Truth or Marketing BS?

[VacuumVoodoo]

I have decided to dig deeper into this.....I'll be back!

[Phil_S]

That's disturbing. Lying, that is.

[Leo_Gnardo]

Aw don't worry. WE all like you, right guys n gals? Who doesn't like VV? See - nobody.

It's awful that a Chinese company would fib about amps "hand built in the USA." What next, melamine speakers & ethylene glycol in the filter caps? Tubes full of Beijing smog instead of vacuum?

Hey if that logo lights up from behind, cool! That's all I need. Hand me the check book, that's worth at least $3500 right there.

[VacuumVoodoo]

I'm baaaack! No mystery. This was later followed by a private mail from Phil Jamison

"On Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:46:57 +0100, Christine Yoo <sales@matchlessamplifiers.com> wrote:

> Hi Aleksander,
>
> Wow, that’s pretty brazen of them. Thanks for letting us know about
> this. We are seeing our amps and logo being used inappropriately more
> often these days, unfortunately. They will be receiving a letter from
> us shortly.
> Thank you,
> Christine
>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:56 AM
> To: sales@matchlessamplifiers.com
>
> Hi,
> I received an email from this Chinese company:
> http://www.goldeamusic.com offering their services and seeking
> cooperation.
> When clicking on the "Company" button I see a photo of the Independence
> amplifier that looks lifted from your website with GOLDEA logo pasted in
> place of MATCHLESS logo.
> I wonder if you're aware of this. I am of course assuming this to be the
> case as I wouldn't imagine even for a second that you would go the cheap
> off shore labor way.
> Best Regards
> Aleksander Niemand
> (Tubewonder & Zagray! Amps)

[Leo_Gnardo]

I'm baaaack! No mystery.

Your research is "matchless!"

Hey, got a match?

[Phil_S]

You'd think they'd come up with a name that appeals. GOLDEA? Yeah, you can plug your Gipson into it. The perfect match.