HEGEL - Is it really made in Norway ?

Dayglow,

I agree that the high end audio media has been a lap dog for Hegel for many years.

08-27-15: S1nn3r
Sabai,

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

How is Hegel dishonest?

I can't confirm but lets say Hegel is designed in Norway and assembled in China. Excellent SQ to my ear, well built and reasonably priced compare to the competition. So what's the problem?

08-27-15: Sabai
S1nn3r,

I totally agree. Needless to say, I would never go near another Hegel product after my recent experience with them.

There are 2 sides to every story. Base on Sabai history, there are definitely 2 sides.

08-28-15: Dayglow
Hegel might be a bunch of greedy business men that "hang a shingle" in Norway

Please clarify greedy in the context of your post? Do you have a problem with private companies making a profit to stay in business? Do you work for free?

and are able to have(Opera Audio?) build good sounding but inferior/over priced gear!

Can somebody translate?

Courant,

I recently heard from a dealer friend in Singapore about another well-known Norwegian high end audio company with a similar attitude. He said he would never go near either of them.

Knghifi-My point is IF Opera Audio(Consonance)is making the Hegel gear they can build very good sounding products. The problem is they(Hegel) are over priced when considering other competing Chinese made gear. The deception comes from the spartan Scandinavian aesthetics which is in contrast to the over the top "goofy" appearance of many Chinese made audio products. This could easily sway the buyer to assume it's made in Norway(I was fooled). If they would just slap a "MADE IN CHINA" label on the gear this thread would cease to exist and we could clearly judge Hegel for what they are!

I hate this blatant slide of hand. It is getting harder to get endemic products built by hand in their country of origin. The only products that I know are Luxman in Japan and McIntosh Labs in NY that still make products that last a lifetime.