Disheartening Price Gouging (Moon Audio)

Submitted by remotebert t3_1213npx in headphones

I'm fairly new to the audiophile world, but I've been noticing pricing inconsistencies that have been making this new hobby fairly disheartening.

I was looking for simple (but nice looking) RCA to XLR adapters and found some decent ones listed at Moon Audio: https://www.moon-audio.com/moon-audio-rca-xlr-adapters.html

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I wasn't sure about the price, but after they wanted to also charge me an additional $40 USD to ship to Canada I decided to keep looking.

I then found the exact same adapters on Newark for $2.89 each! (thanks Google Lens) https://www.newark.com/mcm/27-4160/rcafemale-to-male-xlr-gold/dp/29C9178

https://preview.redd.it/ceff8tytxrpa1.png?width=2722&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b90b8db3ab79f81dcb78e30e019323380fcd6ba5

Seems like Moon Audio takes these adapters, made by MCM, and rebrands them as their own. All in it only cost me $16.25 USD for the pair with shipping to Canada, instead of $80 USD had I gone with Moon Audio.

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RayceManyon t1_jdkljjy wrote

HA, Moon Audio... yeah. They love to assign characteristics to their cables like "Silver strands will pull out “lost” middle and high tones for maximum detail".

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SmartOpinion69 t1_jdkx5jk wrote

it's been years since i've bought from them, but their return policy is fraud. i bought a brand new headphone and they sent me a brand new headphone. it was in mint condition. i tested it for 3 days and decided that it wasn't my taste. during this time, the return policy said something like "10-25% restocking fee depending on the condition of the item" or something like that. the headphone that i returned was in mint condition with no damage and i even wiped it with a slightly wet cloth. they automatically resorted to deduct the max restocking fee which i personally knew was utter bullshit.

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MrCatsoup t1_jdl3kr3 wrote

I would've filed a charge-back with my bank if you did that too me.

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kazuviking t1_jdkcwru wrote

Of course a scam company will do anything to steal money from uneducated folks.

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ArdowNota t1_jdmag9k wrote

Moon Audio is a joke, these are not very unimportant parts but definitely not worth that much. Ripoff/scam idk what it's called but basically, don't buy Moon Audio.

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Halvezakdrop t1_jdmals1 wrote

I think that you will always have this. That is why it is good to ask for help here, all these good folks are always ready to help you to make the right choice. So thanks for sharing this for others to benefit from.

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wwt3 t1_jdmb1fx wrote

Ahh yes you are new here, welcome 😂 it only gets worse lol

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Me_MeMaestro t1_jdmg2wv wrote

Scam audio products, I wouldn't but anything from them

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Haydostrk t1_jdn25h3 wrote

the only thing i like about them is watching their yt vids and cringing. your looking in the wrong place lol

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momalwayssaid t1_jdn8q3h wrote

Don’t get Moon Audio confused with Sim Audios Moon line; the latter actually worth the investment (probably)

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No_Analysis6187 t1_jdl7r7r wrote

Moon Audio products are usually of higher quality. If you are new to the hobby or not using higher end equipment, it's better to buy cheaper one and invest the rest on your cans first imo.

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remotebert OP t1_jdl8py6 wrote

I’m not opposed to purchasing higher-end equipment, but I think trying to pass off basic adapters as high-end is pretty scummy.

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