Beware Audiocadabra Cables: High Return Shipping and Won't Get Full Refund!


I ordered a pair of RCA cables from their website for US $99.00. Decided to return because they were no better than several other cables I had on hand. Be aware that if you want to return your item for a refund, they will deduct US $39.00 for shipping them back to India. Wasn't worth returning. Here is the email:
Hello David,

Thank you for your email.

Please treat this email as a Return Authorization.

We'll issue refund of USD 60 (less shipping of USD 39) after we receive
the cable. The product must be returned in an 'As New' and resalable
condition (as determined by us).

Kindly return the cable, back to us, to the following address via USPS
only:

Audiopolitan Accessories LLP
H704 Marigold, Valley of Flowers
Thakur Village
Kandivali East
Mumbai - 400101
India
alhidell
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@alhidell, I understand your disappointment and frustration. It's a familiar feeling so you can bet I've been there before, many times.

Always chasing the rainbow only to find I'm eventually back where I started from minus some money. Yes I know what they say about a fool and his money... but, you now know the score too.

We can't even call them a scam because if you read carefully they never actually promise any sonic improvements, do they? So they're not really lying are they? They might imply something, but that's not a crime is it?

Anyway, I would suggest re-reading this post by @jnorris2005 again. There seems to be an awful lot of wisdom in it.

"With all the snake oil available in the US, you ventured out to some unknown, unseen vendor a half a world away to get snookered. The operative phrase in your original post is " Decided to return because they were no better than several other cables I had on hand". Fortunately you've only been taken for $40, not the whole $100."

Might also be worth remembering that no one country has a monopoly on snake oil, or that no cable (at any price) can be shown to be any better than a pair of twisted iron coat hangers welded together.

As you said yourself, "they were no better than several other cables I had on hand".

Since there is no valid reason why they should be, not a single one, you can at least rest assured that your facilities are clear (despite any cognitive biases that might be working against you here). 

Thankfully it was only $100, cables can cost vastly larger sums than that. You even got $60 back! 

Personally, I'm more than happy to stop at the point of high purity OFC cable which works out a lot less than that. Some might say even that's overkill.

Ultimately, there may be some sonic gold at the end of the rainbow, but you're rather unlikely to find it by swapping the contents of your bank account into that of a cable supplier.

No matter where they're based.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.soundguys.com/cable-myths-reviving-the-coathanger-test-23553/amp/
Demonstrates just one of the many dangers of that bottomless pit called 'cables'.  Active gear will always affect reproduced sound more than passive gear.  Factor that in to your spending plans.