I think you are lumping all Chinese-made products together in one basket. Like many countries, China produces some low-priced products, but they are also capable of producing excellent high-end stuff, which necessarily dictates a higher price. Of course, all business people try to get as high a price as the market will bear, so there’s that. As far as whether you should, from a patriotic standpoint, purchase foreign products, that’s a personal choice. There are some foreign products shipped directly from China, so the US doesn’t really benefit, but there are others foreign companies such as Toyota and BMW that have American factories and dealerships employing thousands of people here. Rationalize things as you will.
Chinese products
I'm a little confused... Please bear with me
I recently reviewed a Chinese push pull amp for 600+ dollars as was pleasantly surprised with the sound quality( prev post)
I now see it for $50 more on the same website.
I started looking at Chinese high end products like Line Magnetic an Sophia. (Please see glowing reviews on Stereophile). They are often 1000s of dollars more. The lm518ia( per SV $4450) caught my attention but the specs match up very close to the mc13s($600+)! So what am I missing?
Also, I see the above lm 518ia 835 integrated now selling for $1800.
This price volatility got me thinking:
Are all these products in fact the same? with the hope that someone will pay more for a variety of reasons?
This may be another thread, but who in world would pay or sell an amp for 114,000? ( Boulder)
Thanks for you input
I recently reviewed a Chinese push pull amp for 600+ dollars as was pleasantly surprised with the sound quality( prev post)
I now see it for $50 more on the same website.
I started looking at Chinese high end products like Line Magnetic an Sophia. (Please see glowing reviews on Stereophile). They are often 1000s of dollars more. The lm518ia( per SV $4450) caught my attention but the specs match up very close to the mc13s($600+)! So what am I missing?
Also, I see the above lm 518ia 835 integrated now selling for $1800.
This price volatility got me thinking:
Are all these products in fact the same? with the hope that someone will pay more for a variety of reasons?
This may be another thread, but who in world would pay or sell an amp for 114,000? ( Boulder)
Thanks for you input