A two page article from AUDIO magazine circa 1955. Consider this article in comparison to “Japan Goes Hi Fi.” How differently these two countries have developed since these pieces were written. Both certainly became manufacturing powerhouses, but Mexico has been much less able to keep the profits from those operations in their country. I have owned plenty of audio-objects made in Mexico (Fender guitar amps come to mind) but I have personally never seen a Mexican hi-fi brand. Anyone? Also: please note: this article is presented for historical reference only; I do not endorse the political/ethnic generalizations and characterizations that author makes.
4 replies on “Hi-Fi in Mexico 1955”
Hi,
exist some mexican hi-fi brands of speakers and there is one that produce since many years ago high quality amps, preamps, turntables & speakers. You can find more info here:
http://www.margules.com/
this company have offices and dealers in US also. They build the U280SC that is a full Class A tube amplifier that have good reviews.
Yes, the devopment of hi-fi is very limited in Mexico, regards
It is arrogant to suppose that the author of this piece, a Mexican of some status and wealth as can be inferred by his knowledge and business experience, knows less about Mexico or Mexicans than does an American who knows little about the history of that country.
Sure enough, Google reveals:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Mayer-Serra
What he says about Mexican technicians parallels my experience down there as a kid with my family. We drove down in Mexico with a then-new ’77 or so Dodge Monaco. My dad had cut the catalytic converter out because he didn’t like the sulfur smell, so the availability of only leaded gas was no problem. But the electronic ignition box had died and NO ONE in the city we were in had ever seen a distributor with no points. No one could figure it out and they were afraid of it. Nor would they just put in a old style one so we could continue on. Finally an American retired GM engineer was in there for some odd reason and was able to get us on the road with a brand new Mexican Chrysler distributor in fifteen minutes.
Well, I don’t know where your dad request the service. This things are only a high voltage inverter. Maybe the technicians doesen’t are familiar with this kind of items. My dad repair his electronic starter and the electronic distributor of his old notchback 1969, the only thing is learn about the operation of this products.