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<blockquote data-quote="Brent Handy" data-source="post: 139588" data-attributes="member: 2097">Re: MG and IP theftOk, I have to say, you obviously are not in sales, service or installation, because saying Peavey has been ripping people off for decades is NOT correct.&nbsp; The EV and PV boxes are not identical, are not even constructed the same way (the Peavey is a much, MUCH, bigger PITA to service), they do not sound the same or have the same driver technology. The EVs hold up much better as well.&nbsp; If they were exact copies, there would be little difference.From my perspective, Peavey releases, or has released, cool technology and trade shows, and other companies have copied the concept and beat them to market with it.&nbsp; Case in point, Peavey IPR amps.&nbsp; Heck, they were in to their IPR2 version before they started shipping the whole line.&nbsp; We had amps on order for three years before they shipped.&nbsp; The ones that did show up arrived without lids, did not work, etc. Meanwhile, Crown and others began shipping their lightweight technology amps.&nbsp; If anything, Peavey is copied more than it borrows.That said, there have been former JBL and EV speaker designers working for Peavey.&nbsp; The industry is small.&nbsp; There might be similarities or evolutions of previous designs of work they did with other manufacturers.&nbsp; It happens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brent Handy, post: 139588, member: 2097"] Re: MG and IP theft Ok, I have to say, you obviously are not in sales, service or installation, because saying Peavey has been ripping people off for decades is NOT correct. The EV and PV boxes are not identical, are not even constructed the same way (the Peavey is a much, MUCH, bigger PITA to service), they do not sound the same or have the same driver technology. The EVs hold up much better as well. If they were exact copies, there would be little difference. From my perspective, Peavey releases, or has released, cool technology and trade shows, and other companies have copied the concept and beat them to market with it. Case in point, Peavey IPR amps. Heck, they were in to their IPR2 version before they started shipping the whole line. We had amps on order for three years before they shipped. The ones that did show up arrived without lids, did not work, etc. Meanwhile, Crown and others began shipping their lightweight technology amps. If anything, Peavey is copied more than it borrows. That said, there have been former JBL and EV speaker designers working for Peavey. The industry is small. There might be similarities or evolutions of previous designs of work they did with other manufacturers. It happens. [/QUOTE]

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