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August 24th, 2010 – Gizmodo has a pretty damning article on the state of cheap earbuds. In the article, it outlines how all the companies making fashion earbuds likely use the same manufacturer and don’t even have inhouse designers or engineers. Companies in China offer a-la-carte choices, and all you have to do is order a few thousand to sell, and you can have whatever you want made.
I’m sure you all know that this kind of stuff happens with cheap consumer gear, but what you may not know is that some companies that offer full catalogues of entry-level audio equipment are doing the same thing. There are a lot of cheap guitar pedals, and even audio interfaces floating around. I’m not going to call out any companies, but be careful and do your research.
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