Chinese Cables that sound good


Please share your chinese cable purchases that sounded good, and even horror stories of cables that didn't work out.

People get lured into aliexpress and other sites when the see expensive looking cables that appear very similar to well-known audiophile high-priced units, but at a fraction of the cost.

THIS THREAD IS NOT ABOUT IF ITS RIGHT OR WRONG TO COPY OTHERS' DESIGNS.  ITS ABOUT WHICH CABLES SOUND GOOD AND/OR PERFORM WELL.

There are lots of chinese cables to choose from:

- Power cables 

- USB cables (separating signal and data)

- Speaker cables

- Interconnects

- HDMI / IIS cables

 

I've tried a pair of Xansane silver plated copper, braided, speaker cables, to replace generic 12AWG copper that I was using.  The pair cost around $230 CAD.  It appeared to be made well.  However, I didn't notice any difference in the sound of my speakers.  2nd however, I also didn't take notes beforehand or do critical listening...I was just expecting to be blown away somehow but I wasn't.  I will be DIY'ing my future cables (power, interconnects, USB, and maybe speaker) using the DIY Helix cable information found on this site (link to thread).

But for now, I want to see what worked for other people.

 

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GearIT 12Gauge OFC, Gold plated Banana plugs, Nice cable boots, braided fabric cover, and a lifetime warranty. The company has been around since 2006, founded in California.  $19.99 per cable for the 10 ft at Amazon. Delivered if you're a Prime member. 

Works for me.

I also use their Ethernet cables and jumpers, I buy them by the 10-pack. Never had a failure or QC issue.

Works for me. Marantz PM7000N driving KEF LS-50s, VPI Scout JMW 10.5" 3D Printed Epoxy arm, Pangaea phono cables, Hana SH cart. Marantz CD6007 CD Player, 

What I saved on cables paid for everything in my system except the VPI and the CD Player.

Personally, I don’t use aliexpress. Interested to know what recourse does one have if there’s a QC issue with a cable? 

They and their vendors have a return policy which I have used. It's similar to Amazon.

Edward, not all things from China are junk, although I'll readily admit that I would rather buy things made in the USA.