Prospectives on Chi-Fi

Made in USA can be the same problem like Made in China for people in the EU - if you have to ship across continent for a service, its almost a deal breaker (Schiit...). 

As longs there's a local service thats also good (for example, don't have good experience with Chord or iFi - they refused service just because i didn't buy from them). Also, some good local companies are hard to deal with, such as Focal, they completely ignore your emails, so you have find a dealer thats willing to help you. 

If you put political things aside, there's no reason not to buy 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.