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A scary thought from Ellery911

I've thought about this for a long time and being a newbie to high end I just had to ask.

In a world where you can get fake Luis Vuitton bags, fake high $ watches (Rolex, Patek Phillipe etc), and knock-offs of just about any high $ product, have there been any instances of fake high end stereo equipment and if so, how does one avoid being the unlucky buyer?
ellery911
distortion
571 posts
 
Ohh yeah, Faccuphase and Fryston!!!

Seriously though, I have read about grey market units. Jolida and Electrocompaniet come to mind. I would bet that there are dozens.
prpixel
876 posts
 
Look at the stuff coming out of China.
rosstaman
455 posts
 
A few years ago there were fake NBS cables that I believe were coming from Asia. The merchant claimed to be an authorized NBS dealer, but when I spoke to the owner at NBS (I forgot his name), he never heard of the merchant.
rosstaman
455 posts
 
A few years ago there were fake NBS cables that I believe were coming from Asia. The merchant claimed to be an authorized NBS dealer, but when I spoke to the owner at NBS (I forgot his name), he never heard of the merchant. I would think in the field of audiophile components that cables would be the easiest to fake.
aroc
760 posts
 
How about high dollars items that sound like crap? I'm more worried about that than I about knock-offs.
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