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HEGEL - Is it really made in Norway ?


Not unlike Ayon, where it is just printed "Austria" and not "Made in Austria" (the usual and official terminology), are HEGEL products actually made and assembled in Norway or just "designed" in Norway and assembled somewhere in China?

I have tried getting a clear-cut answer from dealers with no success. Juste like for Ayon gear by the way.

Thanks if you can help.
soniqmike
schubert
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Most valuable brand in the world is Made In Germany followed closely by
Made in Japan .
Made in USA  doesn't mean a lot outside USA .
sabai
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randy-11,

This is clearly a pattern -- from shoddy to superior. Of course, it can take decades to make the transition. But I think we should watch carefully the emerging trends in Asia. The movement eastwards portends a lot of changes in the future. I think this could have a positive impact on the high end audio industry. Because, with lower production costs in China and its satellites, there is a lot of wiggle room for discounting high end products.
randy-11
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Agreed, but low labor costs won't last long and have already changed quite a bit.  Most labor will be done by robots in a few years anyway.

Whether China will set up something like JIS would be the biggest near-term effect on quality.

Another thing about China - if you suddenly need 10,000 engineers for a project... they can be on site in a week.  Even India can't match that (yet).
schubert
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Greed will rule no matter where something is made or sold .
sabai
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randy-11,

Robots are the wave of the future and China is a world leader. The use of robots may actually keep the cost of labor down, which is why they are proliferating.

schubert,

I agree. Greed is omnipresent.
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