It would be interesting to have a definitive source on who was the OEM for what, as I think many of the tribal wars are hilarious in that many of the different brands came from the same factories. How many turntables did CEC make for others? Certain Pioneer receivers look an awful lot like certain Realistic receivers... was Pioneer the OEM of Realistic or did they share a 3rd party OEM? Micro Seiki turntables had a hand in Luxman, Mitsubishi, others. Stax and Micro Seiki were in the same alley apparently, and maybe even shared a wall? A lot of those Marantz turntables that Marantz collectors pay good $$ for look an awful lot like the Realistic LAB turntables that nobody really pays good money for (I think they're both CEC? Maybe?)