Ali Baba

Chinese counterfeit wire manufacturers know exactly that wires make no difference. All they have to do is making them look the same and it works 99% of cases unless consumer decides to splice and see what's going on.

It has got be be "fake".

I have an AQ well speaker cable Pair I paid 200.00 for, Of course it's a fake,  I knew it was when I bought it.  The damn thing sounded excellent against 8TC. I've replaced it now. If the builder concentrated on building his own cables instead of fakes, I believe he could sell many. 

Thanks, guys. I kind of knew but feel better having reached out to everyone.  

If you want the best answer send a picture to the manufacturer. They know what fake cables look like.