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In Reply to: The biggest perpetrator, posted by sser2 on November 13, 2022 at 19:43:52:
and did it not only for legal reasons. Marketing wise it was also pertinent and it is done all the time (you really don't want a list of names). It all started back in the 70's because the tubes being pumped out by the usual were sub-par. If Mike didn't get the ball rolling we most likely wouldn't have any whatsoever and the market might have collapsed. China was late to the market and their early efforts sucked.
I would have thought by now that when purchasing 'Gold Lion' new, people would know it was made to the highest available standard at a reasonable price in a Russian factory. If he was interested in profit only he would have bought up every nos USA and GB tube he could and charge loads of money for them later on. HiFi was a small market compared to musicians i.e. guitar players
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