The Brexit effect on HiFi?

[CageyH]

Oh yes, it is bulky and has a fuse. Much better.

[Barry]

https://www.fastcompany.com/3032807/...ckets-on-earth

Link doesn't work for me - it only pops up for a second or two, before disappearing.

[DSJR]

One thing not mentioned is that UK manufacturers often have to import or buy imported raw materials.components.

One well known UK speaker manufacturer seemingly was very concerned over Brexit as he exports most of his production (90% or more I gather) and imports a lot of the 'stuff' that goes into making them up despite making their own bass-mid drivers (I suspect the chassis', magnets, coils etc come from out of the UK), even 'reminding' his staff of this this when the referendum was nigh. It's a successful business and I'm sure he'd hate to see it fall away due to already high pricing being subject to extra tarrifs on his exports and more expensive imported parts.

[Macca]

One thing not mentioned is that UK manufacturers often have to import or buy imported raw materials.components.

One well known UK speaker manufacturer seemingly was very concerned over Brexit as he exports most of his production (90% or more I gather) and imports a lot of the 'stuff' that goes into making them up despite making their own bass-mid drivers (I suspect the chassis', magnets, coils etc come from out of the UK), even 'reminding' his staff of this this when the referendum was nigh. It's a successful business and I'm sure he'd hate to see it fall away due to already high pricing being subject to extra tarrifs on his exports and more expensive imported parts.

Do they import the 'raw materials' from the EU though? If not then nothing will change for them regardless, there will already be import tariffs on them (unless they get them from South Korea).

[Gaz]

The effect on hifi?

There will be no hifi.

Don't you watch the news?
A no deal Brexit will bring 40 years of famine, plague, and pestilence, real biblical holocaust style, all that will be left is a Mad Max style wasteland inhabited by nothing but cockroaches.

It must be true, the BBC said so and they're unbiased

[Gaz]

Won't effect me even if we do somehow survive
Amp and CDP are Japanese
Speakers are British

No EU made stuff for me apart from my turntable and I wouldn't replace that if it broke

[struth]

most of mine bar my tt and my speakers that are homebuilt, is far east. not sure where the zbook is made but its components will be from over there. dunno where the nuraphones are made, but its an Aussie company. even the quad vena2 is china now.

[paulf-2007]

Speakers American, tt and amp Japanese, anyhoo, Dave my tech guy can fix anything.

[rdpx]

We're going on holiday to Italy this year, taking the car with us, through France and Switzerland, and always bring back a shed-load of food and wine (which has normally been much cheaper over there, than in the UK), so after Brexit, how much more expensive will it be...?

You should bear in mind that as well as any extra costs involved due to tariffs and the weak pound we might also have to contend with the old GOODS TO DECLARE lane at customs.

If limits are to be the same as they are currently for entry from non-EU countries that would limit you and Del to 4 litres of wine each, which is just 10.6 bottles.




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[Marco]

Yeah mate, that would be right shite!

We shall see what transpires in due course...

Marco.