for sale Handcrafted Audiophile Linear Power Supply by Kenneth Lau

[Audio_ELF]

I saw your post 10 and the answer and that's why I asked the question - what is the diy aspect?

DIY means do it yourself. This appears to be a fully assembled psu without any safety certificate. My understanding is if they don't meet the certification they cannot be sold in the EU. I believe other markets have the same or similar requirements. I would have thought the supplier(s) would have to get certification to cover themselves if the worse happens to avoid prosecution.

I am not 100% sure ... but as this is not being sold in the EU; but sold in HK and then counted as a personal import then EU certification does not apply.

 

You may as the end user be hit for import duty.

 

Eloise

[Audio_ELF]

The problem here is the missing CE marking.

Well no; the problem (if there is one) is that it's not been passed for testing. The CE mark is just an acknowledgement that testing has been completed and the device is compliant.

This was discussed with Kenneth when I bought my Lumin PS.

European Regulatory Requirements - CE Marking

As I commented above; Kenneth isn't marketing a product in the EU. He is marketing a product in HK which as an individual you are importing.

 

There is a similar situation with other products including (at least original version of) the Berkeley Alpha DAC - this was only available in very limited numbers due to non-compliance with EU regs.

 

Eloise