White van speakers to avoid??

[Kingnoob]

I assume that’s what these are any others commonly sold to avoid ?
I’m not in the market for speakers right now anyways but for help of other users .
Which are white van??

 

[shadyJ]

Those are obvious white van specials. Real junk.

Just stick with known brands and models. Don't trust any deals that are too good to be true.

 

[Kingnoob]

Those are obvious white van specials. Real junk.

Just stick with known brands and models. Don't trust any deals that are too good to be true.

Yeah I was wondering are all white vans like this ? Yeah I’d stick to regular gear .

 

[isolar8001]

In the late 80's I actually had an interview with a "speaker company"
Went to a warehouse in an industrial park...there were speaker boxes stacked to the ceilings, and sure enough...about 10 white vans.
I was already an audio salesman at the time. Before the interview even started, I took a look at some of the speakers that were lying about out of the boxes.
The manager came up to me and asked me to come in in office...I just walked out.

 

[Squishman]

I remember the white van guys going back to mid-late 70's. I wonder if the 'salesmen" went on to become driveway sealers.

 

[Kvn_Walker]

All of them are junk. No exceptions.

 

[mono-bloc]

Unfortunately there food for the gullible, A young bloke up my way , asked me to hear his new system. He thought it was simply wonderful, Sure enough it was a White Van special, Speakers, amp, spinner, How do you tell someone his system is crap. I just said "very nice" and left.

 

[Kingnoob]

Unfortunately there food for the gullible, A young bloke up my way , asked me to hear his new system. He thought it was simply wonderful, Sure enough it was a White Van special, Speakers, amp, spinner, How do you tell someone his system is crap. I just said "very nice" and left.

Ouch probably won’t be long til he realizes it’s white van garbage?? Don’t some of the tweets not even work , and they always got big fake woofers in the side . Bose cubes are bad but white van are even worse .

 

[GIEGAR]

I assume that’s what these are any others commonly sold to avoid ?

StereoNet forum maintain a list:

White Van Speakers - The Scam - The List

Can anybody give me any info on YESS tower speakers?

www.stereonet.com

Arguably more insidious are Chinese counterfeit speakers sold through seemingly legitimate outfits, often at claimed deep discounts. For example, these B&W 800 series lookalikes: https://www.capitalsound.ca/music-note-grand-symphony-loudspeaker-walnut.

...are actually a re-branded version these:

L-030 Three-way Double 10'' 10 Inch Woofer Hifi Loudspeaker Mid-woofer 6.5'' Sensitivity 88db Great Strong Woofer - Buy Loudspeakers 10 Inch hifi Loudspeaker Mid-woofer 6.5'' Sensitivity 88db Great Strong Woofer Product on Alibaba.com

L-030 Three-way Double 10'' 10 Inch Woofer Hifi Loudspeaker Mid-woofer 6.5'' Sensitivity 88db Great Strong Woofer - Buy Loudspeakers 10 Inch hifi Loudspeaker Mid-woofer 6.5'' Sensitivity 88db Great Strong Woofer Product on Alibaba.com

www.alibaba.com

 

[gene]

The obvious markets of scam speakers:
1. White van
2. "Digital" stickers on the box or cabinet
3. See #1

 

[mono-bloc]

Unfortunately the Chinese have zero regard for our copy write laws,or design patents when it comes to forging products. And really audio gear is simply the tip of an ever growing iceberg High end watches are a prime example, of the fake product industry. It really comes down to the importer and sales side of things, If things can be proven to be fakes, state and federal laws should enact to legislate and confiscate the product. But that will never happen , there far more interested in collecting import tax's

 

[Kingnoob]

More White van or legit why would the side woofer be so tiny ?

my search finds that they are vintage? Got good reviews here .. but $2k seems like a lot ?? Maybe not if it’s super rare.
Ai google
says High end but looks similar to today’s White van , so why the side firing Woofers long discontinued few brand use them.

Audio Physic Virgo loudspeaker | Stereophile.com

The Sears guy came to our basement the other day to check out the water heater. Staring at the walls of LPs and tiptoeing through the piles of CDs strewn on the floor, he exclaimed, "What the heck are you? A disc jockey?" So I told him. "Yeah, I finally broke down and bought a CD player a coupla...

www.stereophile.com

Either way they look interesting, I could not fit a speaker this deeep. Must be very heavy.

 

[Cos]

More White van or legit why would the side woofer be so tiny ?
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my search finds that they are vintage? Got good reviews here .. but $2k seems like a lot ?? Maybe not if it’s super rare.
Ai google
says High end but looks similar to today’s White van , so why the side firing Woofers long discontinued few brand use them.

Audio Physic Virgo loudspeaker | Stereophile.com

The Sears guy came to our basement the other day to check out the water heater. Staring at the walls of LPs and tiptoeing through the piles of CDs strewn on the floor, he exclaimed, "What the heck are you? A disc jockey?" So I told him. "Yeah, I finally broke down and bought a CD player a coupla...

www.stereophile.com

Either way they look interesting, I could not fit a speaker this deeep. Must be very heavy.

I am just shocked that Stereophile dedicated 7 pages to review a speaker no one has heard of and another 3 pages to measurements. I have never seen them dedicate so much space to even the well known brands lol..

 

[Kingnoob]

I am just shocked that Stereophile dedicated 7 pages to review a speaker no one has heard of and another 3 pages to measurements. I have never seen them dedicate so much space to even the well known brands lol..

Weird ? Are these legit sold at homebuys.

 

[Eppie]

Weird ? Are these legit sold at homebuys.

I quick search shows that the KD-52C is a Klipsch model but one of their cheapest. They often show up as factory refurbished. Not worth more than $100 - $120.

 

[highfigh]

Weird ? Are these legit sold at homebuys. View attachment 79107

To answer the question, avoid ALL OF THEM. Who would someone go to for support if they have a problem?

It would be interesting for someone to take one for the team and buy a pair of these, then dig for info, based on the van's VIN and license plates, get photos of the guys in the van so facial recognition can be used.

The ship to address is WalMart. If Homebuys is selling them, it's probably not as an authorized reseller because WalMart isn't a Klipsch distributor, so there will be no warranty.

If you want to find out if Homebuys is a real dealer, you can contact Klipsch by phone, or on their website.

 

[Mikado463]

Unfortunately there food for the gullible, A young bloke up my way , asked me to hear his new system. He thought it was simply wonderful, Sure enough it was a White Van special, Speakers, amp, spinner, How do you tell someone his system is crap. I just said "very nice" and left.

did he at least offer you a beer ?

 

[highfigh]

did he at least offer you a beer ?

In a movie, I don't know which, someone said "What an ugly sweater!" and when he realized the person was in the room, added "Looks good on you, though".

 

[Kingnoob]

I quick search shows that the KD-52C is a Klipsch model but one of their cheapest. They often show up as factory refurbished. Not worth more than $100 - $120.

They wanted $80.

To answer the question, avoid ALL OF THEM. Who would someone go to for support if they have a problem?

It would be interesting for someone to take one for the team and buy a pair of these, then dig for info, based on the van's VIN and license plates, get photos of the guys in the van so facial recognition can be used.

The ship to address is WalMart. If Homebuys is selling them, it's probably not as an authorized reseller because WalMart isn't a Klipsch distributor, so there will be no warranty.

If you want to find out if Homebuys is a real dealer, you can contact Klipsch by phone, or on their website.

yeah not sure there worth the hassle of contacting Klipsch, but I guess it wouldn’t take long .
it was sold inside the store not an actual van.

 

[Kingnoob]

I quick search shows that the KD-52C is a Klipsch model but one of their cheapest. They often show up as factory refurbished. Not worth more than $100 - $120.

Probably not worth $80 then . Especially no warranty? I haven’t went back to check if they still have any . Why can’t you buy them online ?