HEGEL - Is it really made in Norway ?

Possibly related to Trejla's comment....
I did not know of a (possible? actual?) Hegel/Consonance connection. Had no idea until reading this thread. I bought my used Consonance Cyber 800 amps and demo Ref 50 pre-amp a good few years back. Subsequently, bought a used Hegel H200 simply based on good reviews and to have a solid state back up. As an owner I'd always wondered about the significance of the Cyber and Hegel remotes being identical (which they are, apart from the word Hegel on one and Consonance on the other). Guess I know now. Does any of this diminish my enjoyment of the Hegel? Not at all. For any prone to China-bashing. I remember a day when "Made in Japan" was synonymous with the word "junk". How long has that NOT been true? To any prone to automatically associate Made in China with low quality, I'd encourage them to take a look inside a Ref 50 pre-amp. I'm not an EE but even to my untrained eye, it is a thing of beauty. And it sounds pretty good too. Not connected to either company (or China!)...just a happy owner enjoying music through equipment from both these companies.

PS - the Hegel remote works the Consonance pre volume control (the only remote-controlled thing on the Consonance). Haven't tried the other way around. The Hegel is not hooked up right now.

Another Hegel owner here. While I'm sympathetic to the bad experience with Hegel that Sabai detailed in another thread, this discussion of so-called "unethical practices" (i.e., failure to disclose the actual country of manufacture) seems like a waste of server space to me. The whole flap is a tempest in a teacup that has gotten just a little tedious and boring. No doubt Sabai has exacted more than a pound of flesh in revenge. I personally don't care if Hegel manufactures in China; learning that did nothing to lessen the enjoyment I get from the music coming from their equipment.