US-made audio a dying breed?

We have just shipped the December issue of Stereophile to the printer, which includes the magazine's annual "Products of the Year" feature.

While I was compiling the list of winning products from the votes submitted by the magazine's writers, something struck me: of the 63 contenders (chosen by the writers from what we have reviewed in our November 2004 thru October 2005 issues), the majority were manufactured outside the USA.

Cary Audio Design CD303/300 CD player Measurements

Cary Audio Design CD303/300 CD player Measurements

Is it a trend or just a fad? That's what some of us want to know when we stumble over a new way of doing things, the implication being that a trend is somehow better than a fad.

Cary Audio Design
Cary Audio Design
Apex, NC 27539
(919) 355-0010
www.caryaudio.com

Cary Audio Design CD303/300 CD player Brian Damkroger on '300 vs '200

Cary Audio Design CD303/300 CD player Brian Damkroger on '300 vs '200

Is it a trend or just a fad? That's what some of us want to know when we stumble over a new way of doing things, the implication being that a trend is somehow better than a fad.

Cary Audio Design
Cary Audio Design
Apex, NC 27539
(919) 355-0010
www.caryaudio.com

Cary Audio Design CD303/300 CD player Associated Equipment

Cary Audio Design CD303/300 CD player Associated Equipment

Is it a trend or just a fad? That's what some of us want to know when we stumble over a new way of doing things, the implication being that a trend is somehow better than a fad.

Cary Audio Design
Cary Audio Design
Apex, NC 27539
(919) 355-0010
www.caryaudio.com

Cary Audio Design CD303/300 CD player Specifications

Cary Audio Design CD303/300 CD player Specifications

Is it a trend or just a fad? That's what some of us want to know when we stumble over a new way of doing things, the implication being that a trend is somehow better than a fad.

Cary Audio Design
Cary Audio Design
Apex, NC 27539
(919) 355-0010
www.caryaudio.com

Cary Audio Design CD303/300 CD player Page 2

Cary Audio Design CD303/300 CD player Page 2

Is it a trend or just a fad? That's what some of us want to know when we stumble over a new way of doing things, the implication being that a trend is somehow better than a fad.

Cary Audio Design
Cary Audio Design
Apex, NC 27539
(919) 355-0010
www.caryaudio.com

Bozak Concert Grand B-410 loudspeaker J. Gordon Holt in 1966

Bozak Concert Grand B-410 loudspeaker J. Gordon Holt in 1966

The Bozak Concert Grand is a loudspeaker dreams are made of. I was just a boy, but I remember to this day the impressive pictures of them in <I>Audio</I> magazine. I thought they must be the best loudspeakers ever made because they were so <I>big</I>&mdash;they would let more of the music come out. I suspect the Bozaks beckoned to me in some primal way, just as those giant construction trucks do&mdash;the ones that have tires bigger than a man.

Bozak Concert Grand B-410 loudspeaker Letters

Bozak Concert Grand B-410 loudspeaker Letters

The Bozak Concert Grand is a loudspeaker dreams are made of. I was just a boy, but I remember to this day the impressive pictures of them in <I>Audio</I> magazine. I thought they must be the best loudspeakers ever made because they were so <I>big</I>&mdash;they would let more of the music come out. I suspect the Bozaks beckoned to me in some primal way, just as those giant construction trucks do&mdash;the ones that have tires bigger than a man.

Bozak Concert Grand B-410 loudspeaker Measurements

Bozak Concert Grand B-410 loudspeaker Measurements

The Bozak Concert Grand is a loudspeaker dreams are made of. I was just a boy, but I remember to this day the impressive pictures of them in <I>Audio</I> magazine. I thought they must be the best loudspeakers ever made because they were so <I>big</I>&mdash;they would let more of the music come out. I suspect the Bozaks beckoned to me in some primal way, just as those giant construction trucks do&mdash;the ones that have tires bigger than a man.

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