So in the past I've ordered some knockoff aliexpress cables. Surprisingly, these cables sound quite good, I mean well above their price point. They outperform some cables I have tried that are 10-15x more expensive.
It looks like this.
Recently I asked a seller to make me a sata cable with this wire.
I received it and unfortunately it didn't work, it seems they didn't wire it properly or theres a short somewhere. I took it apart to see what it looks like. Really hate that glue insulator they use.
So it looks like the wire is actually silver or at the very least sterling silver. Its not plated and looks to be 28 awg conductors with a teflon or pet sleeve then spiraled aluminum shield then pet or teflon sleeve on top of that. No wonder it sounds so good. I tried to light it on fire and it wont burn or melt. PVC should melt or burn if I tried that.
It is quite surprising the quality of these things. Most likely the conductors are sterling silver because the pricing doesnt make sense for such a thing.
I have purchased quite a few of these knockoffs and they perform unbelievably well, I'm sure they're not as good as the real thing but for the price they are quite good. Quite a pleasant surprise.
Few notes, there are some sellers reported by members that are not pleasant do business with. Recommend not purchasing from these sellers due to shady business practices and/or problems returning. Will update as we go along.
Goltech - Sent cable with missing parts and gold odin cable with lesser valhalla conductors.
Queensway - Several members reported incorrect pinout for hdmi cable and had problems returning or getting a refund.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/133425075429
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/325...o.order_list.order_list_main.5.21ef1802fTJ8Bd
Xangsane Sterling Silver USB
Recipe for making cable with mundorf solid core silver/gold wire by elan120 on audiophilestyle.
It looks like this.
Recently I asked a seller to make me a sata cable with this wire.
I received it and unfortunately it didn't work, it seems they didn't wire it properly or theres a short somewhere. I took it apart to see what it looks like. Really hate that glue insulator they use.
So it looks like the wire is actually silver or at the very least sterling silver. Its not plated and looks to be 28 awg conductors with a teflon or pet sleeve then spiraled aluminum shield then pet or teflon sleeve on top of that. No wonder it sounds so good. I tried to light it on fire and it wont burn or melt. PVC should melt or burn if I tried that.
It is quite surprising the quality of these things. Most likely the conductors are sterling silver because the pricing doesnt make sense for such a thing.
I have purchased quite a few of these knockoffs and they perform unbelievably well, I'm sure they're not as good as the real thing but for the price they are quite good. Quite a pleasant surprise.
Few notes, there are some sellers reported by members that are not pleasant do business with. Recommend not purchasing from these sellers due to shady business practices and/or problems returning. Will update as we go along.
Goltech - Sent cable with missing parts and gold odin cable with lesser valhalla conductors.
Queensway - Several members reported incorrect pinout for hdmi cable and had problems returning or getting a refund.
Other good stuffJust my 2 cents,
The Best Cables I purchased on Ali:
12 Core Odin2 USB cable (Around $20) – This one is a real gem… IMHO, It beats almost all cables under $500 range… The only cable that bettered this one was Original NEW SEMPERFI THE OUTSIDER PURE SILVER USB CABLE from UK ($150)… But the Outsider is on par with Wireworld Starlight Platinum 8 USB ($600)
Odin 2 12 Core XLR – This $108 fake bettered the original Walhalla XLR.
Wel Signature XLR ($150) - Bettered AQ Water@ $750 with almost no burn-in…
Xangsang Audiophile 6N Pure Silver XLR (Around $120) If you like analog silver cables, try this solid silver core XLR. Very nice/similar to 1K Branded pure silver cables.
WEL Signature AC Cable – Pretty good for $150 / I use it with Farads (LPS)
Audiomeca copper core / metal plugs 10 AWG power cable (Around $50) – Awesome for the price.
AQ Dragon Source and High Current (Around $350) – This fake bettered the original AQ Thunder and Firebird ! I will be replacing the plug thou…
Siltech triple crown XLR ($800) – The best XLR I ever auditioned.
Siltech triple crown speaker cables ($1400) – The best.
Siltech Triple Crown solid silver AC Cable ($700) The best Power cable I found . Need / want mo’ of them …
Siltech signature jumper cables ($50) Very good quality / The original retails around 1K
MOSHOU 8K HDMI 2.1 Optical Fiber Cable eARC HDR 8K@60Hz 4K@120Hz ($80)
AMPCOM Cat8 Ethernet Patch Cable S/FTP 22AWG Screened Solid Cable | 2000Mhz Up to 40Gbps ( $48 for 10 M) Very good quality twisted CAT.8
Audiocrast Grounding Box solid silver cable ($38)
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/133425075429
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/325...o.order_list.order_list_main.5.21ef1802fTJ8Bd
Xangsane Sterling Silver USB
Recipe for making cable with mundorf solid core silver/gold wire by elan120 on audiophilestyle.
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