There is nothing a company, individual, or fake company can do cable wise that any individual can't do themselves. I do as much of my own audio assembly, room acoustics etc. as possible because I trust me more than them. Way less headache, way more satisfaction.
How Is This Possible? Must be Counterfeits
I just stumbled upon this website and they have branded products such as Nordost and Audioquest at about 10% of the normal retail. How is this even possible and if they are indeed fakes, how come companies like Nordost do not sue them? Truly puzzling. https://www.aliexpress.us/w/wholesale-nordost.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.search.0
@bigtwin -- Dang! Who blew it for the rest of us! I was rooting for that thread to make it to TWENTY PAGES...came up a few posts short. Rats. But for 2 years and 3 months it was glorious. |
Well, it is very possible that the Nordost hineymonkey buys it from China for 65 bucks and sells it to some audiogon savants for 65000. As soon as you see Nordost’s 65k price tag, bow down, provide your standing ovations, pay the 65k and..... visualize the soundstage opening and exploding like the big bang. |
@czarivey I agree and I would love to be able to own the real deal for $50 instead of $40,000 which I’m never gonna spend on a cable. But it isn’t the world we live in. |
Exactly right ... This is why we must buy nothing which is not a chinese product under a chinese brand name especially in audio ... I bought at a ridiculously low price a headphone amp +tube preamplifier Fosi and Douk... Incredible ratio S.Q. price ... I used it for movie from my computer with my speakers or Akg K240 headphone ... I will never bought a western product sold there with a western name... 😊
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@roxy54 Counterfeit Chinese Cables. Gone..... but not forgotten. I'm thinking we should start another thread by the same name, but this time the subject will be "are the people making the cables actually Chinese, or Counterfeit Chinese" Should be good for 20 pages! 🤣 |
You must have been vacationing on the moon for the last two years. As @bigtwin said, every aspect of the subject has been discussed on the thread he mentioned. Coincidentally, the thread was just closed yesterday due to the posts of a well know troublemaker on this site, but it has not been removed, so there's plenty to read. |
@ronkent And therein lies the $64,000 Dollar Question. It's become a big crap-shoot when buying any used cables these days. The short answer would be just don't. Otherwise Let common sense prevail. Insist on the original invoice for the manufacturer. Lots of detailed photos. Does the seller have a 5 star rating from numerous buyers? In the end, you pay your money and you take your chances. IMHO Cheers. |
What is the cost of a Nordost Odin cable ? 😊 Many, many thousand bucks ... There is nothing puzzling... They are fake sold at 100 bucks... Only helpless people can believe this is a deal ... The problem is some helpless people buying them can decide to resell them as true Nordost Odin ... Then helpless people became a bandit ... And bigtwin is right ...There is another thread check it ... Cables thread are most of the times useless...
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@ronkent Before we start yet another thread on this topic, check out this thread that is up to 19 pages of comments and still going. Everything that can be said, has been said. Cheers.
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