Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier?

Currently listening to a Chinese Icepower amp - 50ASX2SE into Klipsch Forte speakers.  $160 shipped.  Arrived in about 2 weeks.  Very smooth tube-like sounding with nice bass and midrange.  

I paid $20 for a Chinese tube preamp and modded it to a cathode follower circuit.  Sounds great buffering my DAC and phono preamp.  

Was a time when anything made in Japan was considered a joke.  Not anymore and China is following the same path.  I own a Chinese made 5 string banjo which costs $1,000 now.  It holds it own against a 5K American made instrument.  

I would certainly advise caution when purchasing this Chinese stuff but my experience has been good.  

dweller,

I beg your pardon...
BTW, It’s Math not Maths... (even my spellchecker flagged this one).
Now about that slave labor...
And " killing all spirit by the "noble" british empire" -Better work on your Hate as well, bub...

Is "It’s" after a comma really a capital letter?

Would there be a comma after "Math"?

Would the sentence be better if it did not start with "And" in that example?

Is space between quotation and Killing needed?

Should there be a space between the dash and "Better" as it is between "empire" and the dash?

A number of posts earlier in the thread discuss mahgister’s language skills. If your French is better than his English, you may try to tell him how you feel again.

Questions above are true questions. We all want to learn.

asiaaudiosoc4 posts02-05-2021 4:10am
.......Back on topic, if you look at the way Chinese counterfeits are made and sold you will realise they are not meant to replace the real thing and are also not meant to fool a buyer.........

That might be true for some items, for others, the exact opposite is the case. There are multitudes of counterfeit Chinese goods on the market that have every last detail of the original, every marking, including the brand name. This extends to the packaging, as well. Ebay is full of items like this, the auctions/sellers are located in China.

A shame he doesn’t have a grammarchecker.
But, when one replies with such a weak retort, grammar may not be a priority.

I lived in Shanghai for 5.5 years from 2009 to 2014. The knockoff bags, shoes, backpack, watches, etc etc all looked very good! But they were total and complete s**t! All of it. 
Some of the larger established Chinese brands are actually pretty good. Shengya, Cayin, etc are pretty good and very well priced, especially bought in China. I would be very wary of these look a like knockoff amplifiers being any good and would also be concerned about the safety of the product. No free lunch.