Chinese DAC's

I had a french NOS dac  and a low cost chinese one Hidz pro 80...

Each has his synergy with one or the other of my 2 system...

 Synergy of the dac with amp and pre-amp  beat the country of design and even price  as decisive factors in my experience ....Especially in low cost system gear as mine...

I learned long ago when I could still hear well that electronics account for a small part of one’s sound compared to transducers and room acoustics. But like most of us I like nice things, so I have gone through many amps, preamps, CD players, etc. 

DACs seem like a problem solved. My SMSL DO200Pro ($400) does me fine.  Even with tariffs it will still be a bargain. 

Wise post!

I dont need to write anything more...

I learned long ago when I could still hear well that electronics account for a small part of one’s sound compared to transducers and room acoustics. But like most of us I like nice things, so I have gone through many amps, preamps, CD players, etc. 

DACs seem like a problem solved. My SMSL DO200Pro ($400) does me fine.  Even with tariffs it will still be a bargain. 

@yoyoyaya that is correct.  Also, since the tariffs apply when landed and country that has a 90 day delay, must have goods on the water by the middle to end of May to get them through customs before July 4.

One of our customers (we are a manufacturer) wanted us to eat the tariffs, we declined their kind offer.

There are talented engineers around the world so I wouldn't use nationality as a criterion, except where the country has very high labor costs reflected in the price. Some producers may use counterfeit parts especially in the crossover. Caveat emptor.