First let me dispose of the labeling issue. This is a cable that looks like and is described in some ways to be like Nordost Odin 2 cable. Now, I have no problem with knock-offs. It's done all the time, even referencing the real thing. Walmart advertises its own brand of small coated aspirin as "Compare to Bayer." Some of our fellow inmates don't care for knock-offs and seem to take personal offense. Witness the response below to my report of a cable that looks exactly like a Kimber. With that in mind I do take issue with this Chinese cable being marked as "Nordost Odin 2." I can't say I know what the legalities are. Google, an American company, permits them to advertise this way and is happy to take their money. American capitalism at its . . best. I am confident that no one will think they are getting the "real" Nordost Odin 2 for the price being asked. While the cable and terminations look fine enough, the wooden rings that carry the false labeling seem crudely made compared to pictures of the real ones. So it's a poor counterfeit. Nevertheless, as to my personal point of view I hold no brief for Nordost. I can buy a nice car for what they charge for a 1 meter pair of their Odin 2 interconnects. For the cable business generally, "ripoff" comes pretty close to describing their exploitation of the audiophile buyer IMO. And they've been doing it for a very long time.
With that out of the way, my cables are terminated with XLR connectors. I am writing because I am astonished at how good these cable are. They replace a pair of very good Coincident cables, quite favorably reviewed (if a while back) by Michael Fremer. They are placed between my DAC and my preamplifier. I hesitate to use the cable clichés, but it's like I have a new amp or preamp; they're that good. Clarity like I never heard before and silken highs. Increased front to back differentiation. What makes it all the more astonishing to me is that following my preamplifier I have 20 foot long Discovery cables to my amp. So this one meter before the preamp can make all that difference. Amazing! The closer to the source, the more it seems to matter.
I have read posts about Chinese "Odin 2" cable here and elsewhere. There have also been favorable comments about the speaker cable and about the USB cable. But the interconnect is the only one that seems to be similar in form to the real Odin 2. So I went there first.
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Topic - Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mel 06:24:16 07/23/22 (116)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Elixir63 19:44:13 11/30/23 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - ejk 08:49:32 11/25/23 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Negatron 11:14:45 11/30/23 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 23:09:26 09/12/22 (10)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - davem1 10:36:26 09/14/22 (9)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mick Wolfe 12:18:36 09/20/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 21:03:06 09/14/22 (4)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Negatron 19:10:26 02/14/24 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - davem1 18:40:54 09/15/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 22:49:37 09/15/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 21:06:45 09/14/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - ejk 12:56:23 09/14/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - ejk 12:58:17 09/14/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - ejk 13:14:38 09/14/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 22:41:20 08/29/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 10:19:26 08/30/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Tangram 05:29:16 08/30/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Tuckers 14:49:20 08/21/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mick Wolfe 11:23:07 08/19/22 (17)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 05:11:38 08/20/22 (16)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 00:20:54 08/21/22 (13)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 08:07:36 08/21/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 05:40:12 08/21/22 (11)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 23:38:27 08/21/22 (10)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 05:49:11 08/22/22 (5)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 22:08:51 08/22/22 (4)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 09:50:26 08/23/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - pixelphoto 13:40:50 08/24/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 14:11:20 08/24/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 05:36:36 08/23/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 04:34:14 08/22/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 04:01:47 08/22/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 01:20:44 08/22/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 01:02:09 08/22/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mick Wolfe 10:12:37 08/20/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 11:14:20 08/20/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 12:24:59 08/18/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Rick B 16:21:25 08/18/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 17:13:36 08/18/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 07:26:40 08/18/22 (8)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Rick B 16:38:33 08/18/22 (7)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 00:48:52 08/19/22 (3)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 04:47:57 08/20/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 22:33:39 08/29/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 06:42:45 08/30/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 17:37:01 08/18/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Rick B 17:48:45 08/18/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 18:48:09 08/18/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 06:02:14 08/16/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 15:38:12 08/13/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 00:24:14 08/08/22 (5)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 07:10:27 08/18/22 (4)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 08:53:42 08/18/22 (3)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 09:48:41 08/18/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 11:18:42 08/18/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 12:11:40 08/18/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Elixir63 18:30:54 08/04/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 10:20:20 08/25/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 09:39:50 08/13/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 17:16:34 08/02/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - geoff 17:26:39 07/31/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - thetubeguy1954 17:07:52 07/31/22 (21)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - Mel 09:03:13 08/01/22 (17)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - el34eh@yahoo.com 10:53:45 12/06/22 (2)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - ejk 03:30:44 12/22/22 (1)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - el34eh@yahoo.com 08:03:37 12/23/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - el34eh@yahoo.com 07:19:43 12/06/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - el34eh@yahoo.com 18:09:25 09/20/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - el34eh@yahoo.com 13:58:58 09/19/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - el34eh@yahoo.com 12:37:51 09/17/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - el34eh@yahoo.com 11:09:59 09/16/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - el34eh@yahoo.com 11:48:26 09/07/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - KanedaK 00:34:56 08/03/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - thetubeguy1954 13:50:06 08/02/22 (6)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - KanedaK 13:21:36 08/09/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - KanedaK 10:56:12 08/08/22 (2)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - thetubeguy1954 21:20:49 08/08/22 (1)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - KanedaK 23:22:18 08/08/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - KanedaK 14:18:25 08/07/22 (0)
- RE: "Odin 2" Silver vs. Gold - Mel 10:31:15 08/03/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 22:50:45 07/31/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - thetubeguy1954 07:23:01 08/01/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 07:46:34 08/01/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 08:45:47 07/29/22 (7)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - thetubeguy1954 17:18:09 07/31/22 (6)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 19:37:04 07/31/22 (5)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - thetubeguy1954 20:43:43 07/31/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 21:35:43 07/31/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 20:03:11 07/31/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - thetubeguy1954 20:47:05 07/31/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 21:23:27 07/31/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - jad 11:48:07 07/28/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 14:13:49 07/30/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - dcuhl 03:52:47 07/27/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mel 05:23:13 07/27/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mick Wolfe 11:59:56 07/26/22 (15)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - thetubeguy1954 17:30:43 07/31/22 (12)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mick Wolfe 10:19:04 08/01/22 (11)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Elixir63 20:09:06 08/01/22 (10)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 11:28:45 08/04/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 21:03:26 08/02/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mick Wolfe 09:56:48 08/02/22 (7)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Elixir63 11:30:47 08/02/22 (6)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mick Wolfe 10:06:22 08/03/22 (5)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Elixir63 10:16:09 08/03/22 (4)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mick Wolfe 12:29:06 08/03/22 (3)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 20:50:35 08/03/22 (2)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mick Wolfe 11:26:58 08/04/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - el34eh@yahoo.com 11:47:49 08/04/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 23:28:31 07/26/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mick Wolfe 09:31:30 07/27/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Jonesy 03:56:58 07/25/22 (4)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Mel 05:44:10 07/25/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Jonesy 16:45:02 07/25/22 (0)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - KanedaK 04:46:26 07/25/22 (1)
- RE: Another Vote for the Chinese "Odin 2" Interconnect - Jonesy 05:03:24 07/25/22 (0)