I suspect that some have become a little defensive about their favourite brand here - its easy to do - but for me its a golden age when we have so many budget choices available to us. There was a time, not so long ago, when the Chinese-made gear was considered a false economy (I'm sure there were exceptions, but the older threads are still there for all to see). Companies like Audio-GD and Zhaolu really blazed a path - even now, their website is tough going for a native English speaker - and thats an increasingly well trodden path.
I still dont know how Schiit are pulling off the 'Made in USA' thing, even after looking at the photos in the 6Moons 'Advertorial', but its great that they can push these amps out for so little money. I was initially skeptical about the Fiio E9, but have since had some very interesting feedback - that is as cheap as I can recall entry into the 'fullsize amp club' being - far cheaper than the Musiland MD10 I foolishly paid way too much for 2 1/2 years ago.
As I said, its a golden age - rejoice, brothers and sisters ! :)
