Yes. If you’re a boutique hardware company that has very much sold itself on being locally made in Sweden, yes. I also for example use Prism Sound gear made in the UK. If it was outsourced I’d be equally concerned. My Italian Rancilio coffee machine is made in… Italy. German cars are made in… Germany. It’s a sign of quality, honesty and authenticity, especially when the companies themselves are based in countries with a pedigree in their area. So, yes, I’d expect my high end Swedish drum machine to be made in… Sweden. Elektron know this and used it as a major selling point for years. All over their website and marketing. Come on now, we all know this.
Please don’t try to turn this discussion into some nationalism thing - that is clearly not what this is about or being discussed and it is a strawman question that you posed. Exactly the same discussion would be being had if Elektron was based in Poland and outsourcing to Sweden.
When companies scale up, there are plenty of concerns about direction if you like buying from small, bespoke companies. I’m not sure that’s something in doubt and it appears to me that is whats going on; it seems to the outsider that Electron is beginning that scaling-up process. Cost savings have costs, of course. That is my point.