Will China become the poor man’s dealer for high end audio?
With the insane prices now being asked for audio equipment from manufacturers around the globe is china going to fill in the gap between the haves and have-nots.? We are already seeing some signs of this with manufacturers like Jays Audio and Denafrips offering product-performance prices below global market value. The only thing I see holding them back is they will always be one leg behind the rest of the world since they copy most of the technology they use and world wide acceptance.
Big +1 @lalitk I neglected to think of Eastern European nations. There is some great stuff coming out of Poland, Estonia, Hungary, etc. I’ve bought some excellent silver cables out of Latvia (LavriCables) that are outstanding for a fraction of the price of silver cables from more established places and that don’t even sound like “traditional” silver cables — time to reset your expectations here people! I come from finance, and money/capital is like water — it flows to the place of least resistance, and in money’s case where it also can earn the highest return. That’s just what it does, and there’s no stopping it. Good catch lalitk! |
No I have not heard AM. It is always hard to address these outlandish claims, because I would have to be a professional reviewer… and with an enormous amount of time on my hands. But I do have fifty years of experience in pursuing high end audio. As I moved along the path I developed more skills in listening and pealed the onion of sonic understanding so to speak. Additionally, along the way I have tried main stream products and lots of giant killers and budget solutions that were revolutionary. The funny thing is, after hundreds of auditions and with all the pieces I have ever heard, and owned, none of these has ever been true. Most recently, just to test the big claim that fake Nordost Odin 2 were nearly as good as the real thing. I bought couple pair. No surprise, they were not. There are a number of reasons that these giant killers are not, is simply because many of the great audio companies of the west have been at it for decades… improving all aspects through generation after generation, using more carefully chosen materials, parts, geometries etc. It isn’t as simple as a cleaver design and cheap labor. So maybe there is some startling discovery at AM that allows them to produce a component for $2.5K vs $20K component from ARC. If so, it is going to be flashed across the front pages of The Absolute Sound and Stereophile very soon. But for know I have my doubts. |
