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<blockquote data-quote="OldOneEye" data-source="post: 4072172" data-attributes="member: 547986">I&#039;m not sure where you got that I said anything else.&nbsp; Does this build house build for other people?&nbsp; If no other company is involved, is every piece a custom, one off piece made specifically for that buildhouse?&nbsp; Or are pieces bought from a supplier in Asia anyone else can use (lets say for example... I don&#039;t know, Vifa?).I understand much more than you seen to think.&nbsp; I have friend who work for manufacturers, who do consulting work for manufacturers, who do design and consultinig work for manufacturers (including doing work for Tymphany when they set up their Chinese operation0 and in fact I had dinner with one of the guys who owns a larger buildhouse in China at CES.&nbsp; (Sonavox if you are curious).I also understand how they operate.&nbsp; A build house has certain off the shelf parts and certain custom parts.&nbsp; To have a part that doesn&#039;t really add that much to the performance (a basket or magnet) custom made takes tons of time and money.&nbsp; The parts that are easier to tweak (voice coil, surround, cone, etc.) are usually what is modified.So never said Ken didn&#039;t do the design work.&nbsp; I&#039;m asking a very specific question.&nbsp; Does the buildhouse that CDT use make drivers for other people?&nbsp; Ken designs it, probably owns the design, but that doesn&#039;t keep other people from making something similar, especially if the hard parts are available to anyone who wants them.So cliff notes:Does CDT&#039;s buildhouse make for other people?Does CDT&#039;s designs consist of only custom made parts, or are they using off the shelf parts?Do some other company&#039;s have access to similar hard parts?Typically there is a reason that stuff looks similar.Don&#039;t confuse my lack of posts with a lack of understanding of how the speaker business works.Juan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OldOneEye, post: 4072172, member: 547986"] I'm not sure where you got that I said anything else. Does this build house build for other people? If no other company is involved, is every piece a custom, one off piece made specifically for that buildhouse? Or are pieces bought from a supplier in Asia anyone else can use (lets say for example... I don't know, Vifa?). I understand much more than you seen to think. I have friend who work for manufacturers, who do consulting work for manufacturers, who do design and consultinig work for manufacturers (including doing work for Tymphany when they set up their Chinese operation0 and in fact I had dinner with one of the guys who owns a larger buildhouse in China at CES. (Sonavox if you are curious). I also understand how they operate. A build house has certain off the shelf parts and certain custom parts. To have a part that doesn't really add that much to the performance (a basket or magnet) custom made takes tons of time and money. The parts that are easier to tweak (voice coil, surround, cone, etc.) are usually what is modified. So never said Ken didn't do the design work. I'm asking a very specific question. Does the buildhouse that CDT use make drivers for other people? Ken designs it, probably owns the design, but that doesn't keep other people from making something similar, especially if the hard parts are available to anyone who wants them. So cliff notes: Does CDT's buildhouse make for other people? Does CDT's designs consist of only custom made parts, or are they using off the shelf parts? Do some other company's have access to similar hard parts? Typically there is a reason that stuff looks similar. Don't confuse my lack of posts with a lack of understanding of how the speaker business works. Juan [/QUOTE]

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