Lewitt 640TS opinions

I remember in the late 60s when people made fun of Japanese manufactured cars. Not too long after that, Japan had the last laugh and the U.S. had a trade imbalance. The U.S. auto industry had some real competition and had to get their act together. I suspect the same is going to happen with China's electronics. In the mandolin world, Northfield has done a great job partnering with a shop in China. I have one of those mandolins that is outstanding. I also have a U.S. made one that cost three times as much. So, I guess my point is that I would caution against generlizations about items made in China in terms of quality, especially as it may be more of an issue of how good the non-China partners are at working with them, QC, etc. And eventually, I suspect that the people in China will be great at these crafts without the need for these partners.

Now China labor practices and business practices, that is another story as it is not a free country like Japan or South Korea. Those issues do concern me.