Hiap Seng Trading (Original of Fake?)

[Vlad]

hi guys , am sure uve seen the posts in lelong.com.my

the stuffs are very cheap & just wondering are they real or fake?

http://www.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/DetailStd.asp?ProductID=2255677
http://www.lelong.com.my/Auc/List/DetailStd.asp?ProductID=2255668

pls comment. tks!

 

[kyheng]

Well, Hiap Seng is actually not selling ICE, but selling cloths, he help his son to sell. I bought 1 Lightning Audio wiring kit from him, but is made in China. Maybe it got a factory in China, all the RCA cables and wire have the Lightning Audio brand on it. So I think is not imatation. I have met with his son and had a conversation with him, he get the supply from US supplier when he work there. So he can get cheap price compare to normal shop. Normal shop their profit margin is very high, like a Rockford Fosgate 12" sub they selling for 680 and this guy selling for 400++. The shop is they get the supply from distributer, that's why is more expensive. I bought this wiring kit set for 90 and shop selling the 5m RCA cable only is 200++. But I not yet install, got no time now.

 

[kyheng]

Another thing is Hiap Seng's product don't have distributer's sticker, so if woofer when we get try to push to the max first, they only give 1 month warranty.

 

[kyheng]

I have ask the website and they reply to me that some are made in Taiwan and some made in China.

 

[Vlad]

thanks dude. in other words , they are fake la.. hehe

wonder why are they trying so hard to mislead consumers like us just to make
some quick profit. so unethical..

 

[kevyeoh]

guys

got a friend who bought a soundstream amp from hiap seng...
they are selling real stuff... but bought from US... so no warranty...
and don't hope for any warranty lar if u buy from them... speakers not
recommended to buy cause scared can get damaged during shipping...
but for amp...ok lar...cause not so easy to get damaged...HU not recommended too..
if u personally check the prices of ICE stuff at ebay US for example...u will
really notice that it's really cheaper compare to malaysia... about more than
50% cheaper in fact...

most of the stuff now made in china...so can't really say if china made means fake
already...

just my input...

 

[kyheng]

I agree with you. most of the amp and other things now are made in China or Taiwan, mostly are the Asia countries because the cost is cheap. If made in US, then it will cost more. Just think, for LA products it is over-price for Malaysia as it has to go thru distributer first, but atleast it will give us a 1 year warranty. I have bought a LA B300.2 2nd hand for 300 only and guess what? It has blow my 2 12" subwoofer. A new 1 from shop is around 1600++.

 

[EG8]

you pay more for the warranty, thats why

 

[kyheng]

Normal an US amp can last longer and will not give us much problem. Unless we got no luck....