And it‘s all stardust anyways, so nothing matters…
Elektron is swedish and it is allowed to prefer it manufactured in sweden.
It would be unfortunate if the festivities turned into a debate about origins … please choose your words carefully … there is no need to make or stoke a drama over this fairly old ‘news’
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The e25 sells for a premium price and is touted as being hand-built. I ordered one knowing it isn’t made in Sweden. I would’ve preferred for it to be made is Sweden. I think things made in Poland are fine.
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It’s not made in Poland though… it’s assembled in Poland. All parts come from the same source.
It does not matter if made in Poland, Sweden or Estonia
What matters is the quality of components and above all a Quality Control
And I suspect that the Quality Control of Elektron is not top, there is already someone complaining about e25 DT misalignment
But also users with rough knobs and all sort of other issues on the regular device which I would not want on a €1k machine
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For the limited “hand-built” e25 series that sell for more $ than the originals, I would’ve preferred for them to be assembled in Sweden and for the build to be of higher quality.
Would it make better music?
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I was disapoibted when I saw the black ot made in poland but ok I undersrand for a masse product but for a limited edition I would expect something from sweden. Ppl saying there is no diffirence are lying to themselve. Everyone want made in japan, made in usa, made in germany and of course made in sweden from a sweden company.
It would be expensive to move assembly back to Sweden (just for these). How can the build be of better quality when it is using the same components? You have testing & quality assurance on the assembly line.
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e25 series are the same machines except with shiny steel faceplates. Anyone buying these obviously care more than just about how they sound?
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If they are already taking extra time with the “hand-built” process, they might as well double-check components as well as fit & finish imo.
Its not a rational subject. Its about feeling. Sure it will sound the same. But the value and the love you put in an object is also linked with this sticker.
Damn….this guy is out trolling me. Props, my guy.
I pass the torch……
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There isn’t a difference. I am telling you from literal experience of working in US hardware assembly & then hardware assembly in Poland. Specifically Dell (computers & servers) when they moved production to Poland in 2008. Every company that has moved assembly to Poland follows the exact same practice. The ‘Made in X’ sticker is really misleading to consumers (just look at all the misconceptions in this thread) because the more accurate representation is ‘Assembled in X’. It’s sexy to consumers to have a product that says ‘Made in X’, and local governments (Poland not being an exception here) will typically require that it says ‘Made in X’ for exactly that reason. It’s a symbol of pride for that country.
Almost every part in the assembly process is already made; rarely anything gets “made” in the factory. You start with an empty chassis, you take a motherboard from a box and a line worker screws it in to the chassis. The chassis with the motherboard moves down the assembly line, and another worker installs other components on top of that. Then it goes on and on, until it reaches a testing station (that runs computer tests for passes and checks). Then there is an additional quality control check done by people who inspect for defects, loose components, misaligned elements etc.
Why Poland? Because it is a central shipping location in Europe from a view of logistics, and because they don’t have the euro currency. It comes down to cost savings across the board.
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This is pointless discussion. For the label boy Prints - My Leica was made in Portugal. Does it make it less Leica? Its not BETTER machine if made in company’s origin country. It does not matter nowadays. One might prefer it, but it does not make it worse machine if assembled elsewhere. On the positive note, Poland is one of few countries where you can be 100% positive it will be made / assembled by born Polish 
You can always remove the sticker. Lets close this thread.
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I’m polish - english is not my native language, but I as far as I understood the announcement, the faceplates are hand made in Sweden - not the whole unit.
Correct.
First of all, you should be more careful with such statements, as especially people with Polish roots, who have already listened to many prejudices about “poor quality”, may feel offended.
Then I can tell you that the quality of a product depends on the quality management of a company and has NOTHING to do with the COUNTRY in which it is manufactured.
Please leave your dusty prejudices in some drawers, but not here in this forum.
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I didn’t even know Sweden was a mark of quality, all ive known Sweden for is Reason, Elektron, Tomas Brolin and ABBA.
If my Elektron device was made in Poland that wouldn’t bother me in the slightest.
Nowadays, Poland has the same machinery as in Germany, but the manpower is still cheaper. Engineers are top notch. Eastern Europe has changed dramatically. Especially Poland, Baltic States, Czechia, Croatia.
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