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Paul Hales Unleashed: The Realities of Global Audio Manufacturing

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This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined once again by Pro Audio Technology owner/president L. Paul Hales, who shares his unique perspective about manufacturing in America and overseas, why different products for his different brands are made where they are made, how the current trade war chaos is affecting manufacturing and business decisions, and what the future may hold.

Sources:

“Marrying Hi-Fi with Pro Audio - Paul Hales”: https://www.soundstage.life/e/marrying-hi-fi-with-pro-audio-paul-hales-pro-audio-technology-origins-what-matters/

“What Do Knitting and Hi-Fi Have in Common? (Hint: It’s Politics)” by Dennis Burger: https://soundstageaccess.com/index.php/feature-articles/1339-what-do-knitting-and-hi-fi-have-in-common-hint-its-politics

Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:31 Introductions
00:11:13 Supply chains matter
00:14:48 Are trade deficits all that bad?
00:19:49 When American manufacturing makes sense
00:21:38 How tariffs actually work
00:26:59 Why this trade war is unwinnable
00:28:58 How tariffs could work effectively
00:40:42 Looking to the future
00:57:33 Outro music: "Baby I’m Stuck in a Cone” Ge Filter Fish

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This week, SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast host Jorden Guth is joined once again by Pro Audio Technology owner/president L. Paul Hales, who shares his unique perspective about manufacturing in America and overseas, why different products for his different brands are made where they are made, how the current trade war chaos is affecting manufacturing and business decisions, and what the future may hold.

Sources:

“Marrying Hi-Fi with Pro Audio - Paul Hales”: https://www.soundstage.life/e/marrying-hi-fi-with-pro-audio-paul-hales-pro-audio-technology-origins-what-matters/

“What Do Knitting and Hi-Fi Have in Common? (Hint: It’s Politics)” by Dennis Burger: https://soundstageaccess.com/index.php/feature-articles/1339-what-do-knitting-and-hi-fi-have-in-common-hint-its-politics

Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:31 Introductions
00:11:13 Supply chains matter
00:14:48 Are trade deficits all that bad?
00:19:49 When American manufacturing makes sense
00:21:38 How tariffs actually work
00:26:59 Why this trade war is unwinnable
00:28:58 How tariffs could work effectively
00:40:42 Looking to the future
00:57:33 Outro music: "Baby I’m Stuck in a Cone” Ge Filter Fish

  continue reading

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