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has anyone tried chinese cables?

Some of the cables on Ali Express, for example, look nice.  Of course, things like "Odin 2" cables for a few hundred dollars aren't legit, and the number of Cardas copies are legendary.  That doesn't necessarily mean they all suck.  They probably aren't all trademark-infringing ripoffs.  Lots of good hifi products are made in China, and those factories need to stay busy.  Asking if anyone has actually tried them; there's no way to tell visually what lies inside the insulation, or whether occ 7n copper really is only 6n. 
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They've turned out to be my new favorites.

I started with the Odin 2 speaker cables.  I liked them quite a bit and better than the Hologram 2 I also have.  I then tried the Redwoods.  Quite awesome speaker cables.

I've now also gotten a pair of Odin XLRs.  I like them as much as the authentic Quattro Fils they replaced. 

Maybe I've just lucked out, but the ones I've gotten from Aliexpress have proven to be fantastic cables. 

I've got a pretty revealing mid-fi rig in an acoustically treated room and the cables allow me to hear differences in DACs and transports I've swapped in and out of my system quite easily.

Well worth the price.

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