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Paul Hales Unleashed: The Realities of Global Audio Manufacturing
SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast
50 minutes 40 seconds
4 months ago
Paul Hales Unleashed: The Realities of Global Audio Manufacturing
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 Announcement00:00:31 Introductions00:11:13 Supply chains matter00:14:48 Are trade deficits all that bad?00:19:49 When American manufacturing makes sense00:21:38 How tariffs actually work00:26:59 Why this trade war is unwinnable00:28:58 How tariffs could work effectively00:40:42 Looking to the future00:57:33 Outro music: "Baby I’m Stuck in a Cone” Ge Filter Fish