HEGEL - Is it really made in Norway ?

Zd542,

I agree with you on this point.

"Would you buy a BMW if it was made in China?"

Seems like not only are the Chinese manufacturing BMW...but buying them also.

www.bmwblog.com/2015/01/08/1-million-bmw-cars-assembled-chinese-plant/#comments

I noticed that they don't show a rear view of their gear which would show where it is made. This seems very deceiving. Do you think if it was known that China made their stuff people would pay premium prices? I don't think so!

That's exactly right - a portion of BMW's 3 Series is produced in Shenyang Province in China.

I think that anyone who acts prejudiced about audio equipment made in China is being completely naive and myopic. So you'll make life-affecting decisions using results from MRI machines and other medical equipment made in China, but you won't listen to Kajagoogoo's latest CD on an amp made in China? You'll plug in a toaster - which if made improperly could burn your house down - that was made in China, but you can't enjoy Hank Williams on speakers made in China? Please, give me a break. There's a good chance the transformer that your local utility company is using to produce the energy that is powering your audio system was made in China - what are you going to do, get a team of hamsters to spin a wheel and provide the power instead? If you want to be anti-Chinese-made products, you better get ready to go live in a cave.

If Hegel is made in China why not consider Audio-gd? Hegel should be proud to slap on a made in PRC sticker! Not so fast... then they would need to lower the price by 50% and try to convince us there not on the same assembly/parts line as Emotiva(lol).