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In Reply to: RE: Chinese ownership posted by Sprezza Tura on October 24, 2014 at 09:29:09:
Big difference between Japan and China currently.
That China may catch up is probably assured. That China has a lot to live up to is also very true, too however.
Made in Japan in the 50's and 60's was a synonym for poor quality. Today it is a mark of quality.
Incidentally Mac was bought out by Japan car stereo giant Clarion. They did not institute any changes in Mac production but did insist that they make some car stereo gear.
Marantz went through the wringer, through a host of ownerships that produced cheap crap ( Sanyo at one time owned the name). when Philips tried to enter the Japanese market, it was more economical for them to buy out the Sanyo factories and name than to try and establish the Philips name in Japan. They pumped a lot of investment into Marantz and eventually the Japanese division bought out Philips, a good thing because Philips has ended all consumer electronics as of last year.
Marantz is now a 40-60 partner with Denon ( D-M holdings), and the two share technology. Their pro stuff will carry either name....
China despite fears, can produce decent stuff. In talking to certain far east manufacturers like Usher, they are careful to point out that they are Taiwanese, not mainland China, and obey all world wide patents and such. There is a distinction although it may be lost on most.
API, home company to Mirage, Energy, and such, once the largest speaker manufacturer in the world is switching to China. Interestingly they tie in their production payment to the QC of shipments. 5% failure or reject and they do NOT pay for the entire shipment (this was 8 years ago so it may have changed). They report that reject rate fell to 0.5%, even better than their Canadian made product.
With ISO certification China is slowly upping their manufacturing quality. I would say they are where Japan was at in the mid 60's
FWIW
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