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chinese counterfeitng

I own dartzeel amp and preamp. I was checking out pricing and noticed dartzeel amp selling for $650 on ebay. I checked into this and they make it look externally the same but obviously not internally. The sellers were mainly from China.  If they can make the amp look real I bet is would be an easy process to fake a cable or anything else for that matter


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roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
Nothing wrong with EBay! I've bought plenty of fine vintage HiFi gear there - much at low prices!
honeybee2012
112 posts
 
I think the CHICOMs preference is “clone” rather than fake.....
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troutchoker
66 posts
 
The fake cables work fine.
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tomic601
12,862 posts
 
@whart having worked in that industry space, defense and commercial it is a known problem with much invested to keep those products out of the supply chain..... but they try and sometimes especially in Maintenance/ repair / overhaul get far along.... most get caught....

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tomic601
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Audioquest will check this for free, have your seller ship to them before payment and IF good they issue certificates of authenticity, then you pay
IF counterfeit, AQ destroys cables....,
IF your seller puckers, consider that....,,
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