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<blockquote data-quote="DRBOOM" data-source="post: 8665792" data-attributes="member: 676005">As much as I hate the fact that reputable brands from many countries end up being assembled and made in China.  There is a few factors that pushes the world economy to take the approach;<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The current market trend - with new cars coming out with integrated head units, and better premium sound systems, the car audio market has taken a massive blow to its merchandise; 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The new generation are not as &#039;hands on&#039; with taking on modifying their current rides, perhaps too lazy to start on the task; 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most electronics are now made in China, from white goods to hi-fi equipment and its cheaper then buying high end Italian / European electronics; 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">With the internet, everyone is looking for a bargain,  so even if you are selling something that was worth a lot about 20 years ago, does not mean jack to the consumer today; 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The audio collectors that were keen to buy and keep vintage or old gear are approaching retirement so they rather sell the gear at a loss then to take them to the tip; 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">It has become a challenge to find a reputable audio / electronics repairer and even when you do, they may not decide to repair your old A/D/S power plate amplifier; 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Many smaller organisations are being bought out by bigger companies in order to survive the market; 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Technology has changed so its cheaper to manufacture power and more efficient ways of cooling subwoofers; 
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Most subwoofer sold today would take much smaller enclosure compared to the old school Earthquake and Cerwin Vega subwoofers which took up all your trunk space; 
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</ul>Another example is Soundstream Technologies, that was one of the big brands, along with Cerwin Vega, Hifonics, MB Quart, Precision Power (PPI) just to name a few, they are all bought out by other companies and their gear may not have to same technology as they did 20 years ago;I loved the old school Boston Acoustics car speakers and I was heart-broken to realise they were going to stop production.People like a simple sound bar and a subwoofer instead of huge speakers and subwoofers in their lounge rooms since space cost money so they are living in smaller homes.What is concerning when things are made in China is the consideration of a research and development area where additional budget is allocated so the products are reliable.  With the current &#039;throw away&#039; market, if the product breaks then it can be replaced or just thrown away with the dying trend of electronic technicians all over the world. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="DRBOOM, post: 8665792, member: 676005"] As much as I hate the fact that reputable brands from many countries end up being assembled and made in China. There is a few factors that pushes the world economy to take the approach; [LIST][*]The current market trend - with new cars coming out with integrated head units, and better premium sound systems, the car audio market has taken a massive blow to its merchandise; [*]The new generation are not as 'hands on' with taking on modifying their current rides, perhaps too lazy to start on the task; [*]Most electronics are now made in China, from white goods to hi-fi equipment and its cheaper then buying high end Italian / European electronics; [*]With the internet, everyone is looking for a bargain, so even if you are selling something that was worth a lot about 20 years ago, does not mean jack to the consumer today; [*]The audio collectors that were keen to buy and keep vintage or old gear are approaching retirement so they rather sell the gear at a loss then to take them to the tip; [*]It has become a challenge to find a reputable audio / electronics repairer and even when you do, they may not decide to repair your old A/D/S power plate amplifier; [*]Many smaller organisations are being bought out by bigger companies in order to survive the market; [*]Technology has changed so its cheaper to manufacture power and more efficient ways of cooling subwoofers; [*]Most subwoofer sold today would take much smaller enclosure compared to the old school Earthquake and Cerwin Vega subwoofers which took up all your trunk space; [/LIST] Another example is Soundstream Technologies, that was one of the big brands, along with Cerwin Vega, Hifonics, MB Quart, Precision Power (PPI) just to name a few, they are all bought out by other companies and their gear may not have to same technology as they did 20 years ago; I loved the old school Boston Acoustics car speakers and I was heart-broken to realise they were going to stop production. People like a simple sound bar and a subwoofer instead of huge speakers and subwoofers in their lounge rooms since space cost money so they are living in smaller homes. What is concerning when things are made in China is the consideration of a research and development area where additional budget is allocated so the products are reliable. With the current 'throw away' market, if the product breaks then it can be replaced or just thrown away with the dying trend of electronic technicians all over the world. [/QUOTE]

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