XLH Factory Floor
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.
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AEF-1812
Just the speaker.
Mr. Hou
This is Hou Ying Zhong, of XLH.
Naughty Fund
I spotted this box of money by the door. "What's that?" I asked, "The tea fund?"
When He Says "Hand-Made," He Means It
This is not the fastest way to heatshrink trannie leads, but this guy obviously takes his job seriously.
The Usual Suspects
Some tools <I>are</I> universal.
Burn-In Bench
Everything gets cooked before packing, as a final quality assurance measure.
Board Stuffing
'Nuff said.
Original's Assembly Line
"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."
Listening Lab
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.