B&W Rip-Off


Here is a good one, What a cheep ripoff of some B&W speakers.

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?spkrmoni&1133404814&1132839359
krellm7
I think it is completely respectable. I admire the guy for telling it like it is. I agree with all those that support the guy. He is poking fun at himself and not claiming anything other than these are not what they appear to be.
I am surprised that you aren't deeply aware that most products are derivatives from others. Whose designs BTW originated during the middle of the last century.
A 2 way speaker with a yellow cone of roughly the same dimensions of another 2 way speaker. Are you shocked to learn that most electronics and speakers use the same outsourced components.
They don't tell you that CD player of yours, assuming you have one, probably uses one of the few laser OEM transports available from one of giant manufactures, Phillips for example. That same transport can end up in a $100 universal or a $10,000 one. He isn't even saying these are the same drivers and crossovers that B and W use.
A real problem would be true counterfiets or piracy which I am pretty sure is coming out of certain areas of the world but mostly small pieces like fake NOS tubes.
By "too funny" I mean it is a very good example of a copy job that simply makes me chuckle. No issue with the speaker or man as I feel he is being straight forward.

Bill
Ok so who would buy these at $1000 when you can have the real thing for $1500 or less for a used pair on the Gon?
There is no way they sound as good as B&W 705's or even DM601's for that matter. I know I have never listened to them so how do I know. You will give the usual circulatory
argument. That speaker is a half a** mix of a 705 & 805.
Cheap chinese drivers. I'd be interested to see their raw response curves. But a good crossover can still make cheap drivers sound pretty good.
You want response curves? Just wait they will be in TAS or Stereophile soon NOT!