^ i would guess the same. trs has stated in the past that bringing new products to market can have very high costs, so sometimes they share the start-up costs with other companies interested in producing the same product. so it doesn't surprise me to see the rings sold by other companies..
i was just surprised to see diode dynamics, who usually prides themselves on quality led products, selling a product with some pretty significant defects... i'm kinda glad i was wrong