12-08-2025 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Paul S San Diego, California, USA Posts 2,804 Joined on 10-12-2006 Post #: 61 Post ID: 29452 Reply to: 27862 AI Agrees With Romy No reason to think that any hi-fi component available to end users one at at time will be 100% "hand made", or that QC will keep it all about consistent sound and music. Here is a scratch at the surface of Belkin I found "informative". Pick any cable at any price and dig a little. https://www.google.com/search?q=does+Belkin+produce+their+own+raw+cables%3F&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS1127US1127&oq=does+Belkin+produce+their+own+raw+cables%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRiPAtIBCjE4ODAxajBqMTWoAgiwAgHxBeQDnXNSyPHs8QXkA51zUsjx7A&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Paul S