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which cans are not made in china?

post #1 of 91
8/9/07 at 11:05am
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outta curiosity, which are the current production brands that are not made in China? or do certain brands make their cheaper models in China and the highend models in country of origin?
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post #2 of 91
8/9/07 at 11:19am
Westone's entire range, if I am not wrong.

Not sure which other brand has its entire range not made in China.
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post #3 of 91
8/9/07 at 11:22am
Grado and Alessandro of course. Made in Brooklyn; home of the Dodgers!

...oops; they moved, but Grado is still in New York. Except for the iGrado.

And my HD600 are made in Ireland.
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post #4 of 91
8/9/07 at 11:26am
beyerdynamics, made in germany
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post #5 of 91
8/9/07 at 11:35am
AKG, Sennheiser, Grado, Alessandro, BeyerDynamic, Equation, Shure, Westone, Ultrasone.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong with any of those...
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post #6 of 91
8/9/07 at 11:37am
HD595's are made in China if I'm not mistaken..
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post #7 of 91
8/9/07 at 11:38am
Maybe the topic should be "Which cans ARE made in China?" instead.
To add to lmilhan's list, Stax is made in Japan.
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post #8 of 91
8/9/07 at 11:59am
Stax -> Made in Japan
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post #9 of 91
8/9/07 at 12:01pm
HD-595 and HD-650 are made in Ireland.. I don't know about other Senns...
K81DJ made in China
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post #10 of 91
8/9/07 at 12:14pm
High-end Sennheisers, AKG and UE customs are not made in China.
However the lower-end headphones and the super.fi/metro.fi series are made in china.
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post #11 of 91
8/9/07 at 12:18pm
What makes it difficult is that so many of the major manufacturers are making some phones in their home country and many others in other locations. Many are "offshore" but in other countries, and many more are made in China.

The country of origin has no bearing other than to reflect the parent companies quest for unreasonable profits of course. China can produce products the equal to anywhere else in the world if the profit margin isn't the prime consideration.
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post #12 of 91
8/9/07 at 12:24pm
Audio Technica are made in Japan.
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post #13 of 91
8/9/07 at 1:11pm
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Originally Posted by skellington View Post
Audio Technica are made in Japan.
Not all models
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post #14 of 91
8/9/07 at 1:18pm
Aren't Grado drivers made by Primo in japan?

Not that japan is china, just sayin.
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post #15 of 91
8/9/07 at 1:25pm

"Unreasonable profits" or could it be...

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Originally Posted by F107plus5 View Post
What makes it difficult is that so many of the major manufacturers are making some phones in their home country and many others in other locations. Many are "offshore" but in other countries, and many more are made in China.

The country of origin has no bearing other than to reflect the parent companies quest for unreasonable profits of course. China can produce products the equal to anywhere else in the world if the profit margin isn't the prime consideration.
They don't want their phones priced out of the market? In any case "unreasonable profits" seems more theological than a statement having anything to do with real business.
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