On Mon, Feb 17, 2003 at 02:15:04PM -0500, Joe Hartley wrote: > On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 17:42:06 +0000 > Daniel James <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > How _do_ they make this stuff so damn inexpensive?? > > > > Because factory workers in China get 1 day off every two weeks, and wages > > start at under 1 US dollar per day. > > Erp... now the guilt sets in. But thank you for the information; it > is a good thing to know. > Of course there are lots of cheap audio products made in China under various brand names - all those large diaphragm mics made for 1/10 the price of a Neumann are made that way. For what it's worth, another complaint about Behringer is that they are alleged to have copied the designs of other manufacturers' more expensive products. I think that accusation applied in connection with Mackie mixers, for instance. -- Anahata anahata@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -+- http://www.treewind.co.uk Home: 01638 720444 Mob: 07976 263827
