HEGEL - Is it really made in Norway ?

You make a good point. There are some good quality products made in China. But there are also some poor quality products made there. I think what folks are saying here is that Hegel should state up front where their products are made. Otherwise, it looks deceptive -- like they are trying to hide something -- which begs the question what are they trying to hide?

How are they hiding it?

Frankly I could careless where it was made as long as SQ and build quality meet my expectations.

Oldcar63,

Thanks for filling me in. I had a problem with a Hegel product recently. Who knows ... maybe the Made in China factor was related.

S1nn3r,

You stated, "If a company doesn't have the integrity or honestly of being up front with their customers then I can only imagine how hard it is to claim for warranty service."

I agree completely. I had a problem recently with a Hegel amp. They refused to stand behind their product! I am still in shock over their reaction -- and the fact that it cost me dearly.

Zd542,

I agree with you. There is nothing racist in all this. I live in Asia and am married to a local girl. The problem is that there are Made in China high end products that are good quality and others that are not good quality -- or that are flawed. I recently had a bad experience with a Hegel amp. Years ago I had a bad experience with a Made in China DAC from another high end company. You just never know.

The horse has left the barn in a BIG way�is the computer you're using made in Detroit? Much of my gear is Chinese including my astonishing Kavent (German designed Vincent re-branded for some reason) dual mono balanced pre-amp�Jolida's Mike Allen apparently is paying his Chinese workers far more that the average to insure better quality�a necessity once he fell out with his old factory due to shoddy work issues (I read this someplace so it must be true). My Reverend guitars are South Korean and are perfect�and made in the same factory as Deusenbergs which claim to be all German and cost 3 times as much�so this slight of hand is in many places, but hey...welcome to the modern world!

Sabai,

That's exactly what I'm thinking. If you can't trust a company, forget doing any kind of business with them.