Probably because it is one of the very rare ones made in Audio Note’s factory in Canada
What’s the white stuff on the circuit board in this photo? Hot glue? Leaking cap? Blue tac? It does not inspire confidence.
I’d say it’s blu tack, you can see fingerprints.
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What a fucking joke - and five grand! 
ANY ebay listing that includes the word “rare” goes straight in the bin in any case. There’s some proper cunts trying it on out there!
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There’s no way that was made/assembled in a factory, the soldering and build quality is a fucking abortion.
Audiophile EMI and RFI resistant acoustic interfacing adhesive
………yeah it’s just blu-tac (it is rare Canadian blutac though)
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This is Audio Note we are talking about.
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It’s not Audio Note, it’s ANK
Having said that, this is the sort of innovation that you just don’t get from British businesses.
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String damping is not often see outside of Japan. The soldering is Cartier class.
Fixt 
All the dimpled ‘copper’ (copper-plated steel) from someone’s nan’s old gas fire is a Kwality touch. The badgers of Sussex are surely envious of such superlative efforts?!
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This has @crimsondonkey written all over it.
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That is fantastic 
Comes with an IR remote / is designed for wired remote… :sceptical face:
That’s taking the piss to a new higher level.
Plenty of this on eBay these days.
WTF, looks like it has been retipped using a nail and gorilla glue.
Pâté Man?
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Well it ain’t Sugano San
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