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Hi everybody,
anyone who knows if Oasys' are completely Made in Japan as the label on the back panel reports, or there are parts which are products of China?
Silly question.......may be..... :roll:
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when i was inside the oasys, there were a few microchips like "GENESIS Display perfection" that said "China" on them
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Vadim wrote:when i was inside the oasys, there were a few microchips like "GENESIS Display perfection" that said "China" on them
.....obviously counterfeit...... :D
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tonybanks wrote:
Vadim wrote:when i was inside the oasys, there were a few microchips like "GENESIS Display perfection" that said "China" on them
.....obviously counterfeit...... :D
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I can't imagine any electronic product that doesn't have SOMETHING that is made in China/HongKong, even if it is just tiny parts used on larger parts.

At least by U.S. standards, the term "Made in xxx" means the majority of the manufacturing of the product has to be performed in that country.
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MartinHines wrote:I can't imagine any electronic product that doesn't have SOMETHING that is made in China/HongKong, even if it is just tiny parts used on larger parts.

At least by U.S. standards, the term "Made in xxx" means the majority of the manufacturing of the product has to be performed in that country.
Unimaginable!!
My thoughts exactly.
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tonybanks wrote:Hi everybody,
anyone who knows if Oasys' are completely Made in Japan as the label on the back panel reports, or there are parts which are products of China?
Silly question.......may be..... :roll:
The OASYS is assembled at Korg's factory in Japan: http://korgtech.co.jp/. Components may come from many different places.

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in general IT'S MADE IN JAPAN! period.
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danatkorg wrote: The OASYS is assembled at Korg's factory in Japan: http://korgtech.co.jp/. Components may come from many different places.

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Dan
That is an interesting website. I can't read Japanese, but looking at the headings I get the impression that KorgTech is advertising their services. Do they do work for other companies there?
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MartinHines wrote:
danatkorg wrote: The OASYS is assembled at Korg's factory in Japan: http://korgtech.co.jp/. Components may come from many different places.

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Dan
That is an interesting website. I can't read Japanese, but looking at the headings I get the impression that KorgTech is advertising their services. Do they do work for other companies there?
Apparently so. I don't know much about it, actually, but my impression is that this company is run as a separate business.

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....but you know the sticker that says "Made In Japan", where is that made? That's kept me awake many's a night :wink:
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Derm wrote:....but you know the sticker that says "Made In Japan", where is that made? That's kept me awake many's a night :wink:
LOL :D :D

Damn, now I am going to be thinking about that too !
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Derm wrote:....but you know the sticker that says "Made In Japan", where is that made? That's kept me awake many's a night :wink:
ROFLMAO!
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There is a easy way to work out if anything is made in China.

Lick the paint. If you can taste lead then it is made in China.
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Daz wrote:
Derm wrote:....but you know the sticker that says "Made In Japan", where is that made? That's kept me awake many's a night :wink:
LOL :D :D

Damn, now I am going to be thinking about that too !
.......the perils of the conscious consumer :roll:
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