Less Unethical Earphones

January 20, 2012 6:04 AM

Where can I find earphones not made in China? Recommendations please.

I just need a new pair for portable use. Price range under 100$ or so.

posted by ServSci to Technology (6 answers total)

Best answer: I am pretty sure that Grado SR60's are assembled in the USA, but don't know about their internal components.
posted by furnace.heart at 6:15 AM on January 20, 2012

Westone UM1's are made in the U.S. and if you look around you can find them for a little over $100.
posted by zadcat at 6:20 AM on January 20, 2012

Sennheiser manufactures some of their headphones in Ireland (or they did as of 2010) but it can be a little difficult to get more detail about which models.
posted by bcwinters at 6:42 AM on January 20, 2012

Does Taiwan count as China? My personal favorites are the Nuforce 700-series, and their staff has explained why.
posted by zombieflanders at 7:35 AM on January 20, 2012 [1 favorite]

Er...that should be "has explained why they do everything in Taiwan"
posted by zombieflanders at 7:57 AM on January 20, 2012

Response by poster: That's a nice response, I think, zombieflanders, but I'm a little nervous about it all the same.

I received an email back from Grado confirming that their manufacturing is all doing in NA, so I think I'll go with that.

Thanks though.
posted by ServSci at 8:06 AM on January 20, 2012