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Anyone know about these Chinese hi-fi items?

post #1 of 17
7/21/08 at 11:12pm
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Anyone familiar with this ebay seller from Hong Kong?

Anyone try his products? They look like really good high quality

Here's some of his products. Really good prices too.

MHZS CD88F 24bit Hi-End Tube HDCD CD Player +FREE GIFT - eBay (item 290238865449 end time Jun-19-08 17:00:00 PDT)

YAQIN MC10L EL34 ClassA Integrated Valve Tube Amplifier - eBay (item 290241553655 end time Jun-29-08 18:00:00 PDT)

eBay Seller: a-one.1: Consumer Electronics items on eBay.com

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post #2 of 17
7/21/08 at 11:18pm
the shipping looks quite high...
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post #3 of 17
7/22/08 at 12:13am
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Originally Posted by tpc41 View Post
the shipping looks quite high...
Winning bid: $1.98
Shipping: $580.00
Insurance (required): $60.00


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post #4 of 17
7/22/08 at 12:21am
Basically they want to get some sort of profit gain somehow. So they use the old psychology and try to get people to believe that they're getting a proper deal when they're buying an amp for $50 or so.

Its sort of funny that they charge shipping charge even if you pick it up locally!

Needless to say I did buy an amp from China 2 years ago and I paid about $180 for and its been flawless. The shipping was something like $120 at the time so it wasn't quite the murder it is today. I bought it from a fellow with the ID of richtonaudio. He's a good seller and has great communication even if his English isn't the best.
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post #5 of 17
7/22/08 at 2:48am
Shipping of $580!?
Does it include somekind of drug?
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post #6 of 17
7/22/08 at 2:58am
Cheating ebay out of fees.
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post #7 of 17
7/22/08 at 6:31pm
Nothing wrong with Chinese Tube products Period

In fact the SINO/Shuguang Brand of tubes are some of the best on the market and used in large named products from Jolida, Primaluna and onwards..

I have a Yaqin made KT88 amplifier, built to spec for grantfidelity.com
Out of the box, the amplifier was great.. and with breaking and proper Biasing it gradually got better & better

I switched out the 12AX7 pre-amp tubes with Electro Harmonix Gold pin, which appear to be a bit smoother.. but the Shuguang KT-88s are just Top notch, as they are basically remanufactured Golden Lions

The EL34s that come with the MC10 is too an excellent sounding amplifier... which at Grantfidelity.com has also requested built to spec for our 110v market

Cheers!
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post #8 of 17
7/22/08 at 7:31pm
If the Yuin Ok1's are chinese, and they are, there are really good Hi-Fi equipment manufacturers in China!
And I really hope they give away some drugs for that price in shipping!
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post #9 of 17
7/30/08 at 11:36am
MHZS-CD66F_MHZS CD88
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post #10 of 17
7/30/08 at 1:56pm
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Originally Posted by John E Woven View Post
Cheating ebay out of fees.
Also, note the benefit for the seller of "Shipping charges are not refundable." when you are buying an item like this that has the bulk of the price in the shipping cost.
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post #11 of 17
7/30/08 at 7:44pm
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Originally Posted by regal View Post
Yep - it's worth doing your homework on these Chinese products. Some are rated very highly. Some have the fundamentals to be tweaked into something very nice, and some are just poor quality in a fancy box.
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post #12 of 17
8/2/08 at 10:14am
i bought a music angel KT88 on ebay, and im very pleased with it; the lampizator mods on the other hand is pure trash, and ruins this perfectly fine amp!
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post #13 of 17
8/2/08 at 1:04pm
Since the price of the item (i.e. shipping charges) are not refundable, this would be a no deal for me. Also, I personally wouldn't order an item from overseas that couldn't be serviced locally under warranty.
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post #14 of 17
8/6/08 at 11:15pm
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Originally Posted by regal View Post
lovely review, I like the way it's put together.
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post #15 of 17
8/8/08 at 9:58pm
My dad has the Yaqin MC-10L and another Chinese amp, the Dussun V8i, and from my experience either of them has done a great job driving his Harbeth ES2's.

500W DUSSUN V8I CLASS A INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER - eBay (item 350082612701 end time Aug-23-08 07:39:50 PDT)

^^ the above link for some more info on the Dussun V8i.
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