.

China is building a Lenovo manufacturing plant somewhere next to Greensboro so some of the Lenovo laptops will be made in US. Which one would you prefer after all?

I see that you're kind of new here. If you had been around longer or frequented any of the other audiophile forums, you'd know there are a core group of audiophiles that are passionate about "made in America" audio gear. They get very upset about the influx of "knock off" and "look-alike" gear, especially from China, and refuse to buy it. Yes, "made in America" means plenty for a significant number of audiophiles. Although, gear from Japan and some of the European countries has an excellent reputation and is prized by many audiophiles. It's the gear made in China that is very polarizing.