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So there is no clear winner as to which cable is the best for HD650. Do you guys prefer copper, silver or both in a cable ?
I don't know that I can pick silver/copper/both.
I have enjoyed tremendously a Jenna Labs Cryo from ALO, so you'd think copper. But then I liked the Silver Dragon very much too (when I tried Blutarsky's), so you'd think silver. But, my APureSound V3 cable is fantastic too (every bit as good), and that is both silver and copper. I would say they were all very impressively transparent, detailed and extended.
Less impressive were the Black Dragon and Vampire Wire, although they were still an upgrade to the stock HD600/650 cable when I heard them, they were not as transparent.
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LarryHead-Fi Feedback MAIN RIG: Marantz CD5001 > Synergistic Research Coax > Apogee mini-DAC with Sigma 11 PSU > ALO SXC XLR IC's > Single Power Square Wave XL balanced amp > HD600 with APS V3 balanced cable >>> ALO SXC mini-RCA IC > Woo GES > Sennheiser HE60 >>> or to Woo Audio Maxxed WA6 w/Sophia Princess rectifier/RCA 6DE7 > Grado RS-1 with APS V3 cable. BEDSIDE RIG: Sony D-303 or iRiver H140 > Sysconcept.ca optical > HeadRoom Micro DAC > barqy silver plated copper mini-RCA > Travagans Red and Black > Edition 9 with APS V3 cable. BASEMENT RIG: iBook > USB PICO > Dark Voice 336i "RCA5692/TS5998" > Denon D2000 APS V2 cable. PORTABLE RIG: iMod 80gb 5.5G > barqy silver in silk LOD > ALO portable V-Cap dock > ALO Cryo Silver X mini-mini > RSA Predator > Livewires T1. LAPTOP RIG: MacBook > USB iBasso D2 > RS-1 or Edition 9 with APS V3 cable. FS: Stax SRM-1 Mk2 Pro
just got my RAL cable. Straight out of the bag it sounds great. Veils removed blah blah blah. Staging improved. Brighter without being bright if that makes sense. Stock cable dull, dark and closed in by comparison.
Looking forward to hearing it once it settles down.
Great to see it finally came through!
The HD650/RAL combination ranks right up there with the HD600/Equinox for my musical preferences.
Next in line would be the HD650/Equinox and HD600/Cardas.
there are so many different opinions about so many cables. is one aftermarket cable necessarily "better" than another or even "better" than the stock cable?
from the descriptions of a cable being warm or bright or having less slam or prat it seems that all they are doing is altering the sound of the HD650. if this is the case, it would seem that they are not correcting any "true deficiencies" of the stock cable.
I ran both the SAA Equinox and the RAL on my HD600s and could not distinguish a significant sonic difference between the two but kept the RAL because of better comfort and I percieved the RAL to be of a higher build quality especially in the splits going to each can.
over the stock HD cable I'd say both these cables either rolled off the bass or elevated the mids ever so slightly to give the impression of a flatter FQ response.
Personally, I've heard the 650's cord is much improved over the 600 so I doubt you're buying much sonic improvement vs. audio jewelry? others may disagree
i am glad you did not take my post the wrong way, and hope others will not as well.
i was seriously in the market for an upgraded cable, but based on the reviews I was reading, was becoming confused about the benefits vs. trade offs of the aftermarket cables available. from your post, it would seem that they may be of benefit if one is not happy with the stock sound or would like to tailor it more to their preferences.
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