Siltech cables. Help to recognize originals.

I'd agree that most of Siltech or Harmonic Tech products is scam and ripoff. Purchasing their fake seems to be more fair and reasonable.

Good point Chayro,
Why pay $500 if you can purchase for $59? Looks like $59 is more reasonable to pay than $500 especially for the ones that look exactly like $500.
Than sell as used for $250... DEAL?

There was a few discussions here about Siltech, but from what I've seen and heard, even chinese fake looks and works like real.

I know. Wires are the easiest component to fool you. There are fake AudioQuests and Harmonic Tech that look exactly the same.

Its now a larger question to where these wires or cables are being manufactured. The price to purchase equipment capable of properly dressing and terminating wires plus materials turns out to be even cheaper than single set of such PLUS the sonic differences are so minimal that you won't be able to hear.

Having in hands original wire of any manufacturer, it's very easy to replicate it and it's the most profitable to replicate ones for a few kilobucks per piece rather than going an affordable line.

My perception on this is not to use expensive wires anywhere. I'm wired balanced with Mogami. Going wired cheap I see the only way to avoid being scammed... Another way is to get new fake for a-lot less from China from the respected seller that accepts credit cards and issues refunds if your product isn't satisfying you.
To my beliefs wires should never be reaching high hundreds and should be at or bellow $100 per stereo pair at most.

No matter how you calculate labor, design etc etc, It never comes up for such large amount just per wire or cable which brings me to thinking: Who's fake after all?

And finally, I see things OK with fakes that are 10 times cheaper the authentic and look and perform the same because the authentic ones will become closer and closer to the actual reasonable price because there's no other way to fight this grey wire market.

holographic serial number is easily doable and cheap and the
point that there are fakes that look and perform EXACTLY as
originals.

The real idea under fake cables is if you blind a/b $40 and $1400 cable you won't hear a thing. It's much more profitable to make $1400 fake which tells that Siltech or similar ones are just priced not according to performance.

If you need silver cables, you should research Kimber silver streak or pbj silver. They're better both ways price and performance and there not too much of fake, because the price is too low to make profits.