M,
I don't see this as being off topic at all. As it relates to our fondness of said Chinese knockoff power cords is quite relevant to the cause. And while I personally don't like Jay's attitude towards imported speakers | think American made one's are the only ones worth pursuing, rubs me the wrong way | on top of that I see him as someone uncertain of his ultra high end ( much costlier ) purchases, in many ways like the average Joe, why in the hell would I need a dealer or consultant of his means telling me what I need to buy, when it's obvious he merely throws funds at big ticketed brands with his fingers crossed | comes away on YouTube admitting he made a mistake.
Maybe it's me?, but I have far safer dealing with the guys that run shops like Pitch Perfect | Don Better Audio | In Living Stereo, hell even Kevin Deal is a straight shooter that's honest about his products | of which I can respect compared to someone of means having the nerves to ask his viewers for funds as pantheons, to which o find to be a joke, if it cost that much to share one's videos?, shit you might wish to stop, because as I do the math, he has 16.3k subscribers, even at $1 per subscriber per month, one can easily pay their mortgage | car notes | utility bills and have change left over from said donations, this merely comes across as big pimping in our hood.
As for the customer trying to trade his NEARdost as real ones, I believe his name should be shown publicly at best. And as stated I caught that shit about " it's people like you causing American dealer to close their doors, due to lost sales " obviously this was from a dealer, but as I see it having worked during my youth as an audio hardware buyer, whom has traveled the globe seeking out interesting pieces of gear for our shops rather selective clients, I'm well aware of distributor | dealer markups and import fees, in my mind it's greed that's killing off many of these dealers, as well as their demeanor towards responding as if someone pulling up to their shop(s) in a less than $90.000.00 car isn't worth acknowledging upon entering their place, the whole snob think doesn't rub me as well as a down to earth dealer that goes out of their way to treat anyone as they deserve, human which is all anyone should except as they need us, and not the other way around, thanks to sites like HiFi Shark, all but electronics ( due to voltage requirements ), even foreign power cords, can have their plugs replaced, anything audio related can be purchased from around the globe at a faction of retail.
In my mind it's greed that's causing them to lose business | not one's willingness to seek out bargains or shop Chinese.
As always, let me keep my long winded shite in check.
'Nuff said.
