There's no doubt the Asian audiophile takes his/her listening very seriously, and I have to say in general they do have a very good 'ear'. They tend to focus on tone colour and such like, and a good many audiophiles in Asia levitate towards hgh effeciency horn/concentric driver/compression drive type speakers such as GRF Tannoys, JBLs, Altecs, Jensen Imperials and so on. This of course allows them to explore the very real magic of SET amps and older tube amps such as the Marantz 8B. These folks take audio very seriously indeed. Imagine building a 60ft folded horn into your house (Horn and Garden Magazine). The Asian market has realized just how good some of the older stuff is and have bought a lot of it up and shipped it to Hong Kong, China, Malaysia Japan etc. This has driven the price of the older stuff through the roof. I think this generalization about Asian audiophiles holds true for the most part.

I wouldn't agree with the bit about German audiophiles; what about Acapella's glorious speakers or einstein audio gear?