Taiwan have been catering for the mid to upper range market for a while now. Their (unfortunately now unavailable) James transformers were excellent VFM for the constructor. Let‘s hope the ROC lets them continue on their trajectory unimpeded..
Chinese Cables that sound good
Please share your chinese cable purchases that sounded good, and even horror stories of cables that didn't work out.
People get lured into aliexpress and other sites when the see expensive looking cables that appear very similar to well-known audiophile high-priced units, but at a fraction of the cost.
THIS THREAD IS NOT ABOUT IF ITS RIGHT OR WRONG TO COPY OTHERS' DESIGNS. ITS ABOUT WHICH CABLES SOUND GOOD AND/OR PERFORM WELL.
There are lots of chinese cables to choose from:
- Power cables
- USB cables (separating signal and data)
- Speaker cables
- Interconnects
- HDMI / IIS cables
I've tried a pair of Xansane silver plated copper, braided, speaker cables, to replace generic 12AWG copper that I was using. The pair cost around $230 CAD. It appeared to be made well. However, I didn't notice any difference in the sound of my speakers. 2nd however, I also didn't take notes beforehand or do critical listening...I was just expecting to be blown away somehow but I wasn't. I will be DIY'ing my future cables (power, interconnects, USB, and maybe speaker) using the DIY Helix cable information found on this site (link to thread).
But for now, I want to see what worked for other people.
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Another vote for SKW and Viborg cables. Really well-built stuff at incredible prices. I had a serious hum in my turntable-based system for years, and tried more than a dozen different high-end cables trying to resolve the problem. None made a difference. Then I put a pair of SKW RCA cables between my turntable and phono amp--and boom, no hum. They sound great, look great and, finally, that annoying hum is gone. |
Viborg power cables buy 1 get 1 free on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Viborg-MBU1606-Hi-End-Shielding-Connector/dp/B08H1LWX5Z?th=1 |
Very misleading it is their lower end cable you get for free. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07524SB5K/ref=promo_pdapsinfo?ie=UTF8&m=A205VE1PUGXUMQ&source=dp_aplw&th=1 |
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