[HeadphoneAddict]

I have the new ALO SXC iMod LOD and my old Jumbo Cryo Silver X (JCSX) iMod LOD here with me now, and I have been testing them since last Monday. It sounds very good and I mostly listened using my iMod and Livewires and iBasso D2 portable (with opamps rolled to a LM6172 in ground channel and LM4562 in main amp).

First off, the SXC iMod cable is much fuller and transparent sounding than my 22g cryo iMod LOD. Next, vs the Jumbo Cryo Silver X that I have had for about 9 months the SXC sounds very similar, but not quite. I'd have to say there is more body to the instruments and the SXC sounds better, which isn't what I wanted to hear because the Jumbo Cryo Silver X is mine, and I have to return the SXC when I am done evaluating it. I don't need to spend $200 on another LOD, but yet I may have to.

There is something about the SXC that I can't put my finger on yet, but it has to do with the soundstage I think. It's like the SXC LOD is more transparent and more open sounding - venues sound bigger and the echos off the walls don't seem so close. It's almost like the Jumbo Cryo Silver X with JL wire has it's own echo or reverberation to it, which the SXC cable is able to eliminate. Regardless, I really like the JCSX a lot, but I like the SXC more.

My Ranking for the iMod LOD are:

1st - ALO SXC
2nd - ALO Jumbo Cryo Silver X (almost a tie but not quite as good)
3rd - ALO 22g Cryo

If using all the LOD on a 3G Nano, then I can include 4 more LOD:

4th - barqy built silk insulated solid silver (sounds very detailed and transparent vs the 22g cryo LOD with slightly less bass impact)
5th - barqy built silver plated copper (slightly less transparent but very good)
6th - S2 Audio silver plated copper (compared to 2nd - last place previously but sounded nice yet I sold it in July)
7th - eBay generic LOD (that looks like a ZY cable from head-direct, but isn't - gave to my son)

I will be taking some photos of the LOD's, as well as posting a review of some SXC interconnects that I have been testing once I take the pix (the writeup is already complete).