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May 3, 2016, 08:48 PM #1Senior Member
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Another sad development
http://www.whathifi.com/news/tannoy-...dspeaker-plant
I better hold on to my Tannoy Canterburys. Pretty soon, even the premium stuff will be made in China.
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May 3, 2016, 10:23 PM #2Senior Member
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Re: Another sad development
Now that's some disappointing news, more labor to China only because its cheaper.
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With this dumb move, they are destroying the heritage of the brand. I very much doubt Tannoy fans in Japan (or even China) would buy the stuff from their Prestige line if the sticker says Made in China.
Originally Posted by CPP
I wonder how much longer before the Chinese company that bought Dynaudio closes shop in Denmark and moves the entire production to China.
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Remarkably, I am seeing stuff coming back not continueing to migrate. I wonder about the logic here particularly for a premium product. My costs have been skyrocketing in China.
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B&W sells to a small tech company in California and now Tannoy will be outsourcing all of its manufacturing? Dang. What a crazy week in hi-fi!
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is the price going down by 50% to reflect this now much cheaper labour?
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This is being covered on Facebook... I am pessimistic, but willing to see what takes place. I am disappointed that they are closing Coatbridge, but Uli Bhringer, Music Group
President says that the Prestige line will still be manufactured in U.K. They have built a large plant in Manchester. We'll see...Tannoy Canterbury SE's, Nottingham Analog Studio Space 294/12"Anna arm/Grado Gold1, Ah! Njoe Toeb 4000, MF M1DAC, AVA Transcendance 8+ pre,
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That would be the smart thing to do. Shall wait & see if they keep their word. Originally Posted by Douger
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Everything is made in China, except for my wife's .....
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I will wait & see as well, but not too encouraged. Originally Posted by Douger
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Remember too that the state of the art in consumer manufacture is Apple which makes all their stuff in China. Companies are mainly interested in the bottom line....that's what makes the stock soar, that's what is good for the shareholders, that's what brings smiles. If the company can make the product not only cheaper, but even better for the consumer, everyone benefits (except the American worker). ...one reason Trump has been winning.
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May 5, 2016, 06:19 PM #12Senior Member
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Apple products, though expensive, are mass market devices, high end audio components are not. An audio brand's image and heritage is important in the audiophile market, not just the intrinsic quality of the product. Relocating to China for cheap labor the production of high end components will affect the brand's prestige and appeal to audiophiles.
It's like a high end Swiss watch maker would relocate its production to China. The brand would be dead.
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Thank goodness Klipsch is bringing back production of the Reference line to USA. That said, their Heritage line (my favorite) never left and was always made in America.
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Re: Another sad development
Some more sad news for Tannoy. http://www.proaudio-central.com/arti...lled-at-tannoy
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Sad news indeed , the union should have bought the brand and saved the jobs and the Brand..
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