In my experience cables can be hit and miss. I think a lot of companies buy wire in bulk and some is better than others. I have bought from this company before and had good luck. From the reviews, clearly some people have not. Good news it it's only 14 bucks to find out and Amazon can pretty generous with returns. Better yet, if you have a Fry's near you ... sure they sell a lot of crap, but they will take anything back.