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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
trelja
3,215 posts
 
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
671 posts
 
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."
sonicbeauty OP
320 posts
 
Interesting. Look at the back of the units.

Hegel ALSO do not state ''Made in Norway"" just like Ayon does not print ''Made in Austria''

This is legally, a clear indication that those companies cannot claim full manufacturing in their European countries of origin. If they could label ''Made in..'' they sure would do it right?
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nonoise
4,382 posts
 
It's all about content laws. American car manufacturers and Harley can get away with stating "made in America" due to content laws. They pay the politicians who approve legislation that determines what is made where by simple percentage factors. Europeans are no different. Every country caters to their base by patting them on the head and telling them that what they believe to be proudly made in their country is true. Very few companies can actually make that claim and when they do, they are very vocal about it.

All the best,
Nonoise
prcinka
364 posts
 
yes, the times of Made in...are gone....we all know where it is made by now. The question will be if it sounds good, is priced reasonably and do not break down in a month....
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