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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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@roxy54 You are, sir confirming and proving my points like no one else I’ve ever socialized with, but I don’t blame you -- It’s corporations that made your education so incomplete and unestablished. Those who think that they can get an idea about the world from the news at their finger tips are extremely delusional exactly just like you roxy. After all, it's never late to learn especially if you've done it sometime before at least once. |
It's rather off-putting when the 'cable topic' (or whatever is being discussed, dis'd, or cussed over) that the tendency is to turn on each other... 😒😔 @mahgister I can appreciate your somewhat more 'classical education' in that it gave you a broader view and scope to allow the potential to strike out into further 'realms'. Additional languages allow one to have a different POV, rather than being locked into ones' native tongue... Lucky you...I'll admit to a tang of jealousy on that....*G*👍 I've tried in my own wayward way to look through the oil on the surfaces to have a mindset of a more fluid fashion....perhaps it shows in my anguish english and outright abuse of it. *L* ....sometimes....the penchant for wrangling over the differences of perception of the varied means and methods of enjoying (or not) drives me more into 'the silence of the keys'. Or the desire to make a pointed 'comment' that would further brand me an odd sort of troll/miscreant.... I don't know everything...and personally, thankfully, proud of it. Otherwise, hanging 'round A'gon....would be the needle-less haystack. When it's good, it's very good....brilliant at times. When sunk to rancor and attacks.... " And the boy who kicked Tom's head in I was far too scared to hit him |
I’m pretty simple, actually.... ...it's too short of a life....esp. for now.... 👌 |
I dont know much , especially facing many people here who are very knowledgeable... I am only trained for the best and the worst in relating facts and ideas... I came here for friendship , even short term , or spontaneous , and i did not entertain grudges... I react sometimes in the wrong way and i love too much discussion for its own sake... i thank you for your good words and i always feel pleasure to read you here with us ... Your humor compensate for my heavy prose ...
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