Has anyone noticed American Audio Copying?

   

Its amazing how much copying American Audio does.. Just look at this!!!

These are basically the Hdj-1000s!!!
http://www.djsound.ru/files/55671/HP-700_190.jpg

The Stanton st-150
http://www.djsound.ru/files/55673/HTD-4.5_190.jpg

The Technics 1200's
http://www.djsound.ru/files/55678/PowerDrive_22_190.jpg

The Numark turntable (cant remember the name)
http://www.djsound.ru/files/66528/DTI1.8_100.jpg

American Audio is a OEM company - a group that collectively funds R&D - thats why a lot of them are lookalikes. Stanton is also in this group to a certain extent. the one you labled as 1200 was actually originally a JB systems (Hi-Q20 or something i beleive); also a OEM device then. There are a lot of HDJ 1000 lookalikes - american audio, akiyama, and macmah but to name a few - again - OEM....

old forum, but let's reply for once:
The American Audio HTD 4.5 has different specs from the stanton, only the housing is OEM and was used by DAP, JB-Systems etc. The turntable is however a unique American Audio Product. The cd-players in the CDI series and the headphones (hp700, 500 and 200) are real OEM products, as is the turntable you compare with Numark.

what is an OEM company.. n theres is alot of cheaper comanys "copying" i have noticed.. probably this OEM thing you talk about :P

Poster: sjtoffelaer
The turntable is however a unique American Audio Product.

 
It's not an unique product, it's 100% the same turntable as Synq, Reloop, Akiyama etc has. AM-Audio doesnt have an turntable that's not OEM, all the turntables are!

but this stuff haven't the same quality... we can call that "imitations"?

The OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) is the manufacturer -often in China- that actually makes the stuff. American Audio and others buy the OEM-equipment from the OEM and have their label printed on it so they can sell it as an American Audio/Stanton/Citronic/Synq product. Except for the label and sometimes the color, these OEM products are usually identical to each other.

However, large "OEM shoppers" like American Audio and Stanton can also ask the OEM to change the product to their needs. So sometimes, not all OEM-products that look the same are equal. For instance, Stanton has a version of the high torque "super OEM" turntable with a different tonearm. Other OEM shoppers may ask for software modifications, different faders, extra option etc.

American Audio is not only an OEM-shopper. It also has some products that are not sold by other brands.

Poster: Marrabas
but this stuff haven't the same quality... we can call that "imitations"?

 
It has the same quality, the print circuit board, faders, tonearm etc they are all the same. The only thing an "manufacturer" (because AM-Audio, Reloop, Synq and all the others aren't realy the manufacturers of these turntables and cd players) can change are the color, the logo and the options like an line output like synq has, the key correction like the Stanton ST-150. All the extra's are options (opt-in), it's all notified in the list i have from the original manufacturer in China.

When let's say AM-Audio orders the turntables at the original manufacturer the only thing they have to do is fill in an list with the opt-in items they want to have, send logo and color information and the container can be shipped within six weeks from china to europe.

so...why the price is not the same