Would you pay an extra $100 for non-Chineese made?

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Would you pay an extra $100 for non-Chineese made?

  • YES..I'd pay a little more...

    Votes: 5 100.0%

  • NO...I'd rather save a little more...

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    5
CoolCat

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Looking at many units and noticed how they started with a British vybe built in ENGLAND, or maybe a California vybe of being Built in SURF CITY and then over the years the unit is now built in China, and cheaper, I wanted to post a poll.

Would you rather spend the extra cash, $100 or so, and have it built in the original country where it was originally designed?

YES- if you would rather spend that extra $100 and have the Focusrite, or KRK built where it once was started, or the Yorkville etc.., you prefer Joe Meek MADE IN ENGLAND, or KRK Built in HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA, USA "SURF CITY", etc.. you get the point, there's too many cool gear pieces to mention.

or

NO - if you would rather save $100 and Made In China is cool with you. It doesnt matter where its built or if the units been modified a little. Its cheaper!
 
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An extra $100 for made in the USA, Europe, or Japan would be a steal!
 
Things have moved on. "Chinese" is no longer shorthand for poor quality--and "American" or "British" or "European" doesn't always denote a good build. You have to know your companies.

I'd certainly avoid the sort of Chinese product made as a generic item and badged with several different brand names. However, there are others like sE who are making some of the best quality, most innovative microphones out there.

On the flip side, far to many American or British brands are actually Chinese built and only the final assembly happens here.

So...I guess my answer has to be that I'll pay a bit more for quality but I won't automatically take the "Made in XXX" label as denoting that quality, one way or another.
 
^^^ What Bobbsy said. I'm happy to pay more for quality - it generally works out cheaper in the long run. iPads and iPhones are Chinese made and they are produced to a very high standard (albeit at the cost of lives over there, but hey, we need our electronics cheap, right?!).
 
Yep. A cheap electronic gadget is worth so much more than a human life.
 
An extra $100 for a $300 item is very different than an extra $100 for a $2000 item. It depends on what it is. Like already mentioned, the components may be sourced from anywhere, so is it any better when assembled in US or UK?
 
Don't forget that most companies now that manufacture in China have their own factories and their own quality control, the latest machinery, and the latest technology. It is a big mistake to assume that everything made in china is made in a back street sweat shop by someone with an old soldering iron run from a bicycle wheel. If we don't wake up and by we I mean Aust, US and Europe, there won't be anything made in our own countries in a few years, and we will also loose the technology race as most of the top line tech stuff is already being developed in China and India.

People will save the $100 as the stuff coming out of china is often better than the stuff from our own countries. One company that did not follow the trend was Rode, who started making gear in China and then moved the whole thing back to Australia as they found a way to do it better at home.

Alan.
 
Bobbsy said:
Things have moved on. "Chinese" is no longer shorthand for poor quality--and "American" or "British" or "European" doesn't always denote a good build. You have to know your companies.

I'd certainly avoid the sort of Chinese product made as a generic item and badged with several different brand names. However, there are others like sE who are making some of the best quality, most innovative microphones out there.

On the flip side, far to many American or British brands are actually Chinese built and only the final assembly happens here.

So...I guess my answer has to be that I'll pay a bit more for quality but I won't automatically take the "Made in XXX" label as denoting that quality, one way or another.
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I'm with bobbsy...
 
I was just at GC they had a new Marshall on the front stand, a Marshall Guitar amp 401 and it was all tube, Made in Vietnam. that was strange...
 
If works ok, then the place where it was made is the least important part.
 
I just had this choice when purchasing a set of AKG K240 headphones. The K240S model is made in china and costs $99.99. The K240 MKII is supposedly made in austria, although I've heard conflicting reports whether this is true, and costs $189.99. It comes with two cables and a pouch.

I ended up buying the K240S $99.99 models after I was able to get 15% off at Guitar Center paying only $79.99! They sound great, work for my needs, are comfortable. Not sure I'd really notice the difference if I owned the MKII model.
 
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