Cool! One forum member pm'd me about this thread. Interesting.
First, to say some words about Purusha.
I know him (virtually) about 3 years, and he is allways honest and really great in business.
This is what I can tell from personal experience.
Nothing unexpected that some people make clones for commercial effort.
I seen 5(!) years ago Gyraf 1176 really shit built quality with very nice red pannels
sold in Israel by folk I know very good. $2400 for stereo 1176. Relax, not Purusha's work.
At this time i was working with small local r&d company (medical stuff). Boring
First I wanted to do when opened top cover of this 1176 is to throw out this man's
hands and put them by back side into his ass.
I really hate when crap quality DIY called "custom made" and sold for big money.
Maybe this moved me to let people DIY better quality stuff for themselves.
BTW, I have some effort from PCB's, to buy stuff like SSD/soundcard etc, but it is really small money.
If someone will ask me, if I feel ok with 33609 built by people from my PCB's nad Purusha cases, I'd say YES.
First, most DIY'ers can't afford 33609, so, let's move them down from potential A*S/NE*E customers.
I know one folk who did the studio for his wife (singer), and it's really cool when pcb design you did
helps people to make music.
Really, I don't care if someone sells units done from my PCB's to others.
It is on his own... BUT, if you call this professional, do it good from A to Z, not just nice front pannel.
Why? Because to manufacture good quality audio equippment, lab setup is not cheap, some knowledge acquired, etc...
Than you come to your own designs, if not completely stupid. This way price of clones comes up twice than originals...etc.
I think smart guys got my point. By the same way, I'd hate if 2254c will appear on Ebay built by ass hands.
OK, let's take a look from other side.
Purusha have enough effort from cases. I don't think he did clones for effort. Pointless.
But there's other word, jealousy. If your neighbour have better house, there's something wrong.
There can be people who simply hate him by this reason...
Just, to summarize... I like his cases and don't think he did clones for effort.