How is Switzerland unusual?
Unusual countries for audio gear
We all know that audio product come from Canada, the U.K., America, Denmark, France, Italy, Germany, Australia.
What are some unusual places you've heard make really good stuff? Anything from Norway? Or New Zealand? How about Qatar or somewhere in the middle east?
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@richardbrand That is fine and that might be the case. They are the global leaders for electric cars for domestic consumption. As far as Kef is concerned I had one paid of their speakers and sold them in 10 months. Keep it context old boy hardly audiophile material other than the overrated Kef blades. Gd-day mates
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@tony1954 I love Canada. By indoor weather, I meant no pressure to be outside and nerds can sit in their labs and design cool audio gear. |
I find the Asia (China in particular) statement hilarious they grind our mediocre products at best. If you want cheap you can always turn to the east. Cutting edge is coming from the EU, North America and Japan (design) Then much is manufactured in China, ie NAD, Musical Fidelity. I am speaking only to Audio Systems and Components not printed circuits, chips, pcb's or capacitors and transformers. Though many of the above mentioned manufacturers are building their own transformers and capacitors these days to control the quality of the windings etc. Some just like to go against convention like myself that is why there are no audio components in my system with a COO of China in my system. |
My point is look at other data. Climate, GPD, education, cultural data, etc. Just the climate alone is a great indicator for e.g. capita per speaker companies. Look at Canada, they have indoor weather throughout most of the year, and they have proportionately more hifi companies. Scandinavia - look at weather and the long winter, they have more companies than France while a fraction of the population. Austria with 9 million people and major brands? Look at their history of composers. How many hifi companies in Africa? Is it a mystery? Not at all. To me Estonia is not a surprise at all. What is more surprising is countries with no hifi brand, that would be a better question to me. But your question, your interest is your proragative, it's just my opinion.... |
@gano I cannot understand your point. Restate it, please? Norway-- far north. Has audio. Greece, much further south, different climate. China in the east, UK in the west. Etc. So you are saying...? |
Poland: Fezz, Limpazator, Canor, Circle Labs. Feliks Audio Hungary: Heed, AH Qualiton Norway: Electrocompaniet. Hegal, Denmark: Dali, Dynaudio, Akiko Audio, Ansuz, Aavik, Børresen and Axxess Spain: Spain Audio Group, “The brands Ars-Sonum (amplifiers), BonySound (loudspeakers), JC Valvular (amplifiers), Perujo Audio (loudspeakers), Sottovoce Audio (loudspeakers) and Wires 4 Music (cables) have joined forces to create “Spain Audio Group” (SAG), which is the “Association of Spanish manufacturers of high fidelity audio equipment”. Israel : Pardo, Morel, Thivanlabs, Or Audio, and Audio Codes. Greece: Lab-12, Signal Projects, Ideon Audio, Aries Cerat, Metaxas & sins
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