Anticables

Lol, you get what you pay for is common sense but sometimes that common sense gets lost in the hype. Still, I'd hope the cables would beat some good pro cable ICs I had sitting in the basement for years. I forget how much they cost -- I want to say around $20?

They worked ok on one system and terrible in another. Like most things audio it is system dependant. 

Good for you to try it, it might have worked, but send it back for a refund.

@madavid0, your title has the word scam in it. Did you purchase the interconnects from a private individual used?

I would not characterize Anti-Cables as a "scam," any more so, than much higher priced cables, that may not sound any better.  

The materials for most cables are not terribly expensive. You pay the premium prices for the specific design and creativity... and... of course... the brand name and image of the manufacturer. Not much different than virtually all other audio equipment.

I’ve got the Anti-Cables interconnects and speaker cables... and... they do sound superb... but... perhaps... not so much better than some less costly cables, or much poorer than far more costly cables.

I did buy some cheap "magnet wire" on Amazon and make some speaker cables up in a similar design to the Anti-Cables... and... they seem to sound about the same as the Anti-Cables - not much difference.

So... the quality of the sound from various cables... will vary a bit... based on engineering and design fundamentals (e.g. solid vs stranded, copper vs silver, twisted vs straight, inductance, capacitance, teflon insulated, etc.). The more the design transmits a pure electrical signal, rejects noise and interference, etc. determines the quality of the sound that’s transmitted to some extent.

But, the variation in the sound you perceive from various cables may not be very significant, depending upon the quality of your equipment, and power source, which will have a far greater effect on your perceived sound quality.

In other words, average equipment will produce average sound, no matter how "great" the cables may be... and... "great" equipment will produce "great" sound from most reasonably designed cables made from quality materials that don’t cost very much... whether the cables cost a little... or... a lot.

I purchased some Anti-cables a few years ago. I didn't hear any improvement in sound but I didn't pay very much for them. When I sold some Pardigm speakers I through in the Anti-cables for free. The new owner told me after a week listening that he really liked the Anti-cables. I guess everyone hears differently.