Headphones not made in China

Audio accessories and headphones not produced in China can be difficult to source for reasonable prices. Here you’ll find a list of researched, proven brands manufacturing wholly in the USA, Canada and the EU. Please comment below with any brand suggestions and we will add them once researched and verified. We recommend suggesting larger brands, not artisan or low volume producers as we are encouraging main stream businesses which can be competitive on costs. The list:

Made in USA:

• AEA Ribbon Mikes: Microphones

• Audio Research: Audio products

• Avalon Acoustics: Audio

• Element Electronics: TV & Audio

• Fisher Labs: Headphones

• Grado Labs: Headphones

• Klipsch: Audio (Reference series is made in China)

• McIntosh: Audio

• Schiit: Audio

• Vandersteen Audio: Speakers

• YG Acoustics: Audio

Made in Canada:

• Angstrom Loudspeakers

• Aurum Acoustics speakers

• Coincident Speaker Technology

• Creative Sound Solutions

• Energy Speaker Systems

• Ethera Loudspeaker Systems

• Gershman Acoustics

• Hansen Audio

• Paradigm speakers

• PSB Speakers

• Reference 3A Loudspeakers

• Tetraspeakers

• Totem Acoustic

• Verity Audio

Made in EU:

• Cello TVs

• Dali Speakers (only the IKON series and up)

• Devialet High End Speakers

• Focal Speakers

• Genelec Speakers

• KEF Speakers, headphones (Reference, Blade, Muon models are made in England, but R900 & below are all made in China.)

• Linn High End Speakers

• Moose Sound Speakers

• Old School Audio Speakers

• VideoTree Outdoor TVS

Please check back here for home audio accessories not made in China, we are updating with new brands regularly from our own research or those suggested below in the comments section. If you have an issue with any brand on the list; wether they have gone out of business (a commonly sad reality for locally made brands) or have moved manufacturing please comment below. We are planning to include future lists for Australia, New Zealand and more!

Headhphones made in China are often lower quality or contain misleading information as to how they are constructed. We urge you to move towards higher quality, longer lasting items made and manufactured locally, over low-cost products which are only intended to last a few months before they begin to deteriorate.

Supporting local businesses is better for the economy, environment and human rights. As an alternative source, we recommend checking the message board https://www.reddit.com/r/avoidchineseproducts/ though please bear in mind some of these suggestions are not verified.

Please suggest new brands below. We’ll add to the list once we confirm where they manufacture.

Made in USA on Amazon:

Klipsch R6i II in-Ear Headphone Black in-Ear Headphone - Black

Klipsch T5 True Wireless Earphones - True Wireless Earbuds with Bluetooth 5 Wireless connectivity, Patented, Ultra-Comfortable Ear Tips

GRADO SR60e Prestige Series Wired Open-Back Stereo Headphones

Grado Reference Series RS1e Headphones

GRADO PS500e Professional Series Wired Open-Back Stereo Headphones

GRADO PS1000e Professional Series Wired Open-Back Stereo Headphones

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