Knockoffs- how can they just advertise so easily?

Do you mean the actual physical product? Or looking at pictures of them.

I just quickly looked up Transparent FAQ, and this is what is says:

Where are your products made?

Transparent cables and power products are designed, developed, and distributed by highly skilled craftspeople in Maine, USA!

Transparent designs and specifies all cables and connectors for the entire Transparent line-up, including all audio, digital audio, HDMI and USB cables, power cords, and power conditioners.

 

Which does not answer the question!

@marshinski15

 

Tell us more. What is your system? There is a place to put photos and ID your components under your UserID. What experience do you have with which other cables?

‘A couple years ago someone started a thread on fake Nordost Odin 2 interconnects. Well, I happen to have had a set of real Odin 2 interconnects at the time. So, not to encourage companies to sell fake stuff, but to be able to speak with understanding on the subject I bought a pair from AliExpress. Then I did a comparison after running them in for a couple weeks on my break in system. They were not even a close second. Not in the same ballpark.

 

By the way most of my permanent interconnects are Gen 6 Transparent… which are simply stunning for the price.

 

In addition I have seen several videos of folks that have dismantled fake interconnects revealing silver coating / paint to make copper look like silver etc.

So, I did one serious analysis of a fake. The result is as expected. I don’t want to buy any more encouraging this unethical practice.

I also worked on mainland China for a couple of decades, often with contract manufactures. Some of them do a run for a US company, then keep going. But this is unlikely to ever happen with high end interconnects, because I don’t know of any that are made there and if they did they would prevent it. It happens with cheap goods where the parent company does not protect their intellectual property. I assure you that fake iPhones are not manufactured in China. Apple protects their IP.

It is easy to operate in China and not loose IP or have fakes made, be a competent business man, and have someone present there to prevent it.

Mainland China does not have patent laws that outsiders can use after the fact to prosecute Chinese companies. This should never be a formula for any company to protect their intellectual property. If you do, this is just plain lazy.

ghdprentice, Hi, I have a very nice but budget minded system. More on that later. I recently purchased a new tube amp, Audio Hungary Qualton P 100. 1/2 of my pair of Audio Art AAC Statement e SC Cryo Speaker Cables didn’t reach the tube amp. Out of impatience I purchased a single old 15 foot Transparent Ultra MM. Ends up I like it and started looking for a pair of G5 supers or ultras at 10/12 feet. The old MM I have I will move to the center, and the Audio Art Cables will go back to my solid state amp. It's because of this search that I stumbled upon the Transparent counterfeits. I Googled Transparent to see what was out there and all these $360 counterfeits popped up. It looks like you buy the cables from China. They come in a polybag. Then you can buy the boxes for $50 a pop on eBay. I mean, who buys a Transparent Audio Reference PowerLink and sells his original boxes? Transparent Audio Reference PowerLink Factory Cartons eBay item number:224172498955. TT is a Rega P 10. Phono stage is a Parasound JC 3+. Server is a Innuos ZENith Mk3. SACD is Oppo going to Bob Geers Breakout box. The DAC, Pre-amp, and SS power amp are all Benchmark. The tube amp is Audio Hungay.

@akg_ca you might be surprised, as many times videos are posted about Cardas Audio, showing where core cables are manufactured, some don’t bother to watch it. Some occurs in SoCal and USA East. Cable, cuts, terminations in Bandon Oregon. Some folks keep spewing clueless crap about how they are sourced in China. Absolutely FALSE. 

Its right on the website for anyone who takes 30 seconds to actually read it. Where people come up with this garbage is just plain silly.  

Quote:

"Mined in the Southwest USA and processed the Northeast".

 

@marshinski15

I have a big stack of Transparent Cable boxes around. It is surprising how much space they take up. I have thought of throwing them out. But I sure will not sell them to someone who is going to match the box with fake cables. Geeze… who are these people… what con artists has the internet encouraged?

 

I remember using the internet in 1985 (logging on to the servers in Berkeley from the University of Arizona. The people on then for the next ten to fifteen years were mostly geeks and honest… then all the riffraff got on.