Thanks for the heads up ....assume your 100% familiar with the cables..?
the black heat shrink and eichmanns certainly don't look right...but the cable may be .....?
I'm familiar with cc23a in fact I've some in front of me the weave is not the same a pictured in the ebay add ....
here's a pic of the maplin cable
http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?ITAG=SPEC&ModuleNo=6227&doy=5m6#spec
Can you buy a reel of cable from nordost ?
the add also says ....
The cables were originally a longer cable which has been cut down and professionally re-terminated, using the highest quality lead-free, silver solder.
I've compared these to a factory terminated Nordost Valhalla and I could determine no audible differences, they sound identical.
So confident am I regarding the re-termination and sound quality of this cable ...etc etc
So I'm saying you need to be very certain before you say the f word...
I would not like to say either way ....but thats not defending the iitem either !