[Ron Capik]

Glenn Dowdy wrote:

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And this is serious, kind of. They have a speaker that looks like
this:

http://www.8thstreet.com/Product.asp...ory=Monitoring


Now, I've had these in my study for 10 years:

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com...ors?sku=600632

Now, purely on a visual level, wasn't it more effort to accomplish
that then to not?

I mean, years after all the court cases they had about the innards of
their gear, and this is what they keep putting out?

Why? What's the point?

I source speakers for a living, and for this price point some companies will
pick an off-the-shelf design from a Chinese manufacturer rather than pay for
tooling, which can get expensive. When I look at the two speaker sets, I see
such a design. I'm guessing that Roland bought it OTS, branded it Roland,
and had exclusivity for a certain length of time. If the Roland product is
discontinued, then the design is most likely available again. Behring picked
it up, changed the logo, and there you go. I also source PC gaming
accessories, and I've had the Chinese ODM offer me a design that has been a
best seller for the last few years under another brand, as the contract for
exclusivity on that particular product is over and the design has reverted
to the ODM.

Glenn D.

Put another way, marketing vs innovation [or engineering] they
went with marketing. It's a valid choice. Ethical? Well, it's a free
market.
[YMMV]


Later...

Ron Capik
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