China 2006

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China 2006
Original's Assembly Line
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
"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."
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Board Stuffing
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  10 comments
'Nuff said.
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Burn-In Bench
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Everything gets cooked before packing, as a final quality assurance measure.
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The Usual Suspects
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Some tools are universal.
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Naughty Fund
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  3 comments
I spotted this box of money by the door. "What's that?" I asked, "The tea fund?"
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SL-INS
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  2 comments
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.
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M-2000 Amplifier
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  1 comments
XLH's M-2000 monoblock power amplifier $25,000/pair).
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Vintage
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Mr. Hou's tasty vintage Fender Jazz bass.
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More Test Gear
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Mr. Hou's Marshall and Strat.
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And I Do Mean Playground
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Mr. Hou's loft is stuffed with fun goodies, such as a drum set, keyboard rack—even a disco ball.
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XLH Factory Floor
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
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
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Just the speaker.
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Mr. Hou
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
This is Hou Ying Zhong, of XLH.
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Done!
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 05, 2006  |  0 comments
And here's the finished product.
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Routing a Side Panel
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 05, 2006  |  0 comments
This CNC machine is fluting a side panel.
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