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In Reply to: RE: Accuphase Chinese Power Cord - Does This Look Familiar? posted by Mick Wolfe on February 11, 2023 at 12:33:01:
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.
Weird thing is, my wife Michelle asked me if I had $300.000.00 to spend on a system what would I buy?, looking to pursue either an integrated amp or pair of speakers of which I know I'd live happily with until the Creator called me home | buy one or the other first | then match them to the ideal amp or speaker depending upon which route I go with first?.
My dream amps are one or the other as stated here..., tube based it'd be the Kondo | Audio Note Japan - Overture Integrated Amp ( $33.000 or thereabouts ) or Dan D'Agostino Momentum Integrated Amp ( Silver | $34.000 )..., speaker wise while I'm a mini-monitor type of guy by choice, for the Overture, I'd go with a pair of Audio Note Model Ks ( finished in high gloss Apple ) |as for speakers to use with the Momentum Integrated Amp, I'd happily go outside of my known options and here go with a pair of Magico S3s ( finished in burgundy ) | source wise, I'd be content with either an Aurender N150 ( black ) | Denafrips Venus ll ( silver ) | cabling loom Driade IC's | SC's with Gigawatt PCs | Fidata HFU2 USB Cable, which combined is well under said pricing as per the wife's well wishes, so it seems I'm more included to spend the remaining balance on a few select Italian pieces of furniture spread about our home, as I've always been one whom believes in coming home to a peaceful | lovely to behold place to be shared with loved ones | others, as no one is allowed to sit on my speakers, spending $5.000-$7.500 on a very very comfortable leather sofa is more than welcomed.
As always, let me keep my long winded shite in check.
'Nuff said.
Edits: 02/11/23
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