Peformance at price point for speakers manufactured in China?

When it comes to being manufactured in China, the list would be shorter for what isn't.  I have no problem with products assembled in China.  I wonder how many negative posts and comments are made from an IPhone?

Sorry @bigtwin  , the point of my thread was not to make a negative post.  However, I was thinking that the reason a British speaker company would manufacture their product in China was to produce more product for the money, and I was just curious as to how much more product it would be.  That's all.

@immatthewj  I didn't take your post to be negative about China.  I'm Simply agreeing that it brings the cost down and I'm fine with that.  It's the global supply chain that brings down the cost of so much.  Cheers.

 There is no definitive answer to your question. I will say that several reviews Ive seen on the Elysian 4 say they are a bargain, competing with speakers at twice their price point. That is what being made in China does....

"I was thinking that the reason a British speaker company would manufacture their product in China was to produce more product for the money..."

More likely more profit from the product. With consistent quality control, the final product is the same no matter where it’s manufactured. There is only one business reason to outshore manufacturing/assembly; greater company profit. From a purely financial standpoint, it would be foolish not to.

The starting point for profitability in retail speakers is to sell them for 10x the driver cost. Everything after this is "bonus."

Off shore manufacturing, and "in house" drivers are two ways to achieve this.

The last thing you want to do is offshore, and built in house drivers while ONLY achieving a 10:1 ratio. That way lies barely hanging on.

Custom, one person shops like Fritz are rare exceptions.

I also want to say that I think being a bespoke speaker manufacturer in this economy is one of the most challenging gigs you can have.