Ozzy, get up with your credit card company and tell them what happened.
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.
Showing 27 responses by thecarpathian
@rolox , Talk about a coincidence, while I was looking at the Neardost cables I decided to buy a Rolox watch! |
Well let’s see; The compass, gunpowder, paper, the abacus, the seismograph, moveable type printing, horticulture, the mechanical clock, tea production, silk, the umbrella, iron smelting, porcelain, rocketry, bronze, the toothbrush... That enough for you? What a monumentally ignorant statement. |
Can't misinterpret that, can you? Cut and dried. Speaks for itself. A singularity of context. Just look at a history book to see how ignorant your statement is. Say juan, what was your previous username before you were banned? |
Don’t see many counterfeit audio cables causing a lot of plane crashes and car accidents. Question; when they counterfeit an aileron, do they always label it an 'alerion'? Juan, your writing style and late night personality changes are very similar to a recently banned member. C’mon, tell us your banned username...
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@roxy54 , That typo comment was directed at me... |