In this episode, host Jorden Guth talks with Badar Qureshi, president of PML Sound International—the company behind Paradigm, Anthem, MartinLogan, and GoldenEar Technology—about how his years at Toyota shaped his approach to building world-class audio gear. They discuss where and how each brand’s products are made, why lean manufacturing matters in today’s unpredictable world, how the pandemic affected production, and the surprising parallels between crafting high-performance cars and high-fidelity speakers. Sources:   “Paradigm's Prestige Series | SoundStage! InSight” by SoundStage! Network: https://youtu.be/_q7pMJ3LSjs?si=6CuOUDp72lZLX-h0 Chapters:00:00:00 Announcement00:00:31 Introductions and getting to know Badar00:03:14 How to decide what gets made where00:10:17 GoldenEar enters the chat00:12:11 The ABCs of supply chains00:17:31 The chaos of COVID and its lingering effects00:25:34 Applying the lessons of the past to the future00:35:11 Long-distance quality control00:43:38 Outro music: “Nuevos Colores” by Tomas Novoa