AudioSceptic
Major Contributor
Has anyone sourced the "ingredients" of a Nordost Odin cable, especially the actual wire?Ok. there is a lot of misconceptions on products made in China. Most of all of the high end quack stuff is made cheaply in China. After the American company specs out a cheap but quality item like say a $50 Shunyata cable that will sell for thousands, the Chinese then have a nearby factory make the same product with as many shortcuts as possible, They then sell that $2000 cable for $500. It will look exactly the same name for example as Shunyata or Sunyata depending on how the the Chinese manufacturer wants to market it. Most now and listen guys "most" now use the EXACT same company name. the "nearly" the same name is old school from around 15 to 20 years ago. So, there is a reason a lot of good merchandise comes from China with strict QC control (think like Apple etc.) and also gigantic quantities of fake product that dwarf the legit product also from China. So, it becomes a crap shoot on what you will get. I would not be surprised if they start making fake Topping gear with horrible performance. We as a country have really closed our eyes to being ripped off. Walmart and Amazon are the two largest sellers of Chinese fake products. I know because I was in the Federal Govt for years and you learn a lot about a lot of things. So, always try to be careful when buying!