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[quote user="silly"]Sound or marketing?hahaha. The new 6series are now made in China though,and the woodwork is Scandinavian sourced.[/quote] 

 I didn't realise that and actually I don't much like the look of the new ones. OK, I take it back.
 

Frankly, with most of the younger generation choosing office based professions rather than professions that require skills with their hands, it is not inconceivable that the quality of speakers made in China would surpass those made in the UK...if not now, certainly in the not too distant future.

[quote user="hifikrazy"]speakers made in China would surpass those made in the UK...i[/quote]

Thanks very much for your information.

Anyone has the experience of speakers not made in UK? How they work?

wood sourced from scandinavia not so unsual but chinese made b&w's,i also notice that linn komponent are made in china.should we embrace this or be concerned about possible exploitive labour being used to meet our own ends.tricky one me thinks.

 Wish to make it clear that there's no evidence as yet that any oif the brands mentioned in this thread are using any form of expoloitative labour. Having spent time at the IAG factory in China, which makes Quad, Wharfedale, Mission and Audiolab, among others, I have to say that what I saw would put most 'Western' factories to shame.

Yes, labour costs are lower there, but the facilities and working conditions seemed extremely good indeed.

It would be foolish for any long-established brand to outsource production to any facility with dubious labour practices, simply because of the kind of suspicions that srping immediately to gregory's mind when 'Made in China' is mentioned. Reputations are hard-won, but easily lost.
 

did not spring immediately to mind, only  mentioned the possible use of explotive labour because it is a concern we should all be worried about. i am glad you are so well versed in chinese labour as to put our minds at rest regarding there working conditions.as for a long established brand outsourcing production of it's goods,there has been cases of these practises taking place but thankfully this seems to be on the decline.