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<blockquote data-quote="dB-r" data-source="post: 6243418" data-attributes="member: 574699">Well, the US owes China so much money anyway..... so what difference does it make, LOL... Monetarily speaking, China ownz USA.&nbsp;&nbsp; Soon they will own our Car Audio gear too, but I suspect a resurgence (sp?) of &quot;real&quot; quality US gear soon.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think it&#039;s coming.&nbsp; Not going to be cheap either, but for those who have the bucks to buy it I think it will sell well and others will envy it.The fact that it uses surface mount parts is both good and bad.&nbsp; Surface mount parts, will crack in half with vibration, whereas through-hole parts will break their legs with vibration.&nbsp; Surface mount parts are tight tolerance, all are 1%.&nbsp; Through hole parts range from 20%-1%.&nbsp; Surface mount parts provide the same function as through hole parts but have about half of the power handling capability in reality, regardless of their claims in datasheets, this applies mostly to resistors and transistors, sometimes the datasheets tell the truth, others not.&nbsp; I have experienced this.&nbsp;&nbsp; Surface mount soldering is not that hard, you don&#039;t use an &quot;iron&quot; you use a &quot;hot air&quot; gun.&nbsp; It blows hot air from a tiny nozzle.&nbsp; There are also heated tweezers for surface mount soldering. I have the hot air gun, but may buy a set of tweezers soon just to try them out.&nbsp; You CAN solder surface mount parts with an iron if you know what you are doing but it kinda sucks when the part gets stuck on the end of your irons tip and melts... LOL....&nbsp; some are easier to deal with than others.&nbsp; Surface mount parts are cheaper than through hole parts, and IMO not as good, but sometimes cost and physical size dictate the use of surface mount over through hole.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lots of discount store brand amps, like RF use surface mount parts and have since way back in the day, they really aren&#039;t a total downfall compared to using through hole parts but they are not as rugged IMO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dB-r, post: 6243418, member: 574699"] Well, the US owes China so much money anyway..... so what difference does it make, LOL... Monetarily speaking, China ownz USA. Soon they will own our Car Audio gear too, but I suspect a resurgence (sp?) of "real" quality US gear soon. I think it's coming. Not going to be cheap either, but for those who have the bucks to buy it I think it will sell well and others will envy it. The fact that it uses surface mount parts is both good and bad. Surface mount parts, will crack in half with vibration, whereas through-hole parts will break their legs with vibration. Surface mount parts are tight tolerance, all are 1%. Through hole parts range from 20%-1%. Surface mount parts provide the same function as through hole parts but have about half of the power handling capability in reality, regardless of their claims in datasheets, this applies mostly to resistors and transistors, sometimes the datasheets tell the truth, others not. I have experienced this. Surface mount soldering is not that hard, you don't use an "iron" you use a "hot air" gun. It blows hot air from a tiny nozzle. There are also heated tweezers for surface mount soldering. I have the hot air gun, but may buy a set of tweezers soon just to try them out. You CAN solder surface mount parts with an iron if you know what you are doing but it kinda sucks when the part gets stuck on the end of your irons tip and melts... LOL.... some are easier to deal with than others. Surface mount parts are cheaper than through hole parts, and IMO not as good, but sometimes cost and physical size dictate the use of surface mount over through hole. Lots of discount store brand amps, like RF use surface mount parts and have since way back in the day, they really aren't a total downfall compared to using through hole parts but they are not as rugged IMO. [/QUOTE]

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