@teo_audio - I thought this thread was long asleep.
I tried some cheap Chinese knock off isolation springs that copied Swedish engineered ones, and didn’t end up using them, they simply looked similar with no attention to their intended use.
I wouldn’t catergorise all stuff coming from Chinese sources as being knock offs however. Though it is rare, there exist some who are pioneers and skilled at their craft, nobbled no doubt by the overwhelming majority being the case you have presented.
As of now, seeing as I don’t use the cheap Chinese springs, I don’t have anything (that I am aware of) made in Asia in my system currently.
I would however admit that I would use a Denafrips DAC in my system without second thought, based upon having heard the Terminator in person.
I tried some cheap Chinese knock off isolation springs that copied Swedish engineered ones, and didn’t end up using them, they simply looked similar with no attention to their intended use.
I wouldn’t catergorise all stuff coming from Chinese sources as being knock offs however. Though it is rare, there exist some who are pioneers and skilled at their craft, nobbled no doubt by the overwhelming majority being the case you have presented.
As of now, seeing as I don’t use the cheap Chinese springs, I don’t have anything (that I am aware of) made in Asia in my system currently.
I would however admit that I would use a Denafrips DAC in my system without second thought, based upon having heard the Terminator in person.