Originally Posted by
Arkless Electronics
The problem of fake semiconductors from China is real and present... and far more widespread than you may imagine. I would be pleasantly surprised if there were no fakes in the cheapest Chinese kit. Very definitely caveat emptor!
OK, but surely fake transistors and diodes would soon fail or show-up in poor performance. The manufacturer says the pcb is Chinese, but, and perhaps I'm wrong here, he doesn't state that the populace of the board is.
Has anyone any evidence that there are errors in these pcb boards...as someone has opined?
I find it somewhat amusing that, having just been interested in another forum on £90 audiophile fuses...where subjectivity seems to be key....that here SQ seems to be marginalised.
Thanks
Again, has anyone either hard evidence of poor Chinese workmanship on this kit, and/or actually listened to this amp?
My Gear:
Source component/s:
Cambridge CXC Cd player; Inspire Apollo deck + Roksan Nima arm + Ortofon 2M Black; Denon TU-580RD tuner; Logitech Squeezebox Touch. Rpi with Volumio. RME DAC.
Amplification: WD KEL84+ valve amp; Rega Brio, Quad 306 (DADA modded, - in reserve)). Trichord Dino2 & Dino+ PS;
Wiim mini, Wiim Pro, Wiim ProPlus streamers
Loudspeakers:
Living Voice Auditorium IBX-R2.
Q Acoustics 2010 in the 'study'.
Cables/stands: Chords; Van Dammes 4mm
Any other hi-fi bits:
Apple MacMini Pro; Senn HD598, 467,
Linear PSs for Rpi and DAC. Pure mains conditioning.