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In Reply to: RE: WHAT IS YOUR SOURCE FOR "THE CHINESE" HAVING BOUGHT KRELL? posted by John Marks on October 24, 2014 at 09:05:50
You could be right. All I can confirm is that the new products are "Made in China."
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But perhaps my memory on that is faulty.
In the grand scheme of things, no matter, because:
Perhaps you also heard about the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission's action about Krell amplifiers catching fire, while Krell was 100% American owned. And the CPCC recall says those amps were made in the USA, and I assume that the CPCC knew what they were talking about.
Amplifiers Recalled by Krell Industries Recalled Due to Fire Hazard
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 2009
Release # 09-312
Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 436-6055
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Amplifiers Recalled by Krell Industries Recalled Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Amplifiers
Units: About 2,300
Distributor: Krell Industries LLC, of Orange, Conn.
Hazard: The amplifiers were designed to operate at a temperature warm to the touch. However, a component input device can fail and cause the amplifiers to overheat, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Krell has received 50 reports of the amplifiers overheating including reports of smoke and electrical fire. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves Krell power amplifiers with model numbers KAV-250a, KAV-250a/3, KAV-500i and KAV-1500. The amplifiers are used to provide power to a loudspeaker in a home audio playback system. The Krell logo is printed on the front of the amplifier.
Sold by: Authorized dealers and distributors of audio equipment nationwide from January 1997 through February 2001 for between $3,000 and $8,000.
Manufactured in: USA
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the amplifiers, and contact Krell to schedule the free installation of replacement fuses.
Consumer Contact: For additional information contact Krell at (888) 436-6055 between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.krellonline.com. Consumers can also email the firm at service@krellonline.com
Have a nice quiet weekend.
jm
see link
see link
made in China?
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
'Tis not as deep as a well, nor as wide as a church door; but, 'twill do; 'twill serve...
jm
good enough, good enough.
with such complacency from that quote, you should change cultures and be Chinese.
roger wang
Good ol' Made in the USA amps catch fire, the dog and cat save themselves, and the family is saved by Made in China smoke detectors.
I like it!
JM
i just wonder, since you know the industry so well, why developed countries can't find ANOTHER (under-developed) country to manufacture and supply them with equipment. Mexico? India?
thanks for interest.
roger wang
I have no special knowledge of "why not elsewhere," but I do have general knowledge that a large industry such as automobile manufacturing consists not only of the major industry players but countless consultants, jobbers, job shops, prototyping shops, etc. that can turn work around faster than large bureaucracies can.
So, for that reason, car makers including transplants cluster in the upper half of the middle third of the US.
When there are exceptions, such as Mercedes' SUV plant in Alabama, the explanation usually is that the cars' major components come from the home country. I was told that the Mercedes SUV when first built in Alabama was built around an assembly consisting of from the engine through the steering wheel, that was already assembled and QC'ed in Germany.
That is why no matter what incentives a state like Rhode Island can offer, no foreign car maker will locate a plant here, because the little infrastructure we have is keyed to the nuclear submarine business in nearby Connecticut.
But, things change. But I would not hold my breath for India to come on line very soon. China is unique.
jm
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What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
jm
he he
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