Best American Made Audio Electronics

Taki · 11-24-2008, 09:24 PM

I'm planning on making sure that everything I buy from now on is made here in American by American businesses. I'm sick and tired of seeing foreign made products on our shelves when the people around me don't have jobs.

So my question is this, what is the best American made electronics company and where can I get there products from?

Taki · 11-29-2008, 12:03 PM

Come on people, no one got any suggestions for me? Does anyone even care if what you buy supports your nations economy? Evidently not. People even kill each other to get in Walmart not for Christmas sales

Mike808 · 12-02-2008, 02:24 PM

haha, sorry but the Japanese Television sets are far superior than U.S. in the TV manufaturing market. I think Olevia is an American company but they get their componenents to manufacture the TV from Japan.

Mitsubishi, Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, all Japanese and Korean companies.

jack · 12-21-2008, 06:17 AM

I prefer American-made and it's the first thing on my mind when I go out to purchase. My Magavox TVs have never failed except to be replaced by a newer model

Dadeo7432 · 02-12-2009, 12:50 PM

I know of no American made TV or electonics for the home consumer market. You will find several high end audio suppliers. Maybe Macintosh is still making stuff?

good luck

Aaron62 · 02-12-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadeo7432

I know of no American made TV or electonics for the home consumer market. You will find several high end audio suppliers. Maybe Macintosh is still making stuff?

good luck

The funny thing is, even Sony TVs aren't manufactured from scratch with only Sony parts. There are really only like 4 or 5 main TV manufactures, the rest of the brand names just purchase from those manufactures and rebadge the TVs. Kind of like what Isuzu does on some of their trucks, they buy the rights to use a Chevrolet truck drive train and chassis, and put their Isuzu badge on the vehicle. Not saying it's wrong, it's probably smart business.

stevezachtech · 03-31-2009, 01:41 AM

I can understand how you feel about supporting the local economy by making sure that you would be buying locally manufactured products. Just look for a company that doesn't take advantage of cheap foreign labor but employ Americans. Good luck in your search Taki.

andrew25 · 04-24-2009, 04:55 AM

I think you can go for Olevia. If your restriction doesn't suit to sets that are manufactured here in USA then you can buy Sony since majority of its products are manufactured here although by a Japanese company.

1inxs · 04-24-2009, 07:01 PM

I'm pretty sure the last eight employees of Syntax-Brillion are no longer producing HDTV sets in the US.
UPDATE 1-Syntax-Brillian files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy | Reuters
It's too late for Olevia as a US company. They are now a Taiwan company.
Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd.: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek

More people should wake up and start supporting US made products or their job may be next

Jay · 04-24-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 1inxs

I'm pretty sure the last eight employees of Syntax-Brillion are no longer producing HDTV sets in the US.
UPDATE 1-Syntax-Brillian files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy | Reuters

Never realized Syntax was a Tempe based company! That's pretty close to me.

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Syntax-Brillian's total assets were about $175.7 million, against total debts of about $259.4 million