Fake AudioQuest K2 speaker cable build

Fake AudioQuest K2 speaker cable build - whats inside?

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So I was terminating one of them for center channel and I thought I'll take a short video on internal structure of this cable. Interesting to see all details that are there - why on earth do that in a fake cable?
Full review here:
• Fake AudioQuest K2 spe...
As usual, ask me anything I could forget in comments :)

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@totalplonker824 26 күн бұрын

Even after auditioning 3 separate AVR's, the same ambient sound of the room was still present! That told me the unwanted faint background signal noise I had been experiencing had nothing to do with the actual units. Therefore, my attention changed to the cables. And even then It was only on the third occasion after I finally purchased shielded cables did the noise floor within my small room finally came down to satisfactory levels

@simonzinc-trumpetharris852 28 күн бұрын

Probably just as good as the 'genuine' item.

@kenlane3001 28 күн бұрын

Thank you for the dissection! Odd for sure they would go through the trouble of printing on the guts nobody will ever see.

@k4syx 28 күн бұрын

Exactly!

@MrBonger88 25 күн бұрын

Love these “fake” videos. Subscribed

@k4syx 25 күн бұрын

Thanks! Stay tuned for more :)

@attiliobrunetti6565 28 күн бұрын

Yes, I understood this, I have two pairs of Wel Signature power cables, the connections are as you described, but in one pair the negative of the DBS is also connected to the negative terminal, while in the other pair the negative is not connected to the cable terminal

@k4syx 28 күн бұрын

It shouldn't be connected to any of power/signal lines. Some fakes have that and I have no idea why

@attiliobrunetti6565 28 күн бұрын

thank you very much, I also make the change to the other pair and remove the dbs cable from the negative terminal of the speakers. I always follow your videos, you are a great expert. Happy listening

@k4syx 28 күн бұрын

Thank you, cheers!

@kdomster9141 27 күн бұрын

Good Video! How did it sound , did you have a way of comparing it to original AQ certified version?

@k4syx 27 күн бұрын

Thanks! Look for a complete review in my videos posted earlier, this time I was just preparing another piece for my center channel. I did fill review earlier :)

@kdomster9141 27 күн бұрын

Add a link to such review as I could not find it

@k4syx 27 күн бұрын

@@kdomster9141 in a minute in the desc of the video.

@attiliobrunetti6565 28 күн бұрын

Can you post a diagram of how the DBS is connected to the sides of the cable? Thank you

@k4syx 28 күн бұрын

That's described in DBS patent docs that are freely available on the net. Basically, in each (l&r) cable there are two additional wires. One is usually at exact geometry axle of the cable and the other is in contact with the shieldind that is radial to the first one. So you have one exactly in the middle and the other around it like a circle that encapsulates everything else. And then you connect your DBS battery to them but without closing the circuit. That's all basically.

@barskuleli8612 28 күн бұрын

It is really interesting. Maybe these Chinese guys are "Michelangelo"s of the imitation...

@HotSause 26 күн бұрын

Enjoy your content. Id like to see a compare with REAL budget alleged "giant killers" like SKW and Ramm Amedeus or REAL high quality bulk like Mogami, Canare and especially Somner. Within your budget, of course

@k4syx 26 күн бұрын

Actually I have DIY Mogami, Canare, Sommer interconnect cables :) Mogami was only one that was able to enter the XLR shootout - Canare and Sommer, though great for the price, were no match even for a cheapest fake. Mogami was okayish and I'll probably do a video on them (it's 2354 if I recall correctly, the one highly recommended for XLRs and actually sold as ready Mogami branded ICs) but still it was last place overall...

@HotSause 26 күн бұрын

@@k4syxThanks for this info. Once you've covered the replica AQ line, it would be interesting to see how the other replicas of the other audiophile brands fair.

@k4syx 26 күн бұрын

@@HotSause yes I have a set of fake Nordost lined up. Stay tuned!

@Typhoonbob 25 күн бұрын

Yeah, cool. I have fake Nordost and Accuphase, and I genuinely enjoy them. I look forward to your content @k4syx

@legion2252 28 күн бұрын

Please measure the INSULATION resistance of the black internal wires in the original it conducts electricity

@k4syx 28 күн бұрын

Which layer are we talking about here precisely? I can do that, though I can't believe that :) They can be biased electrostatically but any real current conductivity would short something internally

@legion2252 28 күн бұрын

@@k4syxIt is difficult to write through a translator. Quote from the official website "the negative conductors of this cable are partially coated with conductive polyethylene with carbon content "

@legion2252 28 күн бұрын

@@k4syxIf you bring the ohmmeter probes to the insulation of the black inner conductors, it will show a very low resistance

@k4syx 28 күн бұрын

@@legion2252 black inner - you mean insulation of negative wiring? The one with "bass" (for example) printed? That would effectively short negative speaker wiring with the shielding?

@k4syx 28 күн бұрын

@@legion2252 aaaahh yes I know that, they are writing this for most speaker cables :D I'll check that with the meter but I believe this is just marketing blah blah blah :)

@onnonugteren2935 28 күн бұрын

Great again! showing us the inside. But I think modern machinery is so sophisticated that they can do this, aspecialy about the printing. These cables are VERY expensive even as fakes and they know sooner or later somebody like you 🙂will show us the inside and creating myths. 🙂 It is real!? As you can see it is made from copper: so it isn't! But well made and highly interesting and with great results. sounding great. I think this is what it is: no more no less. Thanks again and if you can show us more and more about the insides too. Than all the talks come 'it is real!!' 🙂 Nonsense. that's what it is. So don't start creating fakenews here too That's not my goal, yours either I suppose? Friendly greetings again from the Nehterlands. 🙂

@k4syx 28 күн бұрын

Hi! I think somebody there has access to some tooling and some materials, but they replace pure metals with something cheaper. Like when you'd recover old machinery from scrapyard. Nie that f.e fake rocket 88 uses old braid scheme: why fake old one instead of updated one? Why fake k2 that is no longer produced? "New" fakes - Dragons - are another story. I have no idea what these are. But there's something shady going on definitely....

@onnonugteren2935 28 күн бұрын

Well you might be right after all, will you tell us when you know? 🙂 Greetings.@@k4syx

@peterwikvist2433 25 күн бұрын

Have you contacted AudioQuest on this matter? I do not care much for their cables, but I do support their rights to keep the company logo, designs, and patents protected. Would this not be a pattern infringement?

@k4syx 25 күн бұрын

Yes, using the logo and brand name is a steal. AQ is pretty much aware of this as this has been going for at least half of the decade or longer. AudioQuest afaik is offering a service to check any cable if it's real in case you'd but some used and was wondering about that. The catch here is they do destroy the ones they'll find fake (which is fair in my book)

@82ivaylo 28 күн бұрын

maybe they have the real technology of copper wires, shielding, printing, but they don not have the silver.

@k4syx 28 күн бұрын

I'd rather say they have access to original production line, though they are not using solid silver but silver plated copper.

@byron19800 28 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's smth shady going on and now I'm pretty sure who's actually full of bs. Let's face it, AudioQuest are the kings of snake oil when it comes to cables. By the looks of it, this is probably a genuine AudioQuest cable and now we found out that the whole "pure, solid silver" story is just a fairy tale. Indeed, printing the inside wires would make no sense whatsoever, even for the most skilled forger.

@simonzinc-trumpetharris852 28 күн бұрын

They probably source it from the same place.

@MichaelBeeny 28 күн бұрын

Looks like you are paying for many layers of insulation and labeling which is completely pointless and makes the overall cable much thicker than it need be. A malty strand copper conductor of a large gauge is all that matters. Having a shield around the cable adds pointless capacitance, if anything could make the amplifier/specker combination sound slightly different. A long length cable could even make the amplifier ring a little. I think a touch of snake oil is oozing out a little here. PS. Don't forget to raise the cable 4 inches off the ground, then you will become a REAL audiophile completely saturated in snake oil!

@NormcoreGreg 28 күн бұрын

Isn’t insulation protecting the signal from interference from other cables (esp. power cables)? It’s usually messy at the back of audio gear racks.

@onnonugteren2935 28 күн бұрын

nonsense too, you clearly don't know what you are talking about, in fact you deny that there are differences at all between cables. I have listened to so many different cables that I can tell just by serious listening and in a A and B comparison. Also after!! burning in times. So it takes in practice many years and hours of listening in various stages to be able to do this at all. That's why it's so great that he is doing this and share it with us.

@MichaelBeeny 28 күн бұрын

@@onnonugteren2935 Have I been reading your reply correctly? Are you telling me that cables need to be burned in?? I have been in the audio business for 60 years, in retail, manufacturing, design. I think you are drowning in your own snake oil. The only thing that's important in speaker cable are low resistance and low capacitance between the conductors. However, if you think differently that's fine, some people think gods are real!!

@simonzinc-trumpetharris852 28 күн бұрын

Use solid core mains cable. It's stiff but very good indeed.

@simonzinc-trumpetharris852 28 күн бұрын

@@onnonugteren2935 Burning in cables? 🤣

@onnonugteren2935 27 күн бұрын

Are selecting comments? I can't see some of my comments to real nonsense. You did it twice in an earlier comment too? Just informing. I think this is only to be done when it really goes mad.

@k4syx 27 күн бұрын

Hi! No, I'm not deleting or removing anything here. Maybe someone removed his comment that you were replying to? Anyway, nothing on my side. I've noticed however that some of the new comment notifications are coming late, like Ive already answered through studio, and then an hour later I get info about new comment through regular YT app

@onnonugteren2935 27 күн бұрын

Aha thanks for explaining. thought so you wouldn't do that. :-) yes these 'guys' must of done that. didn't know that was possible. first some nonsense and than only remove the comments on that nonsense. mmmhmm. 🙂 Greetings.@@k4syx

@k4syx 27 күн бұрын

@@onnonugteren2935 Look at "three dots" menu on the right side of your comment, there's delete - if they removed their comments then probably anything lower went away too

@onnonugteren2935 27 күн бұрын

Aha yes that must of been so. 🙂 proof of nonsense too? ;-) @@k4syx

@matthewtaylor7355 28 күн бұрын

As I said before Audioquest maybe sell this cable to 3rd World markets and take a far more modest profit.... And then ponitificate about evil fake cables