Zavfino and Neotech OCC Interconnect


I am looking at some interconnects from these two companies, and was wondering if anybody had experience with both. Looking at the NEI-3001 from Neotech and the Arcadia from Zavfino. If anyone has experience with both of these cables, please chime in. I’m trying to find a cable that is not bright and more neutral sounding.

 

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AZ Satori is a better cable than the OHNO. It will be fuller, more dynamic and have better extension. My choice would be the AZs. 

In the future keep your mind open to non-occ cables. There’s a lot of good stuff out there including the above posted dh labs

Zavfino Arcadia is an ok cable. Nothing to write home about. I would say it’s a little dull sounding. The Neotech is silver plated copper and sounds a bit more open. Between the two I’d say Neotech is a better choice but depends what connectors you have on it. Decent gold plated RCAs should be fine.

As an alternative, I would recommend Audience OHNO interconnects. I think they’re better balanced over all. 

Ok so…I don’t have a preference for OCC cables. I’ve heard crappy OCC and great OFC and vice versa. I wouldn’t focus too much on that. To be honest, Zavfino Arcadia belongs to a category of crappy OCC cables. It’s cheap for a reason. 
Audience is much better. Go for the OHNO interconnects with matching speaker cables and Audience forte f3 power cords. Other cables I would recommend is Audioquest, Kimber, Cardas, Nordost, Acoustic Zen, DH Labs. Whatever’s in your budget on a used market would be the best value. TWL is another cable brand that  has good sounding cables at this price point. Again, OCC doesn’t mean the best sounding cables. 

Kimber 4tc and 8tc are very well regarded. Cardas I have only tried higher end.
Here’s a crazy good speaker cable. I used these a while ago with B&W N803. Slightly on a warmer side but great especially for what it costs on a used market. Read reviews.
Acoustic Zen Satori

99.9999%-pure Zero Crystal copper. 

OHNO is a good value for the money. It all comes down to how much you want to spend. 

@temmple why can’t you use spades? You can have AZ Satori sp cables and Matrix Ref II interconnects used for under $1000. 

@temmple contact member mlmusic. I’ve gotten all my AZ cables from him. He’ll hook you up. 

Cool. Make sure you allow st least couple of hours for each cable set to settle before you listen critically.

I think you will like thr AZ Matrix Ref II. 
May be someone can chime in about Cardas…could be another option.