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<blockquote data-quote="Electrodynamic" data-source="post: 4734404" data-attributes="member: 548723">The key thing to note here is that we took our business to China to keep things affordable for you guys.&nbsp; How many other companies utilize a copper anodized pole piece for a shorting ring, offer an XBL^2 motor, shallow mounting depth, 1000 watt power handling, and tiny enclosure requirements for under $400?&nbsp; If we would have kept the work here in the US the time line would have been increased by at least 4 fold and the cost would have inevitably been 3x as well (around the same cost as the Aura MR series - AKA $800 / woofer).For the people who don&#039;t care about sound quality, that&#039;s fine.&nbsp; Look elsewhere.&nbsp; But for those who want the utmost in linear, clean, output, with a good bit of output in a small enclosure, the new Mag&#039;s fit the bill perfectly.&nbsp; No, the new Mag&#039;s won&#039;t do 140 dB with a single woofer, but SQ isn&#039;t spelled out at 140 dB.&nbsp; A couple new Mag&#039;s can do that, but that&#039;s besides the point.Take a look at Jim or Chad&#039;s review of the prototype Mag for build quality concerns.&nbsp; Remember our v3 Mag&#039;s?&nbsp; They got comments on the glue joints being so-so...and they were made right here in the US.&nbsp; The new Mag received only positive comments on the build quality, and it&#039;s built in China.&nbsp; Albeit, it&#039;s built in one factory while having parts sourced from 2 other different factories, but that seems to be besides the point for most people viewing this forum.We&#039;ve been around the block enough to have taken note of the bad factories all over the world.&nbsp; We have built in the US and China before and we use almost zero parts from any of the previous build houses we have used on the new Mag (except the basket - it&#039;s kinda hard to avoid that build house if you build any speaker).&nbsp; Each facility does what they do the best.&nbsp; And the best thing about it?&nbsp; We&#039;re doing all of this to save you money, not to make us money.&nbsp; We knew early on that a project like the new Mag sourced and built here in the US (which is really just assembled here in the US by companies that source everything to China) would cost in upwards of $800 per unit...even direct.&nbsp; Would it be cool to say &quot;assembled in the US&quot;, sure.&nbsp; But no one would buy it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Electrodynamic, post: 4734404, member: 548723"] The key thing to note here is that we took our business to China to keep things affordable for you guys. How many other companies utilize a copper anodized pole piece for a shorting ring, offer an XBL^2 motor, shallow mounting depth, 1000 watt power handling, and tiny enclosure requirements for under $400? If we would have kept the work here in the US the time line would have been increased by at least 4 fold and the cost would have inevitably been 3x as well (around the same cost as the Aura MR series - AKA $800 / woofer). For the people who don't care about sound quality, that's fine. Look elsewhere. But for those who want the utmost in linear, clean, output, with a good bit of output in a small enclosure, the new Mag's fit the bill perfectly. No, the new Mag's won't do 140 dB with a single woofer, but SQ isn't spelled out at 140 dB. A couple new Mag's can do that, but that's besides the point. Take a look at Jim or Chad's review of the prototype Mag for build quality concerns. Remember our v3 Mag's? They got comments on the glue joints being so-so...and they were made right here in the US. The new Mag received only positive comments on the build quality, and it's built in China. Albeit, it's built in one factory while having parts sourced from 2 other different factories, but that seems to be besides the point for most people viewing this forum. We've been around the block enough to have taken note of the bad factories all over the world. We have built in the US and China before and we use almost zero parts from any of the previous build houses we have used on the new Mag (except the basket - it's kinda hard to avoid that build house if you build [I]any[/I] speaker). Each facility does what they do the best. And the best thing about it? We're doing all of this to save [I]you[/I] money, not to make us money. We knew early on that a project like the new Mag sourced and built here in the US (which is really just assembled here in the US by companies that source everything to China) would cost in upwards of $800 per unit...even direct. Would it be cool to say "assembled in the US", sure. But no one would buy it. [/QUOTE]

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