Really?It's not that bad. When I was first getting started in 2020/early 2021, the USD to EUR was lower than it is now.
Really?It's not that bad. When I was first getting started in 2020/early 2021, the USD to EUR was lower than it is now.
So what you are saying is that you have a high enough profit margin?See my above post. It's not anywhere near how bad it has been before. So it's not even on my radar for worry/consideration yet. As of right now it is just tariffs I have to consider and adjust for.
I wouldn't say the profit margin is high, especially when compared to most other brands.So what you are saying is that you have a high enough profit margin?
Your chart indicates the point I made very clearly in 2021...so yes, really.
As for our favorite class D amps, the Purifi modules will be tariffed from Denmark @10%, and AC/DC switching power supplies from some foreign country @10%, (as long as it's not China @145 or 245% !!!). PC boards, ICs, and passives can be locally sourced easily. Chassis can also be made locally. Ditto for power cords, etc. So, our exposure is not that great, I believe. Do I have this right?Yes.
Sure, as long as the US amp builders don't use any foreign components. Too bad pretty much all PCBs are made in China, assembled from semiconductors are made in China, Malaysia and Taiwan, using photo-lithography equipment from The Netherlands. Oh, and even the enclosures are made from steel from Canada or India.
You would have to ask each brand/manufacturer for a breakdown. For instance, the price difference between having PC boards manufactured in the US vs. China is still such a drastic price difference that even a 500% tariff would be cheaper than turning to US manufactured PC boards.As for our favorite class D amps, the Purifi modules will be tariffed from Denmark @10%, and AC/DC switching power supplies from some foreign country @10%, (as long as it's not China @145 or 245% !!!). PC boards, ICs, and passives can be locally sourced easily. Chassis can also be made locally. Ditto for power cords, etc. So, our exposure is not that great, I believe. Do I have this right?
Enjoy your time offJust wanted to put a PSA out there so no one reads into the current extended lead times for something they are not (such as thinking it is due to issues procuring parts, cost barriers, etc). It is merely because we are finally taking an official vacation for the first time in over four years:
For the first time in over four years, we are taking a short vacation here at Buckeye Amps. We will be gone for 10 days at the end of May/beginning of June. Any new orders starting today (5/8) will have an extended build time of 4-5wks. Once we return from vacation, we will work diligently to bring the build times back down to previous levels. Thank you everyone!
FYI... The follow-up article, which Dylan had mentioned that he was expecting in the June issue of Stereophile, did make it into the June issue, on page 109 of the printed version, which arrived in my USPS mailbox yesterday (Saturday, 10 May 2025). Not sure, but that issue may also be out on the news stands by now. Not sure if or when the online version may be updated with the follow-up.
This! Lots of worrying about amps, DACs and even cables and connectors, when it is the speakers, room and source material that make the difference.Pretty telling how little (read: no) difference technical faults of that magnitude, due to a faulty module, made in practice. Perhaps people shouldn't obsess so much about their amps (or electronics in general)...