Tariff Panic At Axpona 25?

It’s not just one part that’s at issue.

Using Audio Research Corp as an example, just a guess 98% of the electronic components in their audio equipment is imported from China, Taiwan, or Vietnam.

Going from memory the face plates are imported. ARC is basically a design and assembly manufacturer. Made in the USA? Well? Engineered, and assembled in the USA.

You might ask why doesn’t ARC buy the electronic components from manufacturers here in the USA?  Who might that be?

In the new ARC facility, it appears the face plates are now made in House.

Also go to time mark, about 33:45, their transformers are now made in North America again instead of Asia. I would say they are not made in the US though. (Of interest, another example how the ear can hear problems where measurements could not.)

Audio Research Factory Tour. New facility

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mapman,  
Forbes Article                                    

It took us over 65 to 70 years to get where we are today. I can't see any way to turn back now. Unless we want to lower our standard of living and our way of life to compete with the likes of China and Vietnam.

I guess with a wall of tariffs high enough to make US consumers buy in country manufactured  products it might work.

Practical? No.

FWIW, the richest man in the World is against tariffs as they are being implemented now.