1. Home
  2. amps-preamps
  3. 1376068855

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
nonoise's avatar
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....
audiolabyrinth's avatar
audiolabyrinth
4,483 posts
 
Hi, Not to get off the subject, I do own a Ayon 2s, thats the reason of my original post, However, I also own Krell, Krell only makes one cd player, and two intergrated amps that clearly states on the back of the unit, made in china, I respect them for their honesty!, All the other Krell Equipment clearly states, Made in the usa!, like that honesty to, the good ole usa, My amp not only says made in the U.S.A., it also says orange, connecticut and addresse on the back as well, I do agree with everyone here, This, only putting the country of orgin on back appears to be misleading and confusing at best!, lets say the unit is made in the country of orgin, does not say, made in austria, theres the confusion!
reynolds853
367 posts
 
I think the Orion came from China, the rest of their gear from Austria.
quad-man's avatar
quad-man
130 posts
 
Nearly all the components are made in China, assembly is in China, final packaging is in Austria in a Chinese box. However, they are an Austrian Company.

Who's better nowadays than the Chinese for manufacture?
We have trained one of the world's ultimate cultures to be the best manufactures in the world..and so now they are.

Let me ask you this; anyone in the USA. Do you enjoy your mag-lev trains?? No, you do not but the Chinese do!

The Best sounding integrated amplifier I have ever heard was made by Xindak and the construction made Krell look pedestrian.

All this said if you want truly Euro don't buy Ayon !

PS: Apple bring our jobs back home!!
More to discover