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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Some tools are universal.
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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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 Hou Ying Zhong, of XLH.
By: Wes Phillips
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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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Mr. Hou's loft is stuffed with fun goodies, such as a drum set, keyboard rack—even a disco ball.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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Mr. Hou's Marshall and Strat.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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Mr. Hou's tasty vintage Fender Jazz bass.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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XLH's M-2000 monoblock power amplifier $25,000/pair).
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 06, 2006
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XLH's SL-INS preamplifier ($5000). No, I didn't get a chance to hear them—Mr. Hou is still building his second AEF-1812, having sold his previous sets.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 05, 2006
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This is David Zheng of ETKG Co. Ltd. He manufactures the metal-work for most high-end Chinese brands, as well as many US, and European companies.
By: Wes Phillips
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Dec 05, 2006
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ETKG is located in what used to be a farming village near GuangZhou. Now it's considered to be in GuangZhou, although, as you can see, the streets retain their rural feel.
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