Are ANY amps made OUTSIDE of China?

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

ALL DLS amps are chinese made. Could you tell? Some of the best amps money can buy and excellent fit and finish.
All Arc Audio amps are made in Taiwan. QC'd there, and final QC'd for tolerances in the US. Solid, some of the best reliability around- great example of of excellent QC and bulletproof engineering(Rob Zeff).

Only Zapco amp supposedly still made in US is the C2K line. DC's and I-forces are made overseas, Reference questionable.

The new TRU Technology Billet amps are assembled in the US, one by one. They are made per order, and take several weeks before shipping out. They use some US high end parts that are added at the facility.

US Amps- Merlin/Ax have boards partially made overseas, final board additions and assembly done in the US.

Diamond- all amps made in China now. D3's(designed by Zeff) used to be made by ARPA of America with the Zapco stuff years ago.

Audison- made in Italy.

Sinfoni- handmade in Italy.

Brax-handmade in Germany.

Helix - Made in Germany

McIntosh amps- 100% made in the USA.

People .....'Made in the USA' and 'Assembled in the USA' are two diff things. 100% Made in the USA is a rarity. Alot of companies use overseas manufacturing for mainly the reduced cost of the PCB manufacturing.

Real, usable information.....

BRILLIANT!

 

[00poop6x 10+ year member]

Just as long as semiconductors aren't made here, that's all that matters....cost....

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Dan is always right //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Maxx has a board that looks AWFUL zenon to me. But they denied it.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Maybe I should start making amps... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

**Goes and gets soldering iron...**

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

I was made in France.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Steve Deckert did it...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

Yeah, a clear cover isn't out of line, but you said something about making a FG case for them.... you would need a heat sink. I'm about to put a plexi top on my ZX, but I'm not removing the heatsink....

Alphasonik made this line in the early 90's........

 

[ballstothewall 10+ year member]

Steve Deckert did it...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

What hasen't he done??

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Alphasonik made this line in the early 90's........

That case isn't fiberglass, and theres a heat sink... so I'm not really sure what you're trying to say, unless you're just giving an example of an amp with a clear top.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

MTX amps are hand assembled by mexican ladies in AZ

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

MTX amps are hand assembled by mexican ladies in AZ

No beans for you?

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

beans in the amp is an option

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

ALL DLS amps are chinese made. Could you tell? Some of the best amps money can buy and excellent fit and finish.
All Arc Audio amps are made in Taiwan. QC'd there, and final QC'd for tolerances in the US. Solid, some of the best reliability around- great example of of excellent QC and bulletproof engineering(Rob Zeff).

Only Zapco amp supposedly still made in US is the C2K line. DC's and I-forces are made overseas, Reference questionable.

The new TRU Technology Billet amps are assembled in the US, one by one. They are made per order, and take several weeks before shipping out. They use some US high end parts that are added at the facility.

US Amps- Merlin/Ax have boards partially made overseas, final board additions and assembly done in the US.

Diamond- all amps made in China now. D3's(designed by Zeff) used to be made by ARPA of America with the Zapco stuff years ago.

Audison- made in Italy.

Sinfoni- handmade in Italy.

Brax-handmade in Germany.

Helix - Made in Germany

McIntosh amps- 100% made in the USA.

People .....'Made in the USA' and 'Assembled in the USA' are two diff things. 100% Made in the USA is a rarity. Alot of companies use overseas manufacturing for mainly the reduced cost of the PCB manufacturing.

Indeed great info. So any idea what the company in Taiwan is called? Might wanna pick up some cheap SE's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif . Also heard Sinfoni's crap out alot.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

beans in the amp is an option

Yep.... It just cost you a little extra...

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Indeed great info. So any idea what the company in Taiwan is called? Might wanna pick up some cheap SE's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif . Also heard Sinfoni's crap out alot.

I believe all current Rob Zeff ARC Audio designs are proprietary to Arc Audio, they dont share designs with anyone at the moment. So finding 'cheap SE's' is not an option.

The company is UBUY, they only serve as a build house and as a distributor for ARC in Taiwan.

Rob Zeff(Nikola Enginnering , UBUY's design house in the USA ) is their head engineer/designer for UBUY"s electronic products and OEM contracts.

http://www.ubuy.com.tw/