I think there is still some quality hard trance being produced but the problem I have is that every dj and his dog are banging out the same tunes which has made me loose interest at the moment.
I want to hear dj' s playing a few different varieties of music in their sets, not just German marching music from start to finish !!!
For example I played the warm up set at the fridge last month, I didn' t have a clue on what style to play so I thought **** it I play a load of different styles, can' t loose.............and it worked !!!

I am still buying a bit of European stuff, mostly club trance but UK hard trance is the way forward for me personally, ok the kick drums might not be as fat but it has speed, purcussion, melody and nice bass lines, some of it sounds like hard house with a melody.........who cares, its different and its Brittish !!!