Rhapsodio - A Unique Place Indeed - Product Impressions Thread - Page 4

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Originally Posted by Swimsonny 


The they said they were updating prices on there Site. Will update OP tonight but still, 5 BA fit under 600 dollars

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Originally Posted by goodvibes 

Those are $580 on their site. Still cheap.

It's now $680. Lol

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Originally Posted by tomscy2000 

 

I haven't been there, so no, I haven't tried any of their stuff, but I know who the owner is, and roughly what their connection is with their supplying designers. The new HK/Chinese business model for customs seems to be to centralize design and production, with differentiated products by brand. That way, they can centralize sources for bulk materials such as drivers, sockets, connectors, plugs, cables, etc. Even LEAR, whose production and design are probably separate from those of Rhapsodio and Tralucent, is really a purely 'in-house' endeavor --- they work with a hearing aid/mold company for production. So, in a sense, even customs are now becoming 'ODM/OEMed'.

So you are saying all the CIEM companies in HK/China are actually sharing 1/several designer(s)? That might help explaining the huge number of CIEM manufacturers in HK/China compared to the rest of the world.

Sorry but I don't really get what you meant by 'in house'. My impression was LEAR had their own lab and technicians? Or they are doing a part time job designing for someone else under a different name?

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Originally Posted by tranhieu 

So you are saying all the CIEM companies in HK/China are actually sharing 1/several designer(s)? That might help explaining the huge number of CIEM manufacturers in HK/China compared to the rest of the world.

 

Sorry but I don't really get what you meant by 'in house'. My impression was LEAR had their own lab and technicians? Or they are doing a part time job designing for someone else under a different name?

Not all companies, but some. I thought Lear had their own lab as well, but according to someone else (forgot who) they don't make the shells themselves.

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Originally Posted by tomscy2000 

 

Not all companies, but some. I thought Lear had their own lab as well, but according to someone else (forgot who) they don't make the shells themselves.

oh ok... 'cause I came across a mag in which there were several photos of their lab, or at least that's what I thought since that article was about LEAR.

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Originally Posted by tranhieu 

So you are saying all the CIEM companies in HK/China are actually sharing 1/several designer(s)?

     To be clear, this not the case for Heir Audio

The Lear brand in HK is designed and manufactured by themselves. They just have a cooperation with a hearing aid/ ear mold shop. 

Rhapsodio and Tralucent does look very a like though...

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Originally Posted by svyr 

TWFK + DD you say. Possibly cutting 1+2 on price, judging by their 5 driver offering price you say.

edit: aaah crap, it's $800 as well lol. unsubscribed. (looks like a traluscent incarnation )
also: >available in Hong Kong only, please visit us if u’re interested!
huuuwah.
http://rhapsodio-cmw.com/?p=11 <--- that says 3BA + DD, not DD+TWFK (2BA). Typo?
Where's you guys getting the speculative driver sizes, models, etc?
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ok, so you're saying they currently have the 3BA + DD, and that's separate, but they're planning a new 2BA(TWFK) + 6mm DD and that's not the page I linked to ?

Their website isn't very well-made, nor is it updated all that frequently... and AFAIK, they really don't do much international sale (if at all). Rhapsodio is just another shop in HK; it's just that the founder knows some of the same people as Tralucent, so their product lineup is going to be similar. Obviously, Tralucent is designated for international sale, while Rhapsodio is much more of a locally-focused endeavor.

I don't really know the details, but I think as of recent, Tralucent will be headed in a different direction; they originally started off as a joint venture between the original designing company and Tralucent, but with the new revisions, Tralucent is now with another production module. It's likely that Rhapsodio's stuff won't look or sound similar to Tralucent's in the future.

should be a typo.