Truly amazed

[Barry]

Sod it! I just can't stand it any more: 16 pages and 160 posts concerning a £4 pair of inteconnects? I have just bought a pair to see what all the fuss is about.

Regards (your's, a cable sceptic)

[Reid Malenfant]

Wrong type Barry, the OP Frank was on about the white cables with white plastic sleeving & silver soldered. It appears that they are not all the same, someone took some apart & discovered this

The type you are looking for if interested in getting the same as the OP is:- AD80300qn2M

[keiths]

The type you are looking for if interested in getting the same as the OP is:- AD80300qn2M

The last two characters of the product code is the length, so could also end 1M or 5M

[Reid Malenfant]

The last two characters of the product code is the length, so could also end 1M or 5M

Agreed, i should have mentioned that

[Barry]

Wrong type Barry, the OP Frank was on about the white cables with white plastic sleeving & silver soldered. It appears that they are not all the same, someone took some apart & discovered this

The type you are looking for if interested in getting the same as the OP is:- AD80300qn2M

Frank’s cables were advertised as the ‘Belkin Pure AV Silver Series Super premium Audio Dual RCA cable’, type AD80300qn2M and claim the following:

“PureAV Silver Series RCA Audio Cables give you exceptional clarity and a more natural-sounding midrange using superior-grade materials and advanced technologies.”

Their features are (with spelling corrected):

· Drastically reduces signal distortion for unrivalled audio clarity using 99.9997% oxygen-free, PCOCC conductors and high-purity, silver solder joints
· Optimizes performance at all frequencies for consistent, exact sound reproduction using hybrid-conductor technology
· Maintains stronger signals that yield superior sonic accuracy with precision-formulated, polyethylene dielectric material
· Isolates from outside noise for superior clarity through double-shielded construction
· Protects against wire damage for consistently high-quality audio with integrated strain relief
· Creates precise contact for low loss with split-tip, centre-pin, and 8-cut, 24k gold-plated connectors
· Provides comfort and ease of install with non-slip rubber grip and integrated colour-coding


And here is the description of the cables I’ve bought: the ‘Belkin “Silver Series Pure AV Dual Audio cables’, type AV50300ea08 (again with spelling corrected): -

“Pure AV Silver Series RCA Audio Cables give you exceptional clarity and a more natural-sounding midrange using superior-grade materials and advanced technologies.”

These cables feature:

· Drastically reduces signal distortion for unrivalled audio clarity using 99.9997% oxygen-free, PCOCC conductors and high-purity, silver solder joints
· Optimizes performance at all frequencies for consistent, exact sound reproduction using hybrid-conductor technology
· Maintains stronger signals that yield superior sonic accuracy with precision-formulated, polyethylene dielectric material
· Isolates from outside noise for superior clarity through double-shielded construction
· Protects against wire damage for consistently high-quality audio with integrated strain relief
· Creates precise contact for low loss with split-tip, centre-pin, and 8-cut, 24k gold-plated connectors
· Provides comfort and ease of install with non-slip rubber grip and integrated colour-coding

Spot the difference? The important parts are the quality of the conductors and of the soldering to the connectors, and the type and quality of the dielectric insulation. I don’t think the colour of the external sheath or anti-abrasion webbing will make any difference.

Anyway we shall see.

Regards

[Reid Malenfant]

Hi Barry, the internal construction may well be different though chap

[Barry]

Hi Barry, the internal construction may well be different though chap

Yet the wording describing the construction is identical.

Are the covers of the phono plugs easy to remove so as to inspect the internal assembly? If one is a true coaxial and the other 'semi-balanced', there might be a difference.

You measure the capacitance/unit length for your 'white' cables and I'll do the same for my 'grey ones'. Also do the same for the resistance/unit length for both the inner and outer conductors (to a resolution and accuracy of a mOhm). We'll compare notes.

Regards

[Reid Malenfant]

Yet the wording describing the construction is identical.

Are the covers of the phono plugs easy to remove so as to inspect the internal assembly? If one is a true coaxial and the other 'semi-balanced', there might be a difference.

From what someone posted on here that is indeed the case. The white beasties are also quadruple shielded if i remember correctly. I don't think you'll be able to remove the covers without destroying the things

The rest i can do without a problem

[MCRU]

Yet the wording describing the construction is identical.

Are the covers of the phono plugs easy to remove so as to inspect the internal assembly? If one is a true coaxial and the other 'semi-balanced', there might be a difference.

You measure the capacitance/unit length for your 'white' cables and I'll do the same for my 'grey ones'. Also do the same for the resistance/unit length for both the inner and outer conductors (to a resolution and accuracy of a mOhm). We'll compare notes.

Regards

you are gonna do all that for a £4 pair of interconnects,

[MCRU]

Has anyone asked anyone why they are so cheap?