Fake Nordost Odin Gold XLR interconnect - fake gods...

I have this and it replaced a Mogami 2549 interconnect, and the difference was night and day, like fully opening a tap that was just half open, to use a water analogy. Would not like to recommend a fake, but how many people could buy the original.

I replaced my klotz greyhound with these odins thinking that budget cables with budget gear should not make that much of a difference so might as well get the nice looking jewellry cables. But with these in my system even after burning in for some time i could not enjoy my music. Another thing i noticed is the male connector is non-locking and the gold finish comes off easily.

I’m one of those key guys talking about these as well as the Xangsane ( my favorite ) over on Audio Asylum and replaced the former with everything made by Xangsane, which gets my highest recommendation, as well as there offshoot brand Grey Knight.

the trebble is extended and a?? what did you try to say?

I tried the rca version and this cables were not treble extended but really harsh sounding top and mids (more than any pure silver interconnect i own) making your ear bleed with crappy quality connectors Examined with a magnifying glass these are rough like sand. I've chosen the most praised seller with the most pairs sold and best reviews. I hope these XLR are different. Thanks for the review

Thanks for doing this series. I recently switched to XLR from Dac to solid state integrated , having a dozen good RCA I/C due to decades of playing primarily single ended tube. So I got a Gotham 4/1 XLR and compared it with this knockoff ODIN gold. First observation is that it takes lots of burn in. But after 2-300hours, I observed the same dryness in the midrange and extended (sub)bass rather than mid-bass hump so you are spot on there.🎉

Are there any other interesting XLR’s at the same site worth investigating? Preferably with a more organic midrange character. Thanks

Their Odin II, same quality/design sounds better

Please stop to buy and review fake cables... just buy the cheaper lines of real audio cable manufacturers. What do You expect from a china fake? There are a lot of original models that under 200 euros sound good (Audioquest, Wireworld, Straight Wire, Kimber, etc).

As long as you KNOW it’s fake, how can you recommend that?!?

it looks to cost 5 dollars, while the real one looks like 50k.

Thanks for this review.

I got a pair of these in the post today. I am surprised the female end doesn't have a clip like the cheap cables have. A 0.6m genuine Odin Gold costs $75,000AUD here in Australia. I am positive that the fake cables are not 2500 times worse.

Kick them up to the highest tier with tellurium copper connectors, as all exotic xlr cables in open market still cheap out on it.

What do you mean " dont pull the cable, always pull the plugs".
On XLR the plugs are locking, so its not possible to pull the cable😂....


Anyway.thx for your informative channel. Ive just ordered a pair of these interconnects with RCA plugs, and looking forward to receive them....🎉

So I got in two pairs of these in the rca version yesterday and had a bad experience with both. I first connected my DAC directly to the D5pro. There was a pop and the green lights turned on them off one at a time. Then I connected directly to the Wiim pro plus line out. This time there was a loud buzz but the amp did not shut down automatically this time. Same result with both cables from the DAC. I didn't want to try to recreate the buzz from the Wiim. Any ideas what might be going on. I see a lot of audiophiles on Audiogon speak highly of these cables so I think it might be something with sources. Maybe the plugs are too close together?