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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
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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!
bongofury
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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.
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yogiboy
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Do a little more research and you will find many more than the two products you named!
dave_72
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The problem is they(Hegel) are over priced when considering other competing Chinese made gear.

Exactly. And it seems to me there's a lot of smoke and mirrors with them. With so much good stuff actually made in Europe, why bother with Hegel?
dave_72
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The only products that I know are Luxman in Japan and McIntosh Labs in NY that still make products that last a lifetime.

I would add Accuphase in Japan to your list :D

Perhaps Pass Labs and D'Agostino as well as far as US companies go.

For Canada; Bryston

For Europe it's hard to beat the mega-expensive FM Acoustics, but the stuff has proven to stand the test of time over the last 42 years.

There's much more, but those are the companies that come to mind.
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