Simaudio & the Art of Local Manufacturing - Origins | Nimbleness | Repairability

This week, host Jorden Guth is joined once again by Simaudio product director Dominique Poupart and marketing director Étienne Gautier to discuss how making its products locally affects the quality of the components, their serviceable life, rolling changes to production, and adapting to tough times like global pandemics. 

Sources:

North Collection: https://simaudio.com/en/product-category/north-collection/

“Simaudio’s North Collection: The Future of Hi-Fi?” on the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast: https://www.soundstage.life/e/simaudio-s-north-collection-the-future-of-hi-fi/

“Simaudio’s Moon 791 Streaming Preamplifier: Uncompromised” by Doug Schneider: https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/opinion/1841-simaudio-s-moon-791-streaming-preamplifier-uncompromised

“Moon by Simaudio Has Exited the Echo Chamber” by Dennis Burger: https://www.soundstageaccess.com/index.php/feature-articles/1201-moon-by-simaudio-has-exited-the-echo-chamber

“Simaudio’s Étienne Gautier & the Art of Marketing Moon” on the SoundStage! Audiophile Podcast: https://www.soundstage.life/e/simaudio-s-etienne-gautier-the-art-of-marketing-moon-baumgartner-restoration-taskmaster/

Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:31 The origins of Simaudio
00:04:03 How manufacturing at home keeps a company nimble 
00:22:03 Music Break: "Threads of Smoke" by Tamuz Dekel
00:23:14 Local manufacturing’s impact on repairability
00:49:24  "Alice Loses Her Temper" by Maybird