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Difference in quality in products made in China?

There is a belief among many audiophiles that electronics assembled in China or Korea are not as well made as products assembled in the USA and England. This has nothing to do,(I believe) with the "technical abilities" of workers, as it has to do with standards of quality control, and the sourcing of less quality parts throughout Asia

This may be all hogwash and just biased opinion, but this question comes up to often to be quickly dismissed. From my own experience which is limited compared to other members, the products(amps. pre-amps CD players) I have owned that were made in the USA, or UK, and Canada, have been solid in terms of long term reliability. I would like to hear others opinions on this issue.
sunnyjim

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wolf_garcia
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The weirdly racist and unsubstantiated claim that Asians have more "nimble fingers" is utter nonesense. There are simply a LOT of Asians to pick from and therefore a lot of Asians around everywhere (especially in Asia!)...I grew up in Honolulu which is basically an Asian community and learned firsthand that common racial stereotypes are always ignorance based bullshit.
wolf_garcia
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Goofyfoot...I've been a professional musician and a professional goofyfoot (competitive pro longboard surfer) likely longer than you've been alive, and I strongly suggest you get out in the world a little more to learn what racist nonesense is all about. Thinking finger size has something to do with musical proficiency is weird (I know some 300 lb Hawaiian ukulele masters who might question your opinions), claiming this is common knowledge among some school of classical musicians simply insults classical musicians, and if you think objecting to racist stereotyping is political correctness, just spout that crap among some of my large handed Asian friends and be ready to duck. I don't know you, but if you're somebody who would actually say something like "you have nice fingers for violin LIKE ASIANS OFTEN DO", you've showed me all I need to know.
wolf_garcia
6,602 posts
 
I rest my case.
wolf_garcia
6,602 posts
 
Goofyfoot...I've re-opened the case at least as it pertains to you. As you seem comfortable with an astonishing level of cluelessness and misinformation regarding topics ranging from hand safety (!) to Asian education possibilities (Lau vs. Nichols was about language based immigration issues, a topic utterly irrelevant to even this convoluted thread), I can only suggest you may do better arguing your baseless race and orthopaedic theories with a less sophisticated group as you seem oblivious to having your hat so frequently handed to you. Dudes (and Dudettes) like yourself often embrace mythological racist theories out of fear and ignorance fueled by personal insecurity...generally one of civilization's worst characteristics that does no good for anybody, and promotes hatred and violence every god damned day.
wolf_garcia
6,602 posts
 
I re-rest my case.
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