It's not about which hands assemble them. Its about who designed them, chose the components,the quality of the components, the white papers. Mackie is an established "go to" brand for those who want reliability and quality that has been proven over a long period of time. Yeah that comes at a price...So does a Honda Accord.... made in America. Even though people generally prefer Japanese made Japanese designed products.If Im going to pay a premium for Japanese engineering I want it assembled by the Japanese....But its all about the engineering not the guy bolting on the wheels. That goes even more so for less labor more designed oriented circuitry and components.

Dongbei Piano factory makes many different brands of Pianos in the same buildings. There is a very wide scope of quality and design depending on who they are making a particular piano for. Steinway chose Pearl River China to make their Essex line pianos for a reason as did Yamaha.

There is no such thing as a free lunch. You may believe you are getting one but you will be hungry again soon after the meal in many cases. The next meal will end up costing more. Whats that saying?

The dread of poor quality lasts far longer then the joy of a bargain....

OK Business 101 class is out enjoy recess..

[This message has been edited by Kingfrog (edited 03-16-2009).]