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Tired of bootleg

I hate to be a goodie two shoes, but I've been seeing postings
for "Nordost" cables from Beijing. I was curious because the price was tempting so I contacted the seller and asked for serial #s. Long story short, no serial #s and a lot of fancy talk about "cut cables, dealer terminated, blah, blah, etc".
I both have Nordost cables AND wish they were a fraction of the price but it just bugs the hell out of me that some schmuck is pushing this junk and afraid someone might buy into it. When buying used, I recommend always asking for the serial #s and calling Nordost to confirm that they are real. This should at least keep the bootlegging down a bit. If I'm ever wealthy, I will gladly pay full retail for their, to my ears, excellent products.
moryoga

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mechans
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I have bought used from Agon members of good standing with fine results. I also buy some cheap but real stuff. Like Pheonix Gold Speaker cables and entry level Audience ICs called Audience Conductors, I didn't even know they existed until a dealer asked if I might be interested having been an Au24 buyer in the past. You don't have to pay a kings ransom for good sound.
I did buy some so called Cardas Jumpers that were suspicious and indeed turned out to be some home made all Cardas parts Jumpers a guy had been putting together. They work quite well really, but I had thought I was buying a true Cardas made product, which it turns out I was not.
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