Reply #4: I try to buy USA Made, but it's very, very hard and limited [View All]

I used to own a McIntosh Laboratories amp, pre-amp and speakers. All of them were hand-made in the US (Binghamton, NY). Expensive as hell but very, very well-made. And they held their value; when I sold the system after having it for nearly 10 years I got all of my money back.

I have a B&K preamp and amp now. They're both made in the US. But all the rest of my AV equipment is Japanese, Chinese or British.

My guitar is an Erlewine Lazer and it's hand-made in Austin, Texas. And I built all my own tube amps and effects pedals, so you can say they're also hand-made in Texas.

My wheelchair is an Invacare A-4 and it's made in the US.

And I buy some tools from Sears periodically that are American made.

That's it. A handful of stereo equipment, a guitar and a wheelchair.

American manufacturing ain't what it used to be, that's for sure!