OPPO Digital will gradually stop manufacturing new products
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This announcement seems to be US-centric; doesn't seem they (or OnePlus) will stop making phones.
The relationship is more that Oppo (phones) is owned by Oppo Electronics, which also owns a part of OnePlus. So OnePlus is kind of a competitor to Oppo, just not very fiercely.
Oneplus sold its phone on the back of the fact that it was a "startup". Then came this:
According to the Chinese government's documentation, the only institutional stockholder in OnePlus is Oppo.Although Lau initially denied that OnePlus was a wholly owned subsidiary of Oppo, upon release of the regulatory filings they admitted that they are owned by Oppo and are "in talks with other investors" (although nothing has been announced to date).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnePlus
The opacity of Chinese market was documented in another recent post too:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16726355
The amazing thing about the scam is that Chinese companies were filing correct numbers in China and fake revenue numbers in US. But with information not easily accessible people got away with it.
No. BBK Electronics owns Oppo, Vivo and OnePlus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBK_Electronics
I have seen the cheap prices for all sorts of Chinese Android phones on online shops, and wondered if each brand was real. It seems less likely knowing that OnePlus wasn't quite as it appeared.
Kudos to OnePlus marketing team I guess - certainly had a few people thinking they were a startup for sure.
>Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, OPPO Digital designs and markets high quality digital electronics that deliver style, performance, innovation, and value to A/V enthusiasts and savvy consumers alike. The company's attention to core product performance and strong customer focus distinguishes it from traditional consumer-electronics brands.
>With products that speak for themselves and relying on word-of-mouth, OPPO Digital does not have any dedicated Marketing and Sales personnel. We have spent most of all energy on product design and customer service. We pride ourselves on servicing all our customers right here in Menlo Park, California.
>Disclaimer: OPPO Digital USA does not carry any mobile phone products. We are not able to respond to any inquiries related to mobile phone products.
I'm pretty sure this is a different OPPO.
OPPO Digital (Chinese: OPPO影音)[1] is an independently operated overseas division sharing the brand name OPPO with OPPO Electronics, both owned by Chinese company BBK Electronics
I was hoping they would be developing these two further.
Both were well received by the audio crowd at large.
... Or maybe it's worth buying a reserve just as an investment. Some people regarded the PM-3 as one of the best value closed-back headphones on the market now[1][2]; there's a chance it may increase in price?
PM-3 Reviews:
[1] http://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/oppo-pm-3
[2] https://www.techradar.com/reviews/audio-visual/hi-fi-and-aud...
The main thing I'm worried about is the ear pads perishing over time - replacements will be quite difficult to find I think, once Oppo close up shop.
You'd save for a while to buy a vinyl LP, choose it carefully (besides radio play, you could also ask to play it for a bit at the store), take it home and listen to it a score of times in a row, perhaps in company.
Then lend it to the friend(s) who also loaned you their LPs. Eventually the LP would come to its place of honour on a shelf with a couple dozen others, to be played when the mood struck.
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Just as an example. I guess senn and Beyer are considered big names at this point but in the scheme of things, Senn has 2000 employees and Beyer has around 300.
They have a series of headphone enthusiast conferences called CanJam. I put mid-market as under 500 but others would put it under 1000, where the most interesting headphones are emerging.
As a younger generation starts buying homes, the passive speaker market benefits. But many remain happy with the convenience of portable/small speakers, so it's still a way smaller market than it once was.
Source: I work for a competitor of OPPO (still sad to see them go in a way).
They made, hands down, the best Blu-ray player. I've worked with every blu-ray player under the sun. Theirs was fast, featureful, and stable. It was something to be proud of; their engineering team always out-did themselves.
OPPO Digital will be missed.
[1] https://www.computeraudiophile.com/forums/topic/28569-sacd-r...
https://oppodigital.com/blu-ray-udp-205/lastbatch.aspx
and express your interest by giving them your email address. I've got my fingers crossed!
When I picked up my 1O5D at their headquarters in Menlo Park I was told that there is no relationship with Oppo Asia, the cell phone maker. They are two totally separate companies. They use the Oppo name under license.