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In Reply to: For Ray Kimber: Over on the goN' a person moniker "badgirl' seems to have an awful lot of Kimber for sale posted by Elizabeth on January 11, 2011 at 06:25:54:
I lived in Hong Kong for ten years, from 1992-2002, and visited there and Guangdong in the past summer. We do have to be careful about any ethnic stereotypes, which I sometimes see expressed on hi fi forums. With regard to our hobby, there are in my opinion a lot of very good things being made in China now--especially a lot of tubes and tube equipment--preamps, power amps, headphone amps, etc. Though one has to research what is good and what is not, the bargains can be fantastic. Some Chinese cables also look promising, though I have not experimented with them.However, it is true that there are a some counterfeit products being sold. Besides gray market stuff, I can say that some fakes are quite convincing looking. While I was talking to a friend on the street this past summer, my 12 year old son bought from a mobile vendor a pair of fake Monster Beats by Dr. Dre headphones. I don't think the actual Monster phones would be the best for the money, but that's not the issue.... My friend and I thought that the headphones at that price were probably fake, and I wasn't happy about my son wasting the money. Research confirmed that they are indeed imitations. They are being sold everywhere, and Monster has been issuing warnings about them. The fake ones are packed in a fancy box that at first looks identical to the real one, but the cardboard is actually thinner. The differences in appearance of the headphones are quite subtle, but definite, and the phones are simply not the actual Monsters. As everyone warns, the cables also break off easily. The fake set even came with a copy of Monster's magnetic headphone pouch. Anyway, it amazed me that some company made such an elaborate effort to create an imitation version of the item with all its accessories. Kimber Cables are quite popular among audiophiles worldwide, and it would probably be easier to copy those than the headphones.
Anyway, I would some day like to try some of the properly marked Chinese audio cables. Some of the silver ones look interesting, and are relatively inexpensive. One might find an even better deal if one could actually visit the markets.
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