They match identical as far as package and Amp go. But, on the searches I performed on the elite board, one of the mods stated that the Para I got (lot n63 exp 05/2003) was made in Turkey and half of the amps had real Parabolan and the other half were fakes... Also in the same post, some competing BB swore by these Paras (same lot #'s as above) and said they were a 100% legit. So pretty much, I'm confused as hell.. Thus I posted the pics to see if anyone can provide some insight from them.