My speaker is JBL My tube front stage is Chinese DIY My CD player is Panasonic I like to collect records I like to listen to black metal and Viking metal in Northern Europe, metal in the 1980s in the United States, and metal in the 70s in the United Kingdom I am Chinese
I was always wondering two things, first if all, does tube pre-amp help or hinders sound resolution for sonically very dense musical genres like Black Metal or Technical Death. Secondly, JBL Synthesis horn speakers ... are they better for Metal than Klipsch or regular cone audiophile speakers?
@@RadoDani Electronic tubes can bring different feelings, just like a beautiful woman, covering her face with tulle can bring a hazy feeling. The transistor sounds brighter.
@@smil3493 My attempt at sarcasm and humor failed. Whatever. Let me guess, the Mullah's are to blame. They must have outlawed sarcasm and comedy clubs. ;) May the secular youth I've heard about for 20 years have a successful revolution. I won't be holding my breath.
@@smil3493 Your bad? My bad! Lol I'm bored and punchy and wanting to know the latest about their gosh darn speaker project. They're driving me bonkers. For 4+ years they've been talking about the release of their speakers and it's all getting a bit tiresome and bizarre.
@Fat Rat The way politics are perceived by people is antithetical to how we should look to others. In politics a person can either do no wrong or they can do no right and niether one could be further from the truth.
Great point Paul. I remember opening a Japanese transistor radio in the 1950's. To my surprise, the metal chassis was made from a re-purposed Campbell soup can, likely scrap metal purchased from the USA. 30 years later I was buying Nakamichi gear and Nikon cameras.
@@ebarbie5016 You do realize that you are doing your Lord and Savior Trump a disservice by using that kind of language and then hashtagging his campaign?
The next amp I buy will be from you good sir. Been following your videos for a while now, but this one really made me realize what a good man you are, and how you run your company. Thank you for your honesty and commitment to making great gear!
The same Chinese company can make expensive, high precision products (CPU sockets) and inexpensive, low quality products. They build to the buyer's specs for quality and cost. Remember, GM built both the Cadillac and the Vega automobiles at the same time.
I am absolutely astounded Paul. Perfect words! and Excellent character! It speaks for your products. Hopefully one day I can afford a good sub amp from PS.
Dear Paul, you just made me want to own a PS Audio product even more! If only all company leaders can be an authentic brand ambassador like you! Thank you from Singapore!
Poul i come from Denmark , and i like What you say. About. People. You have absolutly Right , we Are In this planet and there should be room for all of us, you have the Right meaning about things.
I’ve watched a lot of your videos and have learned a lot of things. This video has got all my respect for you. You have a great company and you are brilliant but most importantly you are even a better human being!
I was hoping to hear more about the typical components used, their typical design strengths and weaknesses, maybe some product names called out, rather than a lesson on tolerance. Whether I am china phobic or not, 80 percent of my hifi electronics are chinese brands like smsl (which I think are simply amazing)… would have like to hear about these things… If you want amazing price-to-performance there are amazing class D products from China, still, my current dac comes from the US (schiit), but my next one will be from Singapore !!!
Paul, thanks for those wise words! As you state in your video, it is about the company, their people, their goals and how all resonates with thos of the buyer. We in Germany had great brands in consumer electronics that have been swept away by the Japanese companies in the 70ies and 80ies, and now more and more good products come from China or are manufactured in China. Global economy tends to follow long-time swings or movements that drive change and innovation. Yes, it is not about national protectionism, but all about being one world with economic strengths in certain industry sectors getting pernanently redistributed.
I'm an electronics manufacturing engineer for the past 40 years. I built the initial SMT capacity for Dolby Labs. I've worked in defense and in contract manufacturing. Now I work in consumer electronics and most of my job is dealing with factories in China. While there are some that will cut every corner, there are others that make me cry for the quality of infrastructure that they have. In my CM life in Silicon Valley it was like pulling teeth to upgrade equipment and technical capability. The better factories in China have all the latest stuff and are building the highest tech products at amazing yields. Much of the technical white papers on metallurgy and reliability are coming out of Chinese engineers and scientists. Their ability to make precision tooling and scale up a production line in a matter of weeks astounds me compared to what I can do here. As you say, it's all about the goals of the company. Are they in a race to the bottom or the top?
Exactly this. I have also worked with a few Chinese electronics factories over many years. The good ones survive and are worth working with, and they will bend over backwards to deliver a good product. If you want better quality, they can do that too - sometimes it costs, sometimes they will do it just for the pride of doing it, and to know that you will come back next year for more. The only reason *some* Chinese made goods are so poor is because brands or retailers want to sell cheaper than their competitor, and the consumer is too easily persuaded by lower prices.
Well said, my only issue with components from overseas is customer support when something goes wrong. I am confident if something happens to my PS audio equipment I will get support. But if I buy something from a company in China - I have to make sure they have an established customer support via distributor or trained local repairs.
After watching this I want to sell all my Naim and Meridian gear and switch everything over to PS. Paul sounds like a genuinely cool guy. Love his moral values as well.
I see you're heavily invested in Apple and Amazon and have been for decades. It must be nice to win the investing lottery and willy nilly decide to spend money on upgrades like it grows on trees. ;) :)
@@thunderpooch As a matter of fact, I have no investments outside of the standard RESP. I work 40 hours a week and pay my bills and my tax like everyone else. I make average income. Commenting on how other's spend their hard earned money is in my opinion, quite myopic.
@@joeybrooks5625 Chill. It struck me as odd that hearing Paul summarize why he's not a racist, lol, made you want to dump your naim gear and meridian speakers for a complete PS Audio setup. Really? That's all it takes to get the upgrade fever? You sounded fickle and blessed with $20million+ in net assets. :)
@@joeybrooks5625 Are you for real? There's something peculiar about you. I haven't determined if it's endearing or frustratingly goofy. Well, best wishes. If you plan to upgrade where might you sell? I'd be interested. And if you think I'm too cynical and a jerk, some friends of mine might like your old stuff. They're more agreeable and friendlier :)
Wow! How do I hit the like button harder! You just made the most important video of your career. Thank heavens you have an international following because the whole world needs this message. And yes, the USA needs this advice more than most right now. As a Canadian I can say we need these words as well. If I were buying hi end audio, I would look first to PS Audio because of your leadership alone. From all reviews, looks like you produce some great products as well.
But he just told you buying Chinese is okay so why not? Because you like pauls politics more than an asian company's? Hmmmm seems there ARE advantages to buying american... Environmental standards, employee compensation, benefits, and safety standards along with your personal political veiws lining up with the company's. Lets see if some of the chinese companies would like to take on the very stringent epa standards the US mandates
@@lucebruno644 No question I prefer USA position on human rights. USA is far from perfect but so far Trump has resisted running citizens down with tanks on Pen Ave. (tear gas and rubber bullets but no tanks) But just because I am not a fan of the Chinese Gov't doesn't mean I can't respect the value of some of the products produced by Chinese companies. Personally I buy made in Canada give the choice of equal quality. But will I avoid made in China? No more than made in Trumpland. Both have political positions I find abhorrent, but I still can respect the products for what they are.
Well said Paul, couldn’t agree with you more, wonderful to hear this so strongly from a public forum! Thank you for your videos, PSAudio and the forums, you teach me so much!
It's absolutely ignorant at best and racist at worst to group a huge amount of people in a negative light even with something like manufacturing and engineering. I agree completely with you Paul! This is probably your best and most important video for sure.
@Fat Rat "What aboutism" and false equivalency is the chosen garb of the unethical and uncritical. It's a sad day when China and other such countries make the US appear like saints. Everybody acts as though the US is the great devil, but just wait if the CCP in coming years becomes the world leader and starts policing the world.
you see that's the problem , simple people want to play the racist card........if Austria had created a virus unstoppable, and allowed infected to travel the world you would be upset at Austria not it's people........simple and if that country never apologizes, which it won't , but instead goes on the offensive, more the reason to cut trade
@@thunderpooch US has done more damage to the peace and stability of the world in the modern age than all other countries and any other dictators combined. The Middle East is in a constant state of war, millions displaced and murdered because of the US illegal "war on terror"; South America is far behind development due to US' efforts to overthrow governments for its own commercial interest; Laos and Vietnam still has hundreds of thousands of live bombs that's killing children every year because US wanted to have geopolitical power half way across the globe. It's so ironic that Star Wars is so popular here, because US is the empire.
@@michaelmcintyre9179 There's no evidence that the Chinese created the coronavirus. It's supposition that plays into the hands of racists. You might as well say that Australians created kangaroos.
Very true. I''m 66 years old and when I was a child, the best way to insult a fellow playmate was to say that his/her toy was made in Japan. I remember that when someone makes a similar statement about Chinese goods.
@@zachariahadams It was near the end of its life when I was young in the 80's, but it was still very real. In the postwar decades Japan exported a lot of low-quality, low-priced knockoffs, because their manufacturing capability was restarting from scratch and the country was poor as all hell. Later they became technologically dominant, and the US moved to Taiwan, then Hong Kong, then greater China, and now of course Malaysia and other SE Asia nations to slake our thirst for cheap, low-quality goods.
@@zachariahadams Which was barely in the cultural consciousness at all, except for extreme photography enthusiasts. It was the low-end toys, knick-knacks, and initially underpowered cars that every family saw that led to the pejorative.
I now working on making new bookshelf speakers, all products from china (about 250-300$ budget for the two 3WAY booshelfs) and I was scared that I order some cheap products, but I just received the ribbon tweeters and they sound great, the build quality is also great. I learn alot from your videos and wish to be you neighbour :)
Man, Paul. Thanks for touching on the subject the way you did. Us Western Europeans have a lot of prejudices about the USA. And many of them are unfortunately often confirmed. But if we weren't able to put those aside and look at every case separately, I wouldn't be listening to an Ayre preamp and Martin Logan speakers now. And the same goes for all other audio, wherever it comes from. If you have the chance, listen first, then ask questions. Come to think of it; Remember the Boston Acoustics A25? Great little speaker at, I believe, 160usd per pair. Designed in the USA, built in China. The logo stickers are falling off. Other than that a great little product. I think people also often forget that they tend to overpay for stuff because of the name. Look at the 'suckers' buying Sonos these days. Like it's the best thing since sliced bread. Paying four, five, six times more than better sounding equivalents. Doesn't happen with Chinese products, yet. And there's cool initiatives like Schiit Audio of course, where you get properly designed audio for a fraction of the price. And you see that people have a hard time taking it seriously, because it's cheap. Their loss ;).
I'd make a differentiation between Japan in the 60s/70s and China now. Japan is a democracy. It's people are treated well. China is making great strides in quality, but not in human rights. Genocide, imprisonment, organ harvesting of prisoners, usually prisoners of conscience, and the government has their totalitarian hand in ever facet of business. Hong Kong. Now possibly Taiwan. I know I can't avoid buying items from China, but where I can, I choose not to. It has nothing to do with race. I'd rather buy from Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, etc. But the Chinese government deserves nothing from the rest of the world for the way they act, which is very unfortunate for the Chinese people themselves on many levels.
Thanks for that. We have to differentiate the "people" and those in charge of the "people". Those in business, and dependent on China(As a system NOT the people) have a hard time taking a clear headed view of China. If you don't think gold fever is real, we are in trouble.
I am chinese living in china over 40+ years. I want to say you been brain washed by your media's lies. Our gov are super good gov. We chinese has good life. Almost free education and medical. And you call this no human rights? I have travel so many countries all over the world. I can say china gov are in the list of best gov in this world. We chinese love our gov. You are welcome to my homeland to see what it really is by your own eyes after pandemic. I believe it will break up all the lies at the moument you landing in china.
Well said, Paul. It all comes down to the intention of the people behind a product. And I bet there are die hard audiophiles everywhere in the world, with their own ideas and ways of doing it.
I wanted to try a tube amp but could ( I wanted to buy American) but could not find one in my budget. I saw a review for a Chinese brand called Muzishare and it had a solid review and cost 1,200 dollars so I bought it. Before I received it I started getting buyers remorse and decided I would send it back when it arrived. When it showed up I opened it to check it out and was amazed at the quality. After thinking about what to do for a day I decided to keep it and have had it for a few months and am very happy so far. I really was expecting something very cheaply made but as I mentioned it blew away my expectations.
Also i assume you keep up with environmental standards and pay your employees well with benefits and keep you facility up to safety standards (boulder colorado is unbelievably expensive and stringent codes) as you sit in your beautiful garden. All of these cost are included in your prices. China has none of these. Im not racist one tiny bit but encouraging china to undercut americans and others by destroying the environment and employees lives seems to go against your argument of being kind to everyone. And of course i love asian people and culture im just not okay with amount of pollution and corruption coming from the government of China, not the people. The people and culture are wonderful
I think we are all blinkered and polarised to some degree but let's be honest here, in the west and the USA not all are or have been compliant to environmental regulations ..and are not exactly great at setting standards or complying to them. Some parts of the states have toxic pollution and water quality issues. So we can't be so quick to judge other countries that join the game. Especially as many of our companies use China as a means to offset the pollution of their businesses rather than pay the costs to do it right in their own back yard. Truth is ..it's more complex than you believe.
Luce, your points needs to be clarified. 1. China has a far higher investment in renewable energy than any other country in the world. They are building massive solar, wind farms and nuclear to replace fossil fuels. Pollution levels in China today are far LOWER than they were ten years ago. The U.S. is the world's #1 polluter per capita. No country outputs more pollution per person than Americans. 2. China's govt started an anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping that has cut corruption levels substantially, with far more transparent rule than before. Companies must receive multiple bids for projects, gifts are strictly forbidden, corrupt govt officials are often put in jail and even the death sentence. Whereas, in the United States, the billionaires that screwed everybody were let off by Obama and given more billions in bailout money so they could continue making themselves even bigger billionaires while U.S. wages for the lower/ middle class remain FLAT for 25 years. So, I hope this update is helpful. Best, Mario
Perfect video Paul - respect to you for publicly airing your views - if more people did the same it may eventually counter some of this excess hate that we seem to be currently living through.
To look further than the mirror, to widen your world without prejudices and to see, feel, learn, act regarding the context, where we all live in; in such a way, can make us all greater, better. Thank you Paul, for being that guide, in many aspects (including audiophile), for many of us.
Well said, my friend. I now live in the Philippines and we get a lot of fake products coming out of China. Such as fake JBL speakers, for example, but there are a lot of good products. Your comment on research is most apt. Everyone can do business, just do business with the best people. 😊
Chinese companies have been going through huge changes in recent years. There is this serious push on regulation, worker safety, respect for people with skills and knowledge, respect for copyright, etc. Lots of companies/factories got shut down because they could not afford the upgrade. This was a painful process with some loss of jobs, but when they came out of the the other end, it was a refreshing scene. I think I would trust made/design-in-China product more and more.
Chinese manufacturing and technological expertise is fine. Chinese culture, namely their immoral, unethical, authoritarian government is far from fine. Economics for me comes down to much more than "finding the cheapest price." It's about promoting and encouraging human flourishing of those who promote the flourishing of other humans. The CCP is shameful. I'm fine with having trading partners the world over. But China, Russia, and many countries in Asia, Africa, and The Middle East won't be getting my money if I can help it. I'd much rather buy from Denmark than China. Denmark has values worth supporting, China does not.
Some in China have hurt their reputation by stealing tech, using components and labor that are too cheap, and having poor quality control. Unfortunately, this is a lot of what is seen in the US. However, there are many brands and items in China that we never see, or are hard to find. I am sure there are many great products within that group... and also within the items were import.
@@timothymitchell7250 Honestly, I don't give a rat's behind about "technological theft." Once something hits the market, most of it can be reverse engineered. Every company and country the world over learns from what other companies do. And it's naive to think western countries and their companies aren't trying to send in people to download research and development files from their competitors. My problem with China is their lack of human rights being codified in a constutution. I also have a problem with their treatment of animals and the environment. The US is by no means a bunch of saints, but China in comparison makes them appear so. And that's a sad and pathetic reality. So where I can, I'd much rather buy from companies who do more of their manufacturing and part sourcing with America, Canada, and Western Europe. Economics shouldn't be about finding the cheapest price in an attempt to own the most crap. I like that my money can and does go to countries who are less cruel than China.
@@timothymitchell7250 And most Chinese made products are just fine on a technological and quality basis. That's not my issue with them and hasn't been for 20+ years.
Beautifully said Paul, fantastic to hear people in the Audio community backing these normal thoughts. One planet is all we got, greetings from a Greek Australian living in Germany.
Chinese products are getting good, there's a lot to learn from any country or company's engineering, and Americans should be humbled by their skill and ability to progress.. But with respect, it's different from the racist Japan-bashing here. China is a communist dictatorship. People and especially businesses should be thinking hard on whether they want to do business with companies that are directly controlled by a government that doesn't support their people's own basic freedoms, and have a track record of extreme human rights abuses against political dissidents and minority populations. Their companies aren't structured like the classic Anglo/American LLC, they are ultimately in the service of their military dictator. Japan has realized this and started to dump huge amounts of cash into companies who retreat from manufacturing in China (even if they don't return to Japan). They know they're up against a dangerous burgeoning force. I have only the best wishes for the Chinese people, but such economic decisions and global trade aren't always about *xenophobia. It's about what's right.
Well the audio may be good quality but I worked in a repair shop and the TVs and vcr are cheaply made compared to the American made units. In the old days a repair shop charged $125 to service a vcr and we could make a profit. These older models were built to last a long time. Later on we lowered our price to $35 to service a vcr because the cost of a new one was so cheap.
I am an expatriate in China. People outside of China always thought the Chinese have a tyranny government. It’s not, it’s just a different system from ours. Any citizen in China can work for the government and be part of the government, and any citizen has be an entrepreneur like Jack Ma and become a billionaire. Living in China is no different than my country, Singapore, or Los Angeles or Sydney. Western media has painted a wrong picture of China through and through.
I’m all for buying products based on quality AND value. If those products are made in the US, or the EU, or China, that’s fine. I own audio equipment made in all those places. I do expect, however, that the companies I do business with pay living wages, adhere to environmental standards in their manufacturing processes, and don’t engage in intellectual property theft. While I agree, Paul, that nationalism can quickly become dangerous, it is more than reasonable to ask the tough questions of those with whom the US has trade relationships. I’m speaking about governments and corporations, not individuals who happen to be from those nations!
@Fat Rat Bingo! China and all their crap is crap because of their lack of ethics and values. Sure their gadgets and products work just fine and are often extremely advanced. But economics is about far more than finding the cheapest price. Economics should be about wanting to support people who are moral and decent. I'd rather give my money to Denmark over China any day. And if I can only afford a Chinese product, I'd rather not have it. Culture and value promotion is far more important to me than owning stuff.
@Fat Rat I do fear though that the bad people have been in power far too long. Pathologies do get promoted in a society because the good and decent people find it harder and harder to thrive and subsequently reproduce. If John Wayne Gacy had become supreme dictator over America, it would have had biological and neurological consequences, no doubt. Empathy can be compared from generation to generation, and it matters what leaders are doing to shape the culture. If they're cruel, the cruel among society do better and have more resources and then are able to have more children. People like to pretend this can't occur, but every dog breeder or horse breeder knows the obvious. Temperaments and personalities are passed down at a ratio far higher than what a random outcome would produce. So yes, it matters when people economically support fascists or totalitarian communists.
@Fat Rat Call me a eugenicist, lol. Give money and resources to nicer people is a code I try to live by. Unfortunately, economic activity helps the CCP more than the sweatshop workers.
Thank you very much for your videos. Besides being incredibly informative, using your platform as a figure of a community to deliver common sense and unity is a breeze of fresh air. I hope someday to support your work by having at least one equipment from your great company, both for the great product im sure is, and to support your Company. Although im not against any chinese or any other company because of its origin, its our responsibility to see, as you say, its nature, and support those that are aimed towards community and being responsible with every aspect of having one. Thanks
I did NOT see that coming! But you’re answer deserves my respect. We in Europe and you guys in America need to keep working hard to keep the pace China has developed and try to do our own thing or just try to be better 💪🏻
All I have to say that my admiration for your work has gone to the highest level; there are good persons in all of the countries and, sadly, bad persons in all of the countries, it’s a matter of human nature and not ethnicity or nationality. Totally agree with you. I have a Chinese valve amplifier that sounds good but I am sure that I could find other brands, either American, Chinese, Mexican or whatever that could sound better. It’s a matter of carefully look at what the brand is made of.
Hi Paul, not sure if you will ever read this but my all respect to your line of thought. very well said, you have a fan from Brazil ! Hope I can afford and get some produt, like the Sprout in the near future, for now I got a good Loxjie (from China) and it is a very small box, but very good to me in my small office at home. I think we must understand also that not everybody can afford the costly high-end gear so it is good to have other options that can improve our audio listening experiences. It is a $$ hobby ! I love it....try to improve it. Now, I got a Cambridge transport cd player to use it with this DAC. Congrats for interacting with us in a daily basis and you are right, there are good people around the world and talented people. Love your videos !
I couldn't have said it better myself. I absolutely agree with you 100%. This hate towards one another needs to stop. We all have our own problems, and we are all doing the best we can with what we have available to us. We all have feelings. We need to set aside our differences and look at what we all have in common. I am an American but not of America in the sense of the hate and outright abominable behavior of some of my fellow Americans. We more now than ever should be spreading love, peace, and happiness to all. Time's are tough for everyone ( some more than others) and the outright disrespect some people show towards one another is appalling. I buy good products regardless of where they are from. in fact I own an xduoo xd-05 portable dac/amp. It is amazing and couldn't be happier with its fit, finish, performance and is an excellent value for the money. I look forward to buying more from them, and hopefully one day from you as well at ps audio.
I live in Thailand and I buy a lot of things relative cheap from China. In my experience a big problem is that it's difficult to trust companies over there. I.e. one big online shop is the official distributor for some good brand names and they sell the real thing. But in the same shop are also lots of fake products which are advertised as if they are the real thing - maybe even with pictures from the original product. And then when people buy things they might find out that they received bad copies. And then they complain and what happens? Nothing. And that is a problem because it makes it difficult to trust those companies. Obviously scams and low quality happen not only in Asia or China. But it seems many Chinese companies get away with bad business which wouldn't be allowed to go on for many years in other parts of the world.
Very much respect for such an approach and attitude! Please keep on sharing it! Let's unite in respect and real acceptance of every human being! Regards from Netherlands, Bert
i got love for my chinese brothers!!! can't say the same about their communist party government however! chinese equipment has gone up in quality in leaps and bounds over the last decade. i have no issue with it xx
I am chinese. Our communist party is the same as our chinese. Do not tell us apart. We are the same. We chinese love our party our gov. They are super great.
Hi Paul, hearing that your employee had to go through the BS, brought tears to my eyes. I love your view on how you build your products and your honesty. I too try to buy locally if at all possible, clothing, electronics etc. and take in to account if I like the company. Are they nice to me when they have to answer a question that might be a little silly.
I was searching for speakers to partner my Accuphase E370. I listened to many brands from the usual suspects - B&W, Harbeth, PMC, etc. I was not really impressed with any of them (maybe the PMCs were the best of the bunch) when one of the HiFi dealers suggested "I will play you a pair of speakers as a blind audition. I will not tell you the brand, just listen." Then what I heard just blew me away. It turned out to be a pair of Aurum Cantus Volta Mk II. They were made of solid lacquered wood, looked great, sounded fantastic and cost about a half of the price of speakers from mainstream brands with similar quality. Of course, I bought them and I have been extremely happy with them (I paired them with a REL T9i subwoofer). It turns out that Aurum Cantus supply drivers to many big companies. The Voltas have a 15 cm tweeter and the highs are just fantastic. The moral is: the correlation between country of origin and quality is only in our minds. As Paul says, simply trust your ears!
@Fat Rat Not true at all Fat Rat. The U.S. military has killed millions of innocent civilians. The Chinese military? When is the last time they started a war? They dont. They are not an aggressive threat. Meanwhile, they make great audio products. :) Cheers
How cool is Paul on so many levels. I will buy a PS audio product because I respect the values he has instilled in his company and the products they produce as a result.
You're too good for this world, or the world isn't good enough for you Paul. One or the either, but you do have a heart of gold and I think that's why I enjoy your videos so much. I'll ask you a question one of these days.
I’m pretty sure there are passionate audiophiles in China that want to make a great low volume audio product. We should not equate this with mass produced crap from Shenzhen electronics mega factories. As long as they respect IP rights of others, I’d buy their products.
Great humanist intro to this video, Paul! Although, tread lightly, you don't want to upset any Trumpists. That being said, I own a Chinese made and designed, Gustard DAC that cost me a bit over $1000. Last year, I took it to a friend's house where we had a DAC shootout with several DACs, all more expensive. And it held its own very well.
I have a lovely hand built point to point flagship eleven valve pre amp built by Meixing made in China and I bought it about 20 years ago, ever since that's been working well with my KSA 150 with no problems.
Building yourself up without knocking someone else down is the sign of a true gentleman. We all have to live here, work, eat, etc. Appreciate the effort of your fellow man and woman.
Some of the ChiFi equipment is remarkable well engineered making it an incredible value. In fact better design and layout then some of expensive high end brands these days. Luckily layout is a bit more forgiving in the audio spectrum. But ethics is a whole different subject.
A couple of months ago I purchased a Yaqin MC-13S amplifier from China. The quality of sound this amp offers, can be easily compared and be on par with many similar _name_ products, that sell for 3 or 4 time its price. Also, the build quality leaves nothing to complain about! It looks, feels, and sounds like a so called, 'high end' western product. And, for all intends and purposes, IT IS a high end product, even when, Stereophile does not ever mention its existence... Would they do (mention it) if Yaqin bought a couple of pages for advertising?
The Yaqin MC-10, fitted with NOS Russian valves / tubes, produces the best, most musical and most life-like sound I have heard in 41 years of Hi-Fi! The vocals are to die for!
THANK YOU Paul for the "We are one world" and the further expansion of the subject of people's equal value. Every voice for this is important. Personally I'm working in manufacturing/machining. I've worked on high precision parts among other things and I'm completely fed up with hearing that stupid "Made in China = Bad". No it's not. Buy cheaply and you get the bad. Be careful about what you buy and be prepared to pay and there's the good stuff.
I bought an Origin Live Advanced motor kit for my Transcriptor Hydraulic some years ago, the wall wart PS went to electronic heaven just over a year ago, so I thought I would replace it with an OL linear PS. When I saw what it looked like, and how much it cost, I decided to take a chance, and order one from a Chinese supplier. I used a company called, Wolf Audio, and received my PS within a fortnight, it was even supplied with a really decent mains cable. It is beautifully put together, very high quality case, fantastic standard of finish, and is vastly superior to the old wall wart. All for under £100.
In addition to the ones already mentioned: MingDa, Cayin, Opera/Consonance, Boyuu (these are the ones I have direct experience with) ... and many many more.
I think we should leave politics out of it, Chinese products are good these days . Nothing more to say it’s your choice if you want to buy from them. Nationalism is not a bad thing never has been and never will be Sir
thisisnev Yes it is, nationalism means you are dedicated to your country more than you’re dedicated to the world. It’s not relegated to only a cultural or ethnic group. It’s not a racist movement
@@donniewn Nope. You can love your country but still recognise that it's not perfect, and strive to make it a better place. The history of the world is a catalogue of wars between countries that felt they were better than the rest. That's where blind nationalism leads.
Slave labor has nothing to do with it ? They did cause it, Wuhan Virus came from a level 4 bioweapon lab. CCP dont think your way Paul. I buy American products....now. If I can afford it, or I live with out it.
Been waiting for Paul to get this quetion finally, and as always, completely well said! Chi-Fi does have some quality offerings in the mid-hi end, no question! The only thing that bothers me is that they simply clone other peoples designs in order to make these "quality" products and thats not totally ethical or groundbreaking in any way. I also frown on their policies toward labor, and their behavior towards Tibetan neighbors.
@@anthonywunderlich3681Are they not? Hi-End can be simply something that performs well, or something built meticulously & the broadest definition something with a high price tag. Where are you going with this?
It's worth acknowledging that the US went through producer of cheap, barely quality crap in the 19th century. Even Britain bloomed from displaced French who brought watchmaking skills. Politics, more than race or ethnicity, seems to drive the evolution from cheap to quality manufacturing.
Ryan Ray then you’re into vintage? None of Yamaha’s gear these days is from Japan. It’s all Malaysia. My A-S2200 and CD-S2100 is Malaysia, as is the flagship models just above mine.
Yamaha has the most wonderful user interface of any product I've ever used. When I saw how easy it is to navigate an Aventage receiver, I immediately replaced my NuPrime AV preamp with a Yamaha. NuPrime (a Taiwanese company) make great sounding gear, but their UI is unusable.
Paul, you're a good man - I really admire you for putting into words what many decent HiFi enthusiasts are thinking. I got in a lot of trouble on WhatsBest forum for daring to contradict the prevailing mindset that all Chinese HiFi was "knock off fakes" or "cheap tat" etc etc. I even ventured the notion that the attitude was close to racism, I also used the analogy of how the US and UK once regarded Japanese products. You're right, it's a very similar thing. What I'd like to see is more reviews of Chinese HiFi so that consumers can get a better idea of what's what. RU-vid aside, most of the HiFi press still seems to have a vested interest in promoting domestic brands that they have a relationship with - that's fair enough, it's quite natural. But I've noticed that there are some worrying trends in the high-end part of the industry. Some people are even talking about the "hifi mafia". It's a risky game, at present there are people in the west who have enormous wealth, but while only the very wealthy can afford the very best HiFI, it needs to be remembered that there's no correlation between wealth and the passion somebody might have for music. One day, I've a feeling the true nature of the open market and real competition will catch up with the sort of high-end brands that charge £1500 for a single tungsten support pod. We have a boutique brand in the UK which sells extension blocks and mains cables - their products are well reviewed and their prices are sort of midway, not astronomic, but still about 4 times more than the Chinese versions. However their accompanying blurb really lets the cat out of the bag, not only making absurd claims but also falling well short of what you and I would accept as coherent use of the English language. They state all their products are manufactured in the UK - not so, all they're doing is importing from China and adding branded shrinks etc. That's okay, but for goodness sake be honest about it. One recent hilarity is their claim that there's an "erogenous" back order for their latest product. Sounds embarrassing! Meanwhile many older UK HiFi brands are being resurrected, taking their new high tech designs to China, having their products manufactured there. Result - great equipment at prices more people are able to afford. And these brands are honest about it. I think that's good. You're in the industry, I'm sure you know there are dozens of UK brands doing this now, the majority I would say.
Hey Paul 😊 I love the way you lay it down, carefully, with no nonsense. We are all one population on this planet, anything that devides us, is just percived/ manmade bulls**t, push out there to divide and control people. If we could just get along, be nice to oneanother, embrace our differences, the world would be such a great place to live. I know this is an audiochannel LOL 🤪, and I love your channel/ content. 😊
This is not about race, Chinese people are hugely talented. It is about the CCP, and human rights issues. Would you have bought audio equipment from South Africa in the '80s? If the answer is no, you should ask your self who you are supporting in 2020 by supporting the Chinese economy.
You are incorrect Hugo, the accusations are false. I live in China 21 years and have authored three books on China. For example, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jx55NCbQgCY.html
@@thisisnev Very simplistic indeed, how can you close your eyes to the one million Uyghurs detained in concentration camps. I will leave it that that because this is an audio channel and I am already treading a fine line.
Good for you Paul I totally agree with you and commend you as an American businessman and company that stands for honesty and fairness especially when it comes to your possible competition. Refreshing. Thank You, Bill Hancock
