Mad Scientist Audio Speaker Cable

I would be turned off to it just based on the stupid name.

I don’t mind the name of the company if the sounds is equal to Nordost Valhalla.

I have read some really good things about this company from down under, and they have been making some quality cables for some time, I haven’t yet tried any myself but read plenty of good reviews.

Having said that I think Huff says whatever will get him plenty of hits and views.

One thing is for sure, if these Mad Scientist cables were sold through a dealer they would be twice as expensive as they are.

30 day money back guarantee- try them and let us know!

They seem to have a small customer base here in the US, but the feedback from users is consistently very positive from what I’ve seen. 

Mad Scientist is an all around class act and highly recommended.

I was pleased with my interactions with the company and with its products - excellent bang for buck

I’ve heard of them and read some very positive reviews, but I have not tried any of their cables.

I’m not ontop of the state of the art in cabling. What is the fraction of companies with good reputations vs those with lesser reputations?

What I’m wondering is how often someone tests a cable, doesn’t like it, and reports this, compared to when they /do/ like a cable. 

If there any warranty , audition policy ?   Even the best Nordost like the $$ oden 

or Valhalla is to all likings ,very detailed vp but can be too neutral in some systems 

the mad scientist tends to use Graphene in a lot of products which presents a warmer signal ,  trade offs ,your taste in your system is what counts most.

Bob, the Mad Scientist, is a very decent guy. I met him four years ago. Dropped into his place. Had a good chat. Listened to his system.

Have had his USB, Black Magic. Upgraded to Black Magic Ultra, and now to Black Magic Gold. Also have two Black Magic, and four Black Magic Ultra power cables.

He makes mighty fine cables!

The cable title of 'Black Magic' is named after the 1995 New Zealand yacht that won the America's Cup from Dennis Conner.

There is no objective difference between speaker wires regardless of what the manufacturer's marketing department says. 

Huff doesn’t run any controlled experiments when he reviews things.  He uses whatever he’s got on hand.  I tried one of the streamers he raved about and it was very harsh in my system.

Don’t buy anything you can’t try in your own system and return if you don’t like it.

@dougthebiker:Don’t buy anything you can’t try in your own system and return if you don’t like it.

+1 when purchasing from a dealer.

One time, an individual allowed me to audition an integrated for 5 days.  But that’s only because he lives nearby.  I loved it and bought it.  Used gear from an individual and with a return policy is pretty sweet. 

@couger4u

"the sounds is equal to Nordost Valhalla." "one idea was that the speaker and cable can act as a giant antenna and send that RF back into the amplifier, so this lead to idea of a “bad antenna” design to minimize pickup (and also transmission)"

So what’s your design idea to minimize this so called antenna effect from speaker to cable to amp? I’m a professional electrical engineer so educate me if you could.

Keep in mind that audio cables are a ’passive’ component. Out of curiosity I checked the website found it’s full of pseudoscience jokes. BTW what's "Nitro Nano" "Speaker Kegs"? Presumably just like other cable resellers like Nordost you buy or import cables and resell them (after adding funny thing slike 'kegs' and braided sleeves to make them look substantial/premium. I suggest you come up with measurement data to back up your claims when you sell them for thousands of dollars. Wish you all the best.

It would a good idea to find out from the manufacturer before you accuse them of dodgy practices.

Casting aspersions from your safe haven behind the keyboard is lazy and unfair.

@jerrybj 

+1, thanks for calling these keyboard know-it-alls out. They are wasting everybody‘s time for dubious kicks for themselves