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Why I prefer gear that is made domestically

I find you have a better chance of getting parts and service if you buy a domestic product. Sure some domestic companies go out of business but nothing is full proof. If I need a part for my VPI turntable or ARC electronics I can usually get them within a week. When I had Dynaudio speakers I blew out a driver and had to wait 3 months to get one from Denmark. Since I didn't have another speaker at the time it made it inconvenient for me. No knock on Dynaudio. I really like their speakers. But if I had domestically made speaker I most likely could of got a part within a couple of weeks. 
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schubert
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I bought a Van Alstine Synergy 450 amp because it sounds like a big modern tube amp and is far better than the Odyssey amp I was using,at least on the classical music I listen to.
The fact I live 15 minutes from his place played a role too.
I took it in to have loose speaker terminals fixed, my fault from using death grip locking SC connections, and in a half-hour was good to go.And got to listen to Mozart on his new Janzen  "stats while I waited !
schubert
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Considering AR is MUCH more expensive I should think so.
AVA works for me .
schubert
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I hear you bdp24.
I ’m not an AVA kool-aid drinker but AVA is most bang for the buck made in USA .
If I win the lottery my new dedicated listing room will sport a T+A system
driving Anavantgarde DUO’s .
The new AVA phono stage is a real deal at $ 500. Tremendous dynamic range and better than anything I’ve heard below $1200 or so and I haven't  missed many .
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