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Fake XLO cables from China

I have purchased lately 2 XLO power cables on Yahoo Japan and Ebay.  One is called XLO Purple Rush and the other Signature 3. The cables look like the real deal but it turns out all 3 are fake and sound no better than stock computer cables. Stupid me, but at least I want to make sure others don't repeat this mistake.  
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chrisr
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Not only easy to fake but they sound just as good!  It's disgusting!
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chrisr
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I would thus guess you are a all cables sound the same camp.
No no, not at all. There’s a clear audible difference between gauges, and between geometries that considerably change inductance or capacitance.
However, between cables with resistance kept at no more than 1% of the lowest impedance reached by a speaker, inductance below .2uH/ft, and capacitance below 50pF/ft, an audible difference has not been proven.



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