HEGEL - Is it really made in Norway ?

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).

"Would you buy a BMW if it was made in China?"
Logical Fallacy. My BMW M Coupe was make in South Carolina. Would you buy a BMW that was made in South Carolina?

This is starting to feel and sound like a racist thread. My Shanling CDP is a wonderful piece of equipment. It was made in China. I run Ruby tubes in my (American made) mono amps. The Ruby tubes are made in China.

So what's the point of this thread anyway?

I thought we were all primarily interested in music reproduction in our homes.

Sabai The dealer was at that time, four or five years back felt that Hegel was no more superior than the Consonance. In fact he stated that they shared many of the same parts in solid state designed units. Again I did no comparisons. Also he has a Hegel integrated amp at home that he never uses. I do not know the model . I am not implying that Hegel is not a quality brand or does not perform well. I would need to spend some time with their products to make my own evaluation.