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Ayon - where is it REALLY manufactured ?

I used to own an Orion integrated. Great amp, great sound.

Something keeps bothering me though - I stumbled on a european e-zine hifi site where they were interviewing someone from Ayon in Austria.

He mentioned that the amps originated from China (under Ayon specs) where they received some final assembly and tweaking in Austria.

This might explain why it doesnt say ''Made in Austria'' on the back of the amps, just ''Austria''.

So, are we being led to beleive that this stuff is completely made in Europe when in fact it is not?

Everytime I tried to get a straight answer from Ayon USA on this topic - I came up empty....
sonicbeauty
zd542
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I don't think anything today is made completely anywhere.

If you want a straight answer call Cable Co. They carry that line and I can't see them giving anything other than a truthful answer.
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audiolabyrinth
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I will chime in on this matter, I only know about their digital componets, everything is made in china ,,,EXCEPT, The ayon 2s, the 5s, the 3s,and the top dac they make, all these units are made in Austria, so thet say.
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jmcgrogan2
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I feel that their lack of a straight-forward answer would lead me to believe that the gear is made in China.
trelja
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I've always had the same question...

The same thought strikes me when I think of Hegel. It simply looks like a relabled product from another Chinese high-end audio company that used to have a bit of presence in North America. But hey, why not spend a lot more for something you thought was made in Norway?
bill_k
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Trelja, a simple Google search for Hegel revealed the following quote from a review of their H100 amp: "Hegel has been manufacturing specialty audio products in Norway since the late 1980s."
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