+1, the basic cable parameters are inductance, capacitance and skin affect
Counterfeit Chinese Cables
I thought that I would write this for those who are curious about one of the many counterfeit Chinese interconnect cables that are available these days. I know that there have been threads about the subject before, and I was always curious because they seem to be such a bargain. I don't really recall much about what any members actually said about the performance of these counterfeit cables, and I didn't look back and do any research, but a couple of months ago there was a thread that came around to discussing the quality of Chinese made components, and oldhvymec said something that made sense to me.
He said that people that say that what they are making is junk should consider that much of what is in our gear, and a lot of our American brands are actually manufactured there. I decided shortly after that that I would take the chance on a set of interconnects, because I suspected that the interconnects going from my pre to my amp were the weak link and needed upgrading. The interconnects going from my DAC to my pre were Kimber Select which are very good, but the other set were LAT International (now defunct) which had cost $500.00 when new, but I had reason to believe they were lacking because I have one of their digital cables that turned out to be very poor sounding in comparison to others I own.
I decided on a one meter pair of counterfeit Nordost Odin interconnects for a total of $104.00 from Aliexpress. I received them a couple of weeks later. They appeared to be well made, and the locking fake WBT rca's were very impressive and are very tight.
First impressions after installing them were light, thin sound, lacking bass. Each couple of days brought improvements, but from the beginning I noticed that they were quieter. Now, weeks later, I can say that they are drastically better that the LAT's in every way. Detail and ambience are much better, but it's the focus and separation of instruments that is most noticeable.
I have no way of knowing if they are really a copy of the Nordost design, but I am impressed enough that I am going to try a counterfeit Nordost digital cable.
Obviously, this isn't a comparison that is useful to most, because there probably isn't anyone here using the LAT's, and everything is system dependent. I just wanted to relay my positive experience.
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@kot They look very intersting so I asked a few questions to the seller. For what it's worth, here's the information: Can you please tell me the following. When you say 16 cores pure silver, is that 16 cores in each cable (total 64 cores) or 16 cores total meaning 4 cores per cable (4 x 4 = 16). Also, what is the purity of the silver? OCC or Oxygen Free. And last, are the wires 100% siver with no copper or are the copper wires with pure silver coating? Thanks you. Read 00:32
one piece cable have 16 cores , 4 pieces cable total have 4*16= 64 cores cable is 100% pure silver cable 100% pure silver with no copper So that looks to be one hell of a cable for the price? Cheers,
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Thanks so much for your information! I actually have written them, but thus far gotten no reply. Surely seems a VERY decent cable, however as I need two full pairs for full bi wiring, still little apprehensive to spend about 1000$ , even if they offer a return option for 15 days, as silver cables usually take alot longer to break in .... |
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