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Jadis JP200 and Marantz 7 clones from Hong Kong

Hello,

Does anybody know much, or having experience, with all those Marantz, Matisse and Jadis preamp clones that apparently being marketed by several eBay sellers from Hong Kong?

Surely one could not possibly expect paying USD $500 to match the original $27K JD200. But if it's like 85%-90% of the sound, and the preamp is reliable, that may be something to consider.

They do look like being manufactured in China.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
bsimpson
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dweller
3,786 posts
 
Wait a minute.
This could be interesting.
Not that I'm any fan of you-know-who, but why couldn't
a great design be reverse engineered and sold for close
to its parts only cost (plus slave labor of course).

I doubt if you could reproduce a 27K anything for $500,
but for $2000 or $3000? -Bet you could.
bartokfan
664 posts
 
I guess Dweller has issues with Jadis' prices thus his "I am not a fan". Though I have the JOR, I would never pay full price for any other Jadis. I agree with D, if I could get a clined Jadis for say 2-3K I'd buy.
Nice Day
kw6
692 posts
 
The only way you're going get close to the Jadis sound is use big specially wound transformers which cloners will have a tough time getting heir hands on.

*>)
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