ngoshawk
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Better call it "OEM", because that's what it is and it is totally normal and legit. "Knockoff" implies that FiiO (illegally) copied Titan 1's design and manufactured their own IEM with the same design, which is (fortunately) obviously not the case and would be product piracy, depending on to what extent they copied the design. Instead, they reached out to DUNU and asked to make an IEM based on their (FiiO's) specs (cable, design, branding), which is a 100% legit thing and happening in the manufacturing industry everyday (many of products by brands like W, X and Y are actually made by brand Z as OEM commission for W, X and Y). FiiO didn't even "hide" the fact that the EX1 is manufactured by DUNU as OEM commission, as the IEMs also feature DUNU's branding on them, which I find a nice and transparent move from FiiO.
I've already agreed for my poor choice of wording there. Let's not beat a dead horse, please. I think the commitment between Dunu and Fiio is to be commended and I very much enjoy both of their products.