outsourcing from Germany to Ireland, now China. Other than that, the heel height was great and comfortable. I also took the speaker out on the lake one day to test the waterproofness of it. Eventually I got it zipped and it definitely contours my waist. There is random hissing, and electronic feedback constantly being created due to the wire. Item arrived well packaged, in perfect condition and as expected. I tried connecting it with my Sony x900e 4k TV, and it actually works really well. I found taking packing tape cut it in long ways an then tape it to the wall so the natural piece dont move. This tank is excellent. The RGB is just not good, if you expect to use anything out of the basic colors like red, blue, green, etc.