Gary Dragwidge Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Can anybody give me any info on YESS tower speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A9X Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 No, but I was once the Owner Of A Lonely Heart. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggmeister Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Just now, A9X said: No, but I was once the Owner Of A Lonely Heart. It was only a matter of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Dragwidge Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Not helping. Stay on topic please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mac Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 The only answer to YESS speakers is unfortunately a red-hot NOOO. From what I understand, they are 'white van' speakers and not worthy of purchasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Dragwidge Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 Thanks. What does white van refer too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DarkNark Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, Gary Dragwidge said: Thanks. What does white van refer too? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_van_speaker_scam A "low end" speaker being sold as a "high end" speaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo88888 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 i actually saw a white van many years ago trying to sell speakers, but i stayed clear of the van ...thank goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub Sonic Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) Some “speaker scammers” (as mentioned by @DarkNark) even have a nice looking website with all their products and inflated prices on it, to give them some credence. No real addresses or concrete contact info though. When I was an apprentice years ago, a couple of the other apprentices got scammed, one of them brought his speakers in to show me. I opened one up, and there was nothing quality about it, thin chipboard, the barest of crossovers to just stop the drivers burning out. They even had some nice adjustment knobs on the front to help it look fancy. I still remember the brand name, it was “Jelich Audiofile”. I was accosted by the same guys at the shopping centre car park where they were peddling their wares, but fortunately was audio savvy enough at a young age to be suspicious. The apparent (scam) “brand names” often sound similar to known, legitimate names, and often have phrases like “Reference”, “Studio” or “Monitor” as part of the description. Sometimes they also come up at Cash Converters or on Gumtree, as people who have been scammed try to recoup their losses on some other unsuspecting person. Sometimes they are just a pair of speakers, other times a complete package with projector and electronics. Buyer beware. Edited March 20, 2019 by Sub Sonic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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