What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision Reviews Accessories Audio interconnects (digital) Ixos XHD 508
What Hi Fi Sound and Vision Thu, Aug 7 2008, 4:00PM

Ixos XHD 508

£ 50
60100
3

Another 'rigid' cable design, this Ixos doesn't handle confusion well and we're not inspired.

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  • For

    Solid build, 'rigid' design, okay detail

  • Against

    Can't handle confusion, loss of control

This is another rigid cable, the body of which feels powerful and durable.

On the inside, IXOS claims to be using ‘medical grade fibre-optic cable', which sounds like the sort of substance you can trust to handle your audio.

Still, for all that promise, we're less than inspired. The Sweeney Todd soundtrack seems confused when all hell breaks loose, lacking differentiation between sounds.

The detail is okay, but the loss of control can't be ignored for this outlay