MrGuitarabuse
Fractal Fanatic
I completely disassembled mine and put it back together. So now it is a one and only "Made in Denmark" model.
Hver gang!
I completely disassembled mine and put it back together. So now it is a one and only "Made in Denmark" model.
Who's glad to own a Made in USA version? Or does it matter at all to you?
Something made and sold in the US isn't required by law to have a COO label. The ones made in China will require this, however.You know, out of curiosity I just looked at mine and don't see any country of origin.
See my post above. If it is made in China it is required to have a label saying so.So since I just got mine about a month ago, I wonder if it was "assembled" in China or the USA?
Not worried about it homeslice. We've trusted FAS, Cliff, M@-man & crew for years. If they say the quality matches what was Made In The USA, what difference does it make.
See my post above. If it is made in China it is required to have a label saying so.
Would be nice to know...G66 new Price ?
There should be a label stating either made or assembled in China depending on which one. At least to my knowledge in dealing with Asian production.I have parts in air conditioners that say Made In PRC. Did not know where PRC was till I google and found it was Peoples Republic of China. It was said that the Made In China products have gotten a bad reputation so on some products they change it to PRC
And does that apply if its "assembled" in China instead of "made" or our we just inserting a better sounding word
By the way, since they just lowered the cost of buying a AX8, those of us that have already bought one just took a big hit on its resale value. Look what the resale value of the original FX8 has done since they lowered its price, average of a $400.00 to $500.00 loss on a product at just about 1 year old. I know since I am trying to sell one now.
Makes me very sad to see companies having to go out of the USA to manufacture products so they can stay competitive. Nothing like putting more of our citizens on the unemployment line and eventually them having to depend more and more on the government for support. I have a air conditioning business and all the manufactures of the equipment are leaving the USA due to union issues, labor costs mainly. The build quality of today's air conditioners has gone way down with service, warranty, calls becoming the norm, where warranty issues used to be non-existent. We can't all be white collar workers so what are we going to do with the rest? I may be in the minority here, but I don't made saving up a little more money to get a fully Made In USA product.
By the way, since they just lowered the cost of buying a AX8, those of us that have already bought one just took a big hit on its resale value. Look what the resale value of the original FX8 has done since they lowered its price, average of a $400.00 to $500.00 loss on a product at just about 1 year old. I know since I am trying to sell one now.
stepping off soapbox, sorry
The price point is not the only factor here, production was mentioned as well! From a business standpoint decisions have to be made in order to remain competitive and to make sure you can make your monthly nut. At the moment it's very hard to compete with Chinese labor especially when combined with the way tariffs are with China, coupled with our current healthcare system. As was mentioned earlier that "could" change in the near future, we shall see.
I feel sad for those that might be out of a job because of this decision, I can't do anything about it as it's literally not my business. Does it change the way I feel about FAS? not in the slightest, it still is in my opinion the best amp modeler on the planet!
As to how it affects resale I don't really care! I didn't buy the AX8 to resell it and I'm not under any delusions that I'm going to get 95% of what I paid for it if I should go to sell it at some point in the future either.
Cliff has done an outstanding job in creating something that has become the best in it's marketplace! It continues to stay there even when other companies that have been doing it for years before him have tried to take that top spot and haven't really succeeded. Personally I think Cliff and company deserve a standing ovation for what they has accomplished in one of the crappiest economies for the US in a while.
If the difference in selling price is only $100.00 you wouldn't move production overseas.
I am not in manufacturing, but I keep seeing how the costs of Chinese labor are almost equal to the cost to build it in the US... Check out this article on the iphone, it would only add $30-40 to make it in the US because Apple would need to import most of the parts... not so much for the labor.
https://9to5mac.com/2016/06/13/iphone-made-in-usa-cost/