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In Reply to: RE: FM Tuner Scandal posted by AbeCollins on December 10, 2010 at 07:03:52
Unless one is privy to internal documents, I think all that one can say is, that the two tuners look very similar.
It is not necessarily the case that the MD is a rebranded Parasound.
It is more likely, IMHO, that Parasound placed a big order with MD and got a discount, and was willing to live on a thinner margin while making it up in volume.
In either case, if the tuners are the same, the cheaper one is the better buy.
I have had a few bottles of $25 Atlas Peak Cabernet that come with a plain-ish label and which are supposedly overproduction from a vineyard that charges $85 a bottle. I don't think in that case it is fair to say that the $85 Cab is rebranded $25 Cab!
JM
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What year Atlas Peak cabernet, John?
....that they did in fact OEM the tuner electronics to Magnum Dynalab for Magnum's DT-5. I sent an email to Parasound's marketing dept and they replied back.
"Unless one is privy to internal documents, I think all that one can say is, that the two tuners look very similar."
Ah no. Did you look closely at the photos? EVERY connector on the back panels of each brand were IDENTICAL and were laid out exactly in the same position. Each tuner also had the same exact bracket on the left side to support the AM loop antenna. Both tuners operated exactly the same with the memory presets and other controls. The main front panel display was also identical. No, these two tuners shared the same electronics inside.
"It is more likely, IMHO, that Parasound placed a big order with MD and got a discount, and was willing to live on a thinner margin while making it up in volume."
I doubt it. If Parasound didn't make this tuner for Magnum, it is more likely that each manufacturer OEM'd them from some outfit in China. Magnum had zero experience with this type of "digital" tuner with full function remote control and memory presets. And the DT5 looks nothing like any other Magnum tuner of that era. Many Parasound products were made in Taiwan while Magnum is made in Canada. So it is highly unlikely that Magnum OEM'd their tuners to Parasound. It is much more likely to be the other way around.
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