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Anticables

Does anyone have any experience with Anticables products? I spent over $600 on a pair of honestly cheap-looking ICs from them and after 400 or so hours burning them in I'm hard-pressed to tell the difference between them and an old set of no name ICs built from pro cable stock and heavy metal RCA connectors.

For all I know they are made out of regular bulk copper spools in a plastic sheath and wrapped in a Slinky.
madavid0
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jimf42
62 posts
 
I think scam is the wrong word...snake oil is more descriptive.
devilboy
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markmendenhall said, "While not qualifying as a 'scam', manufacturers who make  ICs, power cables, and speaker wire costing thousands and thousands of dollars per are more deserving of your scorn than AC."

I couldn't agree more.
cycles2
207 posts
 
Madavid0,

Don't take this the wrong way but with the level of your current equipment and even your upcoming Emotiva amp I'd be surprised that you'd hear an improvement with any high-end cable. That's like saying I use the same grade of gas in my VW, but it doesn't perform like a Porsche. 

Not fair for you to use the SCAM word if you or your equipment aren't qualified to render a fair evaluation.
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chrisr
543 posts
 
I agree that anticables produce quality products.  No one argues against the quality.  In terms of electrical performance, they are probably coming close to a $1 a foot belden or canare, and they are a very nice touch on equipment.
The high value is in cosmetics, not electrical performance.  I wouldn't criticise the business if they were sold like jewelry, a better looking product.
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crazyeddy
381 posts
 
+1 @cycles2
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