Prospectives on Chi-Fi

Would you buy a German product in the 1940s ? 

The weak link in my Matrix Audio gear is the company's service/support.  It's not terrible, but I don't think it can compare to what you get from, say, Benchmark (whose products are "designed, assembled, tested, and shipped worldwide from ... headquarters in Syracuse, NY").  Furthermore, some Benchmark DACs are actually less expensive than the Matrix alternatives.  

I had Smsl Do200 as a Dac.  Designed and made in China.  A brilliant product.  Time will tell in terms of reliability.

Good article by Srajan. One of the best CD players I’ve had the pleasure to own came from China…Raysonic CD128. 16 plus years, still sounds great.