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Dec 06, 2006
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Since high-end audio isn't how Mr. Hou makes his living, he has his real factory elsewhere in the building. This is just his audio playground.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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This is Hou Ying Zhong, of XLH.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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I spotted this box of money by the door. "What's that?" I asked, "The tea fund?"
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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This is not the fastest way to heatshrink trannie leads, but this guy obviously takes his job seriously.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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Some tools are universal.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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Everything gets cooked before packing, as a final quality assurance measure.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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"Essentially, we build everything by hand. Some Chinese companies think almost think this approach is primitive, but it gives us a lot of quality control."
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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Original's listening room is extraordinary. The reference system when I was there was Thiel CS 2.2s, a pair of Mark Levinson No. 29s, an XLH preamp, and an Original A9.2 CD player.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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Du calls this conference room, "the battleground, because we argue about designs all the time. It gets pretty heated."
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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Original employs four full-time design engineers.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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This is York Du of Original, which makes "CD players and only CD players."
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 05, 2006
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And here's the finished product.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 05, 2006
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This CNC machine is fluting a side panel.
China 2006
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