Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find?

To me, AliExpress has made it difficult to determine which companies are making good products, and which are simply knock off (good quality or not).

Some Chinese companies seem to be honest about their cables and connectors, and make excellent products (I'm using Monosaudio bulk cable, and Viborg, SonarQuest, and IeGO connectors on DIY cables right now)

Monosaudio http://www.monosaudio.com/goods/index/l/en-us/id/18.html

Viborg http://www.viborgaudio.com/en/

Sonarquest, https://www.sonarquest.net/

IeGO (Taiwan power connectors) https://alexsoundtech.com/iego/products

Xangsane 

I was one of the early users of Speltz AntiCables.  I can't speak for the ICs or PCs but their original speaker cable beat all others I tried including a couple in the $1000+ range.  They are extremely open, transparent, and detailed with good bass.  They don't look like much and now have 3 different ranges, but it took a very good sounding $700 cable to beat it several years ago.  

IC wise, Darwin Silver, Amadi Maddie Signature, were a couple steps up in SQ over the lower cost ICs out there.  They were a big ear opener to me and a few of my audio friends. The Darwins don't look like much but you'll hear deep into the recording and there is no etch to the highs--just exceptional clarity.

PCs--LessLoss Original were the large jump up from lower cost cords along with Dynamic Design Spirit II.  Previous low cost champ in SQ was Absolute Audio II cables.  Much better than stock PCs for sure.  Still use an AA II to run my TT to phono preamp.  It has very secure plugs and is a big upgrade over the lamp cord the 50+ year old Lenco 78 comes attached with.  The TT has most of Jean Nantais' upgrades and mods, but has a few of Artisan Fidelity's major upgrades included.  My system is a high resolving one that I'm gonna stay with for a long time, as long as it keeps working or I can get it repaired if needed.  That AA II cord was $69 new about 15 years ago.  My good friend tried one and ended up getting two more for his system.  It still sounds excellent in a very small room.  He's using Triangle Comete speakers and sold much more expensive and larger speakers later that could not touch the Triangles in his room.

The Absolute Audio II PCs and Darwin Silver ICs have been a constant ever since.

Bob

I found these XLR ICs on ebay, and they made an audible difference over my Mogami Gold ICs: sharper outlines of instruments, more transparent presentation and wider/deeper soundstage: highly recommended! I assume that the higher performance has not only to do with the use of silver wire, but also with the complete absence of PVC insulation, which - at least theoretically (because of the many chlorine atoms with their 6 unpaired and not tightly bound electrons  ( not like in Fluorine)) - might have a "muddling" effect on the modulated electromagnetic field around a conductor (that's just my hypothesis). I am using them from my DAC to the preamp and from the pre to the amps. For what they deliver, the price is a steal IMHO.

and they made an audible difference over the previous Mogamo Gold

I also found that highly-shielded ICs sound less transparent than single wires in a neutral dielectric (PTFE, PE, etc.). I am not living in a city apartment, though, where high shielding might be the only way to get clear signal transmission, especially from turntables. Lucky me, I guess.

I have been both pleased and impressed with these SKW speaker cables that I purchased on Amazon.