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Post Subject: East vs. West in the PurePower front.Posted by Romy the Cat on: 3/9/2012

Since yesterday I have received a number a number emails regarding the recent PurePower organization events. Some of them asked me why a post was removed from my site yesterday. The post was from the user “Jorge “and it was deleted by request of the author. I uselessly do not do it but I did agree with his reasons. The emails that I was getting did share their concerns about the fate of PurePower and expressed concern that legal fights and ambiguity of ownership might kill the product. My opinion worst as little as anyone else but I decided to share my opinion publicly in order to stop the emails on the subject.

So, what has happened with PurePower? Ironically I do not particularly care as the fate of one or another company is the subject that I have no interests. If tomorrow I see 2346 PurePower-like companions and all of them produce contestable products then I would be hugely welcome to it as it will allow for us, the consumer to get better products as the result of the competition. My agenda in this whole story is to get better Sound and I have absolutely no loyalty of support to anybody – whoever delivery better sonic solution is the winner in my book. Sure the subject of ethics is important but my experience indicates that ethics and ability to delivery better sound are unavoidable bound together.

In case of the Canadian PurePower and their Taiwanese former manufacturers something did not work for them. Somebody fluked up somebody and their ways went apart. It happened all time and business and I have absolutely no interest to research deeply who was right or who was wrong. Taiwanese claimed that Canadian did not paid on time but the amount that they claim is delinquent is absolutely laughable. Delinquency on payments is unfortunate norm and there is zillion of other ways to address it besides to that way how Taiwanese did it – begin to sell the PurePower products under own names. The email that Taiwanese broadcasted (and I read it) with calls to take advantage of the short-term opportunity and to cash on the few counterfeited units did clearly indicated their long-term intentions. Again, I still have no judgment against Canadian or Taiwanese PurePower but I do care who is in position to delivery better sound.

Canadians did in my view very smart thing – they extended the production facility in Canada and took the production in house. They ended up with a revision version of the PurePower regenerator (was announced just yesterday) with many reportedly dramatic changes. I do not know anything about the new Canadian PurePower regenerators to bring the production and redesign the product in house is in my view an indication that they have money, engendering recourses and will to maintain and to improve the product. Taiwanese on another hand with not show up anything besides stealing the Canadian PurePower web site, ignore the US trademarks, disregard the decision of US court, and employing the dirtiest scams in the industry to distribute their illegal products. So, I naturally have no sympathy to Taiwanese former PurePower maker but I still feel that if they will be able to make the PurePower regenerator to sound better then Canadians than I am willing to close my eyes to anything.

So, I do not know if Taiwanese former PurePower makers even have any sonic objective. I did look at their material that they try to present as their “original” and it was kind of funny. They promised that their PurePower will be able to charge you iPad if there is no electricity. Well, I am sure that with this in mind then will go very far for people who are looking for better Sound.

I think that in contrary to the predication that I got in my emails the whole PurePower events are very positive. The Canadian PurePower were always very difficult with meeting any units delivery deadlines as they always were the subjected of the units shortage. Now they have everything built-in house and they presumably have no problems to get whatever they need. The need to compete with Taiwanese PurePower force the Canadians to make presumably better unit – they good for us! I wish Taiwanese come up with better unit as well and it would force the Canadians to jump out of skin again and introduce a remote control, IP management and on-board power analyses, something the PS Audio has for years and something that PurePower shall have in my view.

Unfortunately I do not think that Taiwanese PurePower might be any long-term challenger. It looks like Taiwanese are looking to sell a few units while the PurePower publicity still works for them. The time will show what the objectives they have but knowing who they are dealing with sales-wise I expect that the Taiwanese PurePower will be sold only from white vents as “fall out of truck” items.

I think that most interesting in the PurePower saga will be not what is going on now but what will happens with next release of PurePower, not even that one that they just announced but the next one, something that they will do in future. This will clearly indict the direction the company will go. My predation that PurePower of Canada will continue to develop their products but Taiwanese PurePower will fade out. For sure Taiwanese manufacture is a large production facility and the do lot probably good commercial and industrial products but they most like will lose any Sonic credentials very soon. Did you ray to buy Chinese high end-audio products that became very popular recently on eBay? They are beyond of being horrible not to mention that they last no longer then the Chinese shoes you buy for $7.99 and trash after the very first rain. Unfortunate it is a sad fact that Chinese makers without western managerial Supervision make crap. It is very mach not the racist statement but the observation of business executives I know who evolved in very serious commercial production in China.

Rgs,
Romy the Cat

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