Premium SKW Single Crystal Copper 3.5mm to RCA Audio Cable - High Fidelity Aux Stereo Y Splitter Adapter (1M/3.2ft, Black) - Perfect for Home Theater, Hi-Fi Systems & Audiophile Setups

I’m writing this review to help others decide if skw cables are for them. First I need to give some info about my room and system in order to explain my goal. My room is located in a basement which sounds slightly dampened and laidback. If I put a speaker in that room that is also laid back(Buchardt S400)or smooth sounding it makes it even darker sounding and I keep craving little more liveliness or snappiness. I upgraded to Buchardt S400 MK2 and It improved my experience greatly. I use Parasound New classic 200 integrated amp and Topping D90SE dac. I stream music using Amazon music hd via usb dongle and usb cable. I first ordered skw usb cable and rca interconnects (cheaper version). After couple of days listening, I noticed that I was getting little more details ,snap and punch. Detail retrieval at low volume improved and my urge to crank up the volume subdued. Before SKW, I was using some DIY interconnects using pro grade cables and some generic usb cable. One review mentioned that skw cables sounded harsh. And I could see that happening if one all ready has edgy sounding system and adds those cables to the mix. But if you are like me and find your system to be laidback/smooth and want to reduce that effect and bring little zing to instruments, than definitely give skw a try. I highly recommend giving skw usb cable and interconnects try first. Than other cables if it’s your cup of tea. I liked skw usb cable so much that I also ordered 2 power cables and speaker cables. I’m not sure how much more improvement I am getting in my system by adding skw power cables and speaker cables. I would have to do much more extensive listening and comparison. However, I am satisfied with my purchase and will keep skw in my system.Let me start of by stating that these cables are thicc!They feel premium, and I loved having the option of different lengths.The cable is a brute, thick and stiff, if your using a dongle with it, prepare to buy a lot of dongles, it eats them like candy.Sound quality is excellent, it handled everything the McIntosh MA-1200 threw at it. It can hold its own with cables costing four times as much.The one flaw every cable I’ve tried has is the 3.5mm connection, that plugs into whatever device your playing, puts a lot of stress on the connection, and that’s we’re they always fail.Customer service is top shelf, you have a problem, it will be taken care of and you’ll be smiling.You are probably wondering if this is a scam like those "artisan" audiophile cables that cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. After using these for a few months and comparing them to Amazon's Linkerpard Cables, I can confidently say that these objectively really do improve the quality of your audio especially with proper gear.First Impressions:Off the top this is an extremely well built cable that has solid heft along both the connectors and shielding, the images don't really do it justice as I still vividly remember being so impressed by the quality when I initially unboxed it. Compared to the Amazon cable, it really is triple the value, and these days its hard to find such value per buck that isn't a scam. For the cabling is legitimately 3x thicker. Another small detail is how the female rca connectors have much more depth than the cheaper but decent Amazon cables and have much more coverage onto the rca in on my headphone amp which might be adding the improved sound quality.Sound Quality:Audio comes through crystal clear, and even though the Amazon cable did a good job with delivering a clean signal too, the bass and imaging is just much better with these cables. The Amazon cables are satisfying enough sure, but the ceiling of potential is simply raised with these cables and now that I've seen the light I don't want to go back.Final Thoughts:I was skeptical at first and satiated by the sheer premium build quality, but after finally getting around to testing it against a cheaper alternative that I also personally would've bought myself if I didn't know about this cable. Audio is electrical after all and cable quality is just one of the many factors that affect sound quality, so ensuring that there are smooth paved roads for your audio signal to travel on versus cheap dirt roads really does make a difference. Your mileage may vary of course, but if you are spending the money on audio equipment I can now confidently say that you are severely limiting its potential if you don't pay a little extra for premium cables. There is now no more doubt in my mind that buying from SKW was the right choice. If you still have your doubts and have the extra eight dollars, perform the comparison between the two yourself, Amazon has a great 30-day return policy after all.I purchased a set of Klipsch Speakers for the PC, only available from COSTCO. GREAT SPEAKERS... but they came with these CHEAP cables and the initial sound was not what I expected. I went to AMAZON and found these... WOW I cant believe the difference. You cant go wrong with these high quality cables makes all the difference in the world, KLIPSCH should package them with their PC SPEAKER SET!Like one of the previous reviews I agree that this cable is on the darker end of the spectrum. However I do think this is a quality cable and perhaps with a little burn in it will be more balanced. For the money it’s great value.Great quality, improved the sound from my Echo to my hifi system. Pleased.The cable brought my Bluetooth IPhone link to my Soundsystem to life. Excellent all round cable would strongly recommend it. Performance out weighs the price in a big way.not impressed with the product. Sound isn't great either.Really happy with the sound quality that this cable provided to my quality speakersVery good quality cables.Excellent sound.No issues.Highly recommended.