Vioelectric V281 Clone

[Bluess]

So I came across this little amplifier while surfing Taobao. It's a clone of the famous HPA-V281 by Lake People.
The seller claim that it was not a replica but rather a copy version which removes unnecessary parts keeping only the amp part to reduce long signal lines and audio loss.
Some buyers gave very positive reviews so I'm quite interested. Has anyone tried this before?

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.w4023-11699250238.10.41106f740vgZbT&id=554932225860

 

[Tortie]

I would not touch that with a 10ft poll. There has been other clones with the "Melodious" moniker that claimed to be clones of two Beyerdynamic amps. No one took any interest in them and they can be found on ebay. A friend of friend that lives in China told me these clone companies use really poor components. The designs are lousy and not exact to the originals. Quality is bad and I doubt these products are tested.

 

[Tortie]

Another Melodious amp:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Melodious-...938424?hash=item3f8d5291f8:g:HlsAAOSwLWBbOTbZ

A Magni 3 for $99 will sound better.