Etymotic cable from APureSound

[[AK]Zip]

I just wanted to say there is a lot more information added about this cable in the link below. It should answer a bunch of questions here.

APureSound - Where The Music Is Always Pure

I hope everyone is enjoying their cable.

Thanks,
Alex

[Quaddy]

am using my recable as we speak, its a new lease of life for the ety p here, very full size can like sound, less insular and a wider presentation.

great stuff.

i have added rubberized tubing all over the recable and added a central hub like the originals and added a microphonics clip as i dont listen over the ear, the rubber tubing has eliminated microphonics 98%

[dimm0k]

Originally Posted by Quaddy

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great stuff.

i have added rubberized tubing all over the recable and added a central hub like the originals and added a microphonics clip as i dont listen over the ear, the rubber tubing has eliminated microphonics 98%

Care to display some pics of all this?

[dimm0k]

Wow, such a big thread I've started and I have yet to get a cable for myself! Those that have this cable, are the connectors that connect the cable to the earpiece itself sturdy? Looks can be deceiving...

[nc8000]

Originally Posted by dimm0k

Wow, such a big thread I've started and I have yet to get a cable for myself! Those that have this cable, are the connectors that connect the cable to the earpiece itself sturdy? Looks can be deceiving...

As sturdy as the ones on the stock cable but different

[jinx20001]

Originally Posted by jlingo

WOW, I received the Apuresound Etymotic cable today, So is it worth the money? I think all comes down to this question:
You Find Ety to be your ultimate IEM for a long time? YES
Are you planning to upgrade to a new IEM soon? YES
You love Ety sound signature so much and nothing could replace that? YES
You find Ety sound signature to be Harsh? YES
You find Ety is very picky to the source? YES
You find Ety to be thin? YES
You Find Ety with Sibilance? YES
You Find Ety soundstage to be in your head? YES
You find Ety lacking of bass? YES
You Find Ety sound Clinical/Analytical? YES

If you answer more YES than NO, THEN YOU SHOULD UPGRADE TO APURESOUND. Simple as that.

i just dont get this, how can you love the sound signature of the ety's when you think: its sibilant, its thin, it lacks bass, no soundstage and overall harsh.

and you call that your ultimate IEM. so basically your saying without the cable its pretty terrible but still your ultimate IEM thats irreplaceable.very strange to say the least

[dimm0k]

Originally Posted by nc8000

As sturdy as the ones on the stock cable but different

Damn, so there's really nothing to hold me back from getting one of these... gotta scrounge up some loot.

[keyid]

bah all lies, I will not believe it ....
.. say its not true!

[tk3]

Originally Posted by jinx20001

i just dont get this, how can you love the sound signature of the ety's when you think: its sibilant, its thin, it lacks bass, no soundstage and overall harsh.

and you call that your ultimate IEM. so basically your saying without the cable its pretty terrible but still your ultimate IEM thats irreplaceable.very strange to say the least

Ooh, dissed.

[socrates63]

How did I miss this thread earlier when I searched for information?

Here's my edited impressions that I posted on another forum:

Ever since the cable on my ER4P began cutting in and out, I had been thinking about whether I should go for [AK]Zip's cable (costs about the same as the Ety itself) or send it to Etymotic for repair (said to be $50). After hearing APureSound recabled KSC75 at a recent meet, I became convinced that it was worth it. I had no question about the workmanship as Alex is well regarded. My trepidation was about the degree of improvements that would be achieved. My only complaint about the ER4P/S sound was that it can sound a tad thin at times, and it seemed that Alex's cable would address this.

As the thread title states, this is just my impressions of what I'm hearing and I'm still a newbie so take my comments for what they're worth, about 2 cents. I've listened with the cable less than an hour (not burned in if that's an issue), so you may see giddyness over a new toy in my comments. I also used a 75ohm resister connector that Alex sent, so essentially, I'm talking about the ER4S. I have a second ER4P with the stock cable, and I used the triple flange on both ER4P. Source was my iRiver iHP-140 (ALAC files) and amp was a MisterX PINT.

Physically, there is no additional layer of sheathing like the stock Ety cable but the stiffness and flexibility is about the same as stock cable. I didn't perceive a significant different in micronics either. That said, I love the braiding. It looks so organic (bundle of nerve fibers).

And now the sound... I listened to a few Alison Krauss songs as well as a couple of tracks from Korean CCM albums. Three things jumped to me immediately. First, acoustic guitars sound amazing and real. Second, the sound didn't seem like it was being generated inside my head, typical of IEMs, but rather closer to the openings of my ears, more like headphones. Third, the soundstage got bigger -- deeper and wider.

Overall, there was better detail and texture to the sound and better punch from the drums. All this had the effect of making me feel like I was brought closer to the front of the stage, somewhere between the middle rows and the front rows. In comparison, the stock cable makes it seems like I'm somewhere between the middle rows and the back rows. Clearer and more detailed transients ever so slightly fattened the sound.

My only minor quibble with the cable is with the angle of the connectors to the drivers. On the stock cable, the connector angles the cable about 35 degrees. With the APureSound cable, the cables are positioned at 90 degrees to the driver (see photos above). This means the cable rubs against the side of my face. While this isn't a big deal and not bothersome to the point of annoyance, it would be good to see Alex address this in the future.

Others have mentioned to me that the 90 degree angle of the connectors is useful for wearing the IEMs over the ear style, like the Shure IEMs.

If it hasn't been made apparent already, I really love what the APureSound cable does with the ER4P. I've tried other IEMs (E500, super.fi 5 Pro) and I prefer the Ety by a long shot. I'm glad to have found something to enhance that experience. I look forward to using the cable with my Gilmore Lite which is currently sitting in my office. I found recently that the ER4S responds well to the GLite, and portable amps don't do the ER4S justice. I also look forward to improvements with cable/ear burn-in.