Is this the news on the wire? I had heard that only the future shop( or whatever chain picked them up this time , :rolleyes: I don't keep track anymore) stuff would be made in China, now I'm getting different info. Along with quarts new line .( which will still be made in germany )
things are way different then they use to be in that company.
Anyone actually have the correct info, if this isn’t true MB Quarts getting a bad rap, if it is true wow look out for some changes...

[ April 14, 2005, 09:42 AM: Message edited by: Icon ]

Just spoke to Grant he said that Discus and above will still be made in Germany while Future shop is having Quart make one specific for them that will be the same price point as discus but will be made in China and will look cheaper.

http://www.carsound.com/UBB/ultimate...c;f=6;t=000940

Maybe a topic to follow.

Which is exactly what I have been told as well. And have a higher margin no doubt....

I don't think the FS Quart looks cheaper than their other products. [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]


Aside from that - does it matter so much exactly where a product is manufactured? Is Mexico Pioneer different than Malaysia Pioneer? Same engineer, same build sheet.

People get too hung up on the strangest things.

The Chinese made speakers use cat gut for the voice coils. :D

Hey I would be for anything that takes the razors out of the traditional MBQ tweeter :eek:

haha finally someone that agrees quarts shred ear drums. thanks dukk :D i installed a set of the 6.5" coaxials last weekend and they sounded pretty decent the kid is very happy with them. i actually didnt mind the sound of them myself. seems to be decent product.

Some of the best built electronics/speakers are manufactured in China.

There are of course bad factories and good factories. The factories build what you ask for.....If you get hold of a good factory and do some r&d and have some qc measures you can have very good products come out of China. You should be able to have a product that has better material quality and more features for the same money as a product built in North America or Europe.

[ April 14, 2005, 06:03 PM: Message edited by: loudtdi ]

I had a look at the FS stuff, wasn't really impressed with it that much, seems to be on the same level as the Infinity they carry, just more expensive.

From what I have been able to find out, MB Quart in NA is only MB Quart in name not build.