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American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
@joecasey There are fabulous products manufactured all over the world. Indeed, so many that it is worth considering additional factors, provenance being one of them. International trade is part of a healthy global economy, creating a silo is not a... 
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
@bdp24  That is an amazing idea. I will say that I went to Newport expecting it to be easy to cover American brands. When I started, I was only aware of about 90. I now have over 150 on my list.... but per my post above, I do think I have a fair b... 
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
It's become apparent to me that audio companies aren't always 100% up to speed with "Made in USA" claims. So I took a deep dive into what "Made in USA" or "Assembled in USA" really means and when you can say it. It's not a short answer, but I thin... 
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
@brf  Right now the site is dedicated to US-made gear. But there is certainly no lack of quality Canadian gear. I've been a proud Bryston own in the past.  
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
Those are very pretty, Fritz. Do you build the cabinets in-house? Where do you source the drivers?  
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
@acastos looks like JBL no longer manufactures in the states: http://www.harmonycentral.com/forum/forum/LivePerformanceCategory/acapella-33/373071- 
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
Great to know about Cary. Thanks! 
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
Cary has a wide range of products and it's not clear to me what's made here vs. overseas. I will be happy to add them once I sort our what's what.   
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
Bose products are not made in the United States.  
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
This is great, folks. Keep them coming. I'm surprised at how many American companies I hadn't heard of, even after 20 years in this hobby.  
American Made Audio Unveils New Site For Made in USA Components
I’m sure that there are some I’m missing still. This is why I created the site... I wanted something for myself and couldn’t find a comprehensive source, so I'm still building and always excited to add a manufacturer whom I've never heard of. I sh... 
ASSEMBLED IN CHINA
Very interesting thread. I'm about to launch a site dedicated to promoting high-end audio, home theater and car audio equipment that is made in the USA. http://www.americanmadeaudio.com (after 6/1) Defining exactly what is American-made for my pur... 
Drying time after a VPI record cleaner?
I have the HW-17. My records come out completely dry after 3 revolutions with the vacuum on. I do only clean one side at a time, right before I play it. Once in a blue moon, I'll notice a drop of liquid on the very edge of the disc if I'm not care... 
High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground?
So my 15 year old son had a bunch of his friends over for a birthday party. What did he do beforehand? Pull out a bunch of his albums (yes, vinyl) and laid them out so that they could choose what to listen to while they hung out and played video g... 
Review: Acoustic Zen Absolute Copper Interconnect
Thanks for the great review. I could have written 90% of it word for word. I also have the Acoustic Zen Adagio speakers and love them. I have also used the Matrix Ref II throughout my system. Indeed, I even kept them over a Nordost Tyr complement ...