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Im glad someone is touching on this... Ive experienced something similar with TAD, JBL and Hegel. None of them could tell me in which country a specific product was manufactured. This blew my mind, I finally had to look at a box of a JBL S9900 to...

If that's your current thinking then just get one of the cheap but well reviewed Wiim devices starting at $100 from Amazon and bypass the streamer function of the Bladelius. If you go in another direction in the future just put the tiny Wiim in a...

It's not really a question of sounding better, but as a package I like what the Bladelius brings to the party through its simplicity. It sounds great. The Class A in high bias mode sounds wonderful with Magico. I operate it in low bias just so that...

brodric If the AKS sounds better to you then why don't you just buy a "reasonable" streamer like a U2 Mini or Aries G1.1 then sell off the Esoteric gear and replenish the coffers. Even something as cheap as the WiiM Pro or the Eversolo DMP-A6...

ASK is better than the Esoteric. A single box that does everything, and at a fraction of the price. But it does have issues connecting to Spotify that can't be resolved. It relies on a Spotify plugin that Bladeiius has no control over.

Beautiful system, congratulations! Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

Ozzy, Great system. Some seriously powerful new amps! Will look forward to your thoughts on them.

I went with a friend of mine who is just getting back into higher end audio to a local mom and pop store. He ended up buying a Lumin D3 and a Rogue Audio Cronus integrated tube amp. We compared the Lumin to the Bluesound Node and the Node sounded...

Hi brodricj, I’m a big Fan of Bladelius Devices and have the Integrated Oden Valhalla limited Edition which is an amazing Amp. Thinking about switching to the new Ask Power and Pre Combo, but not sure. Oden has more dynamics and Power, but Ask is...

Post #15 was probably not necessary and maybe #20.

Thank you for sharing. Yes - there is a a post there from Tannoy (supposedly) which states they are made in China. I think that is the same thread that I posted the screenshot from post #10 above. I had posted a pic of that the other day...

In the process of moving I let go of my entire cassette collection (about 200 tapes). I had used Roon to "Tag" the digital version of those tapes some time back. So last night, I decided to listen to my "My Cassettes" collection with a twist: no...

Ronnie Earl, - Blues & Ballads

Found this on a forum back early this year, same concerns. Tannoy production? | The WAM

Agree, I want to know. At least let me know and let me chose to accept it or not regarding any purchase decisions..

Mep , Its not full differential , its balanced inputs , this is no different from those claiming Pure Class A power into 2 ohms marketing gibberish, now everything with an XLR’s input is now considered fully balanced .. BTW what does the...

BINGO I won't even get into the possible legal issues this raises IF TRUE.

If I purchased a piece of equipment of any kind that claims to be made in the UK and I then found out that it was made in China, I would be pissed. It is nobody else's business what my reason for that is.

What I'd expect from a Youtube wannabee.

Sure they are. If a company cannot tell me where they make their product, I may not want to buy it for whatever reason. And post 13 was a response to the quoted's Bottom Line statement

Post 12 and most likely 13 are surely "NOT" about the disclosure.

From the Ref 75 owner's manual: "Connections Input Connector: The Reference 75 uses a fully balanced circuit topology and has a pair of balanced XLR input connectors on the rear panel. It therefore requires a balanced preamplifier...

Exactly. To advertise and say they are made in Scotland when you KNOW they are not, is completely dishonest. Now, if they were lying to the distributor too, then that’s another story, but I doubt it. Pretty easy to tell where they are...

The basis to the thread was about the manufacturer moving where the speakers were built and not disclosing that.

ARC ref 45 you mean with XLR inputs , it is not a truly balanced design .

thank you very much brodricj (and to the others) for your interesting answers.

LOL. What a moron.

Well then, if this post is not regarding how the speaker sounds, rather it is because of where it is made, then the thread is political and has no place in this forum.

:)

Bozo.

Hi Steve - if you think this is simply about a product possibly made in China, you are missing the entire point. "Physics works the same way everywhere." - Respectfully, not every conversation has to do with physics.

It may be an Ethical decision. Not everyone wants to contribute to China's economy if they don't have to.

Personally, I don't understand what "the problem" is here. Where a loudspeaker, amp, premp, DAC, whatever, is made has virtually no bearing, influence, effect, etc. whatsoever, on how it performs or sounds. The only key things that drives...

Philip or Anthony?

I was noticing my speakers were sounding slightly on the dull side before I read this article. Attributed to age.I have replaced the resistors in both my speakers. My speakers have come back. They have brighten up and sound a bit more crisp. I like...

So much new technology went into K-01XD that K1 doesn't have I suspect K-01XD would be the better performer. Certainly on paper. But I've never read that comparison before. The K1 has the AK4497 DAC chipset, same as N-01 which I am familiar with. I...

Most cable companies can manufacture an aftermarket power cable with the proper connector for Boulder amps. Shunyata did so for my 1160 and it works very well.

Interesting....

From What Hi-Fi Magazine: "The news that Tannoy’s parent company, Music Group, plans to close the company’s factory in Coatbridge, Scotland, and move production to a new facility in Zhongshan, China, is the latest blow to hi-fi manufacturing in...

Hello, is Esoteric Grandioso K1 (version before K1X) better than K01-XD? thank you

Seems like if the website is showing made in UK they should be able to show that or it could be false advertising or something similar.

That exactly describes my experiences with him.

I got FA's email this morning and read the review. Boulder also does not like bananas and doesn't accommodate them. The reviewer says he had help carrying the amp but never did give the weight of it. A good write up. In fact, he gives a brief...

I’m hearing CAT amps and in particular the pass lab and gryphon may pair well.

The 1160 is a great amp. The 2160 is truly a league above and more in line with the Block. The Constellation lineup is also great. The 1160 is a little more laid back then the 2160 and a lot more laid back then say Block or Soulution. I won’t...

Mike, how does the Boulder 1160 sound compare with Block, Gryphon and others you're familiar with (?) that have similar sound characteristics?

I'm sure they are more than capable of making a suitable PC, no need to waste $$ on an outside vendor.

ah yes, as is BAT ........

Same way the ARC Ref 75 is. Truly balanced and only has XLR inputs.