The Usual Suspects
Some tools are universal.
China 2006
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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.
The Battleground
Du calls this conference room, "the battleground, because we argue about designs all the time. It gets pretty heated."
Design Is Key
Original employs four full-time design engineers.
York Du
This is York Du of Original, which makes "CD players and only CD players."
Done!
And here's the finished product.
Routing a Side Panel
This CNC machine is fluting a side panel.