Echotech Speakers on Ebay

[PhutureInvest]

There's a lot of "white van" specials on offer on ebay with sellers claiming their speakers are high end etc. Can anyone shed any light on the Echotech speakers doing the rounds?? The finish looks nice and the drivers are Kevlar but that's about all I know. There are no reviews to be found apart from the obligatory statement from the seller "The same factories in this area make speakers for all the major name brands... You get EXACTLY the same features without paying the 1000s of dollars.." mmm.... any thoughts?

[Ext User(Fraser Johnston)]

"PhutureInvest" <PhutureInvest.22jxba@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in message
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> There's a lot of "white van" specials on offer on ebay with sellers
> claiming their speakers are high end etc. Can anyone shed any light on
> the Echotech speakers doing the rounds?? The finish looks nice and the
> drivers are Kevlar but that's about all I know. There are no reviews to
> be found apart from the obligatory statement from the seller "The same
> factories in this area make speakers for all the major name brands...
> You get EXACTLY the same features without paying the 1000s of
> dollars.." mmm.... any thoughts?

A fool and his money are soon parted. How the hell could you buy speakers
without listening to them?

Fraser

[Ext User(RM1X)]

....and not having heard of them before?


"Fraser Johnston" <fraser@jcis.com.au> wrote in message
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> "PhutureInvest" <PhutureInvest.22jxba@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in
> message news:PhutureInvest.22jxba@no-mx.phorums.com.au...
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>> There's a lot of "white van" specials on offer on ebay with sellers
>> claiming their speakers are high end etc. Can anyone shed any light on
>> the Echotech speakers doing the rounds?? The finish looks nice and the
>> drivers are Kevlar but that's about all I know. There are no reviews to
>> be found apart from the obligatory statement from the seller "The same
>> factories in this area make speakers for all the major name brands...
>> You get EXACTLY the same features without paying the 1000s of
>> dollars.." mmm.... any thoughts?
>
> A fool and his money are soon parted. How the hell could you buy speakers
> without listening to them?
>
> Fraser
>

[PhutureInvest]

I was hoping for something a little more constructive. I have owned B&W speaker and Rotel Amps/receivers and currently own HK and Canton gear, all of which I would buy online at the right price. Considering the price tag on these imports, I would contemplate buying them if I heard enough good things from people that had purchased; worst case scenario, if I'm not happy with them, I'd recover most of the cost by selling them to someone who would be happy with them. Once again, any thoughts would be appreciated.

[Ext User(TT)]

"PhutureInvest" <PhutureInvest.22krey@no-mx.phorums.com.au>
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: I was hoping for something a little more constructive. I
have owned B&W
: speaker and Rotel Amps/receivers and currently own HK and
Canton gear,
: all of which I would buy online at the right price.
Considering the
: price tag on these imports, I would contemplate buying
them if I heard
: enough good things from people that had purchased; worst
case scenario,
: if I'm not happy with them, I'd recover most of the cost
by selling them
: to someone who would be happy with them. Once again, any
thoughts would
: be appreciated.
:
:
: --
: PhutureInvest

The name is a joke right? "Echo Tech". You would buy a
speaker that has the technical ability to produce echoes?

Mmmmm..................... I'm not tempted in the
slightest.

Regards TT

[PhutureInvest]

Ok, I guess no-one has any experience with them. By the way, the word "Klipsch" doesn't exactly inspire confidence but they still make great speakers. There is plenty of opinions on the Pure Acoustics speakers doing the rounds, perhaps in due course there will be info available on Echotech.

[Ext User(Trevor Wilson)]

"PhutureInvest" <PhutureInvest.22krey@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in message
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> I was hoping for something a little more constructive.

**There is nothing more constructive to be said, other than listening to a
speaker system BEFORE purchase. It is good, common sense.

I have owned B&W
> speaker and Rotel Amps/receivers and currently own HK and Canton gear,
> all of which I would buy online at the right price.

**And all thopse companies have turned out dogs over the years. Mostly not,
of course.

Considering the
> price tag on these imports, I would contemplate buying them if I heard
> enough good things from people that had purchased; worst case scenario,
> if I'm not happy with them, I'd recover most of the cost by selling them
> to someone who would be happy with them.

**Or not.

Once again, any thoughts would
> be appreciated.

**Listen before you buy.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

[PhutureInvest]

Maybe I didn't make myself clear in the beginning. I want to hear from anyone who has used this brand of speakers or knows anything about them. If you haven't used them before, don't bother replying.

[Ext User(Trevor Wilson)]

"PhutureInvest" <PhutureInvest.22kzqd@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in message
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> Maybe I didn't make myself clear in the beginning. I want to hear from
> anyone who has used this brand of speakers or knows anything about
> them. If you haven't used them before, don't bother replying.

**Perhaps I didn't make myself clear:

People who buy speakers, based on the opinions of others (or bullshit
advertising), rather than listening for themselves, are fools.

Still, as the old saying goes: "A fool and his money are easily parted."


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Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

[Ext User(bassett)]

"PhutureInvest" <PhutureInvest.22kzqd@no-mx.phorums.com.au> wrote in message
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> Maybe I didn't make myself clear in the beginning. I want to hear from
> anyone who has used this brand of speakers or knows anything about
> them. If you haven't used them before, don't bother replying.
>
>
> --
> PhutureInvest

OK consider this a non-reply,, Ask yourself, would you buy a TV set
without, switching it on, and viewing the picture, answer NO
As to your speakers, regardless of name, the speaker section on e-bay, is
packed with no name chinese rubbish, at the moment. Consider what the
opening bids are, and let that be your guide, Would you expect a pair of B &
W to start at 99 cents, answer NO

bassett

[Ext User(thecommentator)]

I bought a set of dream acoustics 68's from eBay, ears unheard.
All up including postage around the $220 mark.

These are the bottom of the range speakers.

Matched up with a Yamaha RX-V 457.

I've had Gale, Richter, Dali and have heard Jensen, JBL, Aaron,
Wharfedale.

They are simply brilliant: clarity is incredible, separation
unbelieveable, nuances are expressed superbly. FM radio sounds so much
better, DVD-A and SACD is beautifully defined.

Better than the Dali 5005's I had matched with a Denon 1801.

[Ext User(TommyGun)]

"nuances" or "non-sense" is expressed superbly

[Ext User(thecommentator)]

nuances" or "non-sense" is expressed superbly

Nuances.

As in the finer details so often lost in a hearing environment, the
subtleties of a string plucked, a drum brushed and the resonances
thereon, the breath of a wind instrument player.

YOUR statement however, is nonsense expressed superbly.

[Ext User(TommyGun)]

Maybe it is nonsense

Anyway I'm glad to hear that you are happy with your dream speakers,
you got them at the right price in any case. Are you realy happy with
the bulid quality. Not quality vs price, but the actual overall
product.
If you paid $2000 for the same speakers would you still tell people how
great they are?

[Ext User(thecommentator)]

Build quality would rate at 95%, the binding strips were a BITCH to
remove and the terminal posts were not aligned.
Stuff i could live with 8-)

$2000?

To the man of the street that happily thinks his $400 shoebox setup is
the ducks guts?
I'D rave about them but he'd think I'd overspent something tragic.

I have to say I haven't heard speakers at say, $10k upwards and I
haven't heard electrostatics either, for example.
I'd love to and no doubt the quality of SOUND would be fantastic.

For my investment and yes, I'd probably rave about the sonic quality of
$2k speakers, I'd be happy to promote them.

[Ext User(bassett)]

"thecommentator" <daveconmedia@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Build quality would rate at 95%, the binding strips were a BITCH to
> remove and the terminal posts were not aligned.
> Stuff i could live with 8-)
>
> $2000?
>
> To the man of the street that happily thinks his $400 shoebox setup is
> the ducks guts?
> I'D rave about them but he'd think I'd overspent something tragic.
>
> I have to say I haven't heard speakers at say, $10k upwards and I
> haven't heard electrostatics either, for example.
> I'd love to and no doubt the quality of SOUND would be fantastic.
>
> For my investment and yes, I'd probably rave about the sonic quality of
> $2k speakers, I'd be happy to promote them.

I'll probably get howled down here, but speakers are only as good or as
comparable as your amplifying mediem. And this could also add to your
*suppossed* quality of sound .

I,m running Peerless drivers on Rotel 1070 power/pre amps. and they sound
a million dollars, But if i run top of the line Scan Speaks on the same amp,
they sound like crap, far too much bass, Unyet, connet them to a Vincent,
or a borrowed Krill, or even an old vintage Hitachi, and they sing.

So before you promote them to much consider your amplification,, I would
also question , the quality of the crossovers . Solen crossovers would cost
more then your paying for the speakers, I would expect all they supply is
just a "cap'' in the line.

bassett