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Mariusz alluded to an Onkyo iPod dock that is the same as the Wadia (http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=76916.msg726613#msg726613).
Steve: Point taken, but I would be very surprised if the Wadia were NOT a virtual clone of a "big box" company's dock.
I have a tiny integrated amp from Hong Kong that was built by one manufacturer and marketed by another organization as their own. The laws regarding intellectual property are much hazier in Asia than the here.
I have a tiny integrated amp from Hong Kong that was built by one manufacturer and marketed by another organization as their own. The laws regarding intellectual property are much hazier in Asia than the here. This branding issue is already a challenge as many fine manufacturing organizations engage in this practice to keep their assembly lines running. There are numerous products from Asian manufacturers that can be found (particularly on Ebay) wearing a different label that are of equal quality to that manufacturers "in-house" brand for steep discounts. Unlike the Lexicon/Oppo issue I don't see a "victim" in this practice. BTW, in regards to the Lexicon/Oppo thing, why does Oppo not share some of the blame/bad press w/ Lexicon. They must have been aware what was going on.I also have a Decware amp and an integrated amp from a small Serbian company , Dayens that I'm sure that the badging and manufacturer are the same. The fact that they may have used a design or circuit that was originally some one else's does not seem to enter into this debate.Again, I don't know whether the last is true but there are few "new" circuit designs. I don't know where to draw that line.
TheChairGuy:Sorry, but I'm not accepting your plea for blissful ignorance. The high-end audio industry is relying on people just like you to keep them afloat. I see your blase attitude as symptomatic of the toxic mystique cultivated by high-end reviewers and manufacturers who want you to feel that blah blah blah