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<blockquote data-quote="VWBobby" data-source="post: 7643564" data-attributes="member: 624844">I was not aware that MMats was actually made in the USA.&nbsp; Good to know!<a href="http://mmatsproaudio.com/home/our-factory/" target="_blank">http://mmatsproaudio.com/home/our-factory/</a>&quot;Made in the USA&quot; does not mean that every Component of an assembly is actually manufactured in the USA.&nbsp; It just means that the majority of the components are made in the USA and assembly is performed here.&nbsp;&nbsp; The heatsink, printing and etching of the circuit board, etc. can all be made in the USA.Some components do not benefit from being made here.&nbsp; For instance, Japan and Germany both make some of the best semiconductors in the industry.&nbsp; That being said, there are a lot of high quality manufactures in the USA.Some components like capacitors are better sourced outside of the USA.&nbsp; It is well known that Phoenix Gold had some trouble with some of their capacitors, and should be replaced on most of their vintage amps.&nbsp; &nbsp; There are some high quality Japanese caps that will last 20 years without any signs of failure and only cost a few cents more than the Chinese counterpart.Some people would be willing to pay $300-600 for an amp that will last a long/lifetime compared to one that costs $250 and is worth $125 a couple years down the road. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif&nbsp; Even some of the amps in the $1000-2500 range would sell for some people.&nbsp; There are lots of vintage amps that are considered the Holy Grail to collectors and hold their resale value 10+ years later.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="VWBobby, post: 7643564, member: 624844"] I was not aware that MMats was actually made in the USA. Good to know! [URL="http://mmatsproaudio.com/home/our-factory/"]http://mmatsproaudio.com/home/our-factory/[/URL] "Made in the USA" does not mean that every Component of an assembly is actually manufactured in the USA. It just means that the majority of the components are made in the USA and assembly is performed here. The heatsink, printing and etching of the circuit board, etc. can all be made in the USA. Some components do not benefit from being made here. For instance, Japan and Germany both make some of the best semiconductors in the industry. That being said, there are a lot of high quality manufactures in the USA. Some components like capacitors are better sourced outside of the USA. It is well known that Phoenix Gold had some trouble with some of their capacitors, and should be replaced on most of their vintage amps. There are some high quality Japanese caps that will last 20 years without any signs of failure and only cost a few cents more than the Chinese counterpart. Some people would be willing to pay $300-600 for an amp that will last a long/lifetime compared to one that costs $250 and is worth $125 a couple years down the road. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] Even some of the amps in the $1000-2500 range would sell for some people. There are lots of vintage amps that are considered the Holy Grail to collectors and hold their resale value 10+ years later. [/QUOTE]

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