[ZSamuels28]

The gauge is sometimes indicative of the flexibility but not always. 26awg Mogami is flexible, but next to 24awg Nucleotide it is stiff as hell. It all comes down to the stiffness of the insulation and the strand count really, and then the gauge. 

btw, I have fallen in love with Nucleotide.

Nucleotide is expensive! Where do you buy yours?

 

[ZSamuels28]

What size shrink tube would I use for 2-4 26 awg wires? Would 1/8" be too big? Or should I go with 3/32?

 

[Jean Corriveau]

I got a couple questions:
 
Which between Canare and Mogami make the best cable for the price for headphones?
 
Also, is Mogami W2697 cable flexible enough to be a great candidate for headphone cabling?
 
If so, what would be the Canare equivalent?

 

[Arty McGhee]

  The gauge is sometimes indicative of the flexibility but not always. 26awg Mogami is flexible, but next to 24awg Nucleotide it is stiff as hell. It all comes down to the stiffness of the insulation and the strand count really, and then the gauge. 
 
btw, I have fallen in love with Nucleotide.

thats a litz cable yes?

 

[ZSamuels28]

  What size shrink tube would I use for 2-4 26 awg wires? Would 1/8" be too big? Or should I go with 3/32?

Anyone?

 

[PETEREK]

Nucleotide is expensive! Where do you buy yours?

There is only one place to buy it, DoubleHelixCables.

thats a litz cable yes?

I can't remember at the moment, I generally buy boutique wire for looks and flexibility, I'm not a huge believer in sync changes.

 

[Kamakahah]

There is only one place to buy it, DoubleHelixCables.
I can't remember at the moment, I generally buy boutique wire for looks and flexibility, I'm not a huge believer in sync changes.

The Peptide is Litz. The nucleotide is not.
Arty McGhee

 

[Arty McGhee]

The Peptide is Litz. The nucleotide is not.
@Arty McGhee

thanks
its blocked by my work firewall for some reason

 

[musicinmymind]

 

Nucleotide is expensive! Where do you buy yours?

There is only one place to buy it, DoubleHelixCables.

thats a litz cable yes?

I can't remember at the moment, I generally buy boutique wire for looks and flexibility, I'm not a huge believer in sync changes.

 
Even I was not, but now huge believer in Powercords and Inter connectors.  But not in Headphone cables.
 
I was using cheap extension cord for power cable, was under impression that, Power cords does not make any difference to sound at all. Extension cord stayed for than more than 1 year, one day I wanted to use extension code for something else and by chance I plugged the stock Power code directly to wall, ohh bay, it was dramatic change and surprise, was like throwing a bucket of water on my sleeping amp and waking it up. The brightness I had always had issue with and wanted to change the amp because of it, was no longer there. It was more organic, with solid depth and much much improved bass depth and impact.
 
I know, you will be thinking that I am crazy and that's exactly how I feet too as non-believer.  

 

[smitty1110]

^ we totally had a moment like this at the last DC area meet, someone brought a Shunyata cable and we could hear a difference in TOTL gear with the HD 800's. Was a truly surreal experience.

 

[musicinmymind]

  ^ we totally had a moment like this at the last DC area meet, someone brought a Shunyata cable and we could hear a difference in TOTL gear with the HD 800's. Was a truly surreal experience.

 
yes I remember it, but even after that I was non-believer. Cables changes makes you believer, only if you hear it from your system for better. 

 

[creatip]

  Form my experience Power cord make most impact to sound, then comes Interconnectors, but Headphone cables for me did not make any difference at all. 

 
Hmmmm, never thought of the possibility of power cables to make a difference, even a small one. If that's so, do you think those power conditioners make a difference? I think I came across a DIY power conditioner schematic (in audio context ofc) somewhere in the net, just have to dig my history. 
 
My setup is power outlet => PSU => DAC. Reading your post, now I'm considering power outlet => power conditioner => PSU => DAC.

 

[Daedalus1116]

  The gauge is sometimes indicative of the flexibility but not always. 26awg Mogami is flexible, but next to 24awg Nucleotide it is stiff as hell. It all comes down to the stiffness of the insulation and the strand count really, and then the gauge. 
 
btw, I have fallen in love with Nucleotide.

How are you liking the Nucleotide? Would you recommend using them with IEM?

 

[PETEREK]

I recommend it over most other wires that are 24awg.

 

[Armaegis]

  I got a couple questions:
 
Which between Canare and Mogami make the best cable for the price for headphones?
 
Also, is Mogami W2697 cable flexible enough to be a great candidate for headphone cabling?
 
If so, what would be the Canare equivalent?

 
I've used Canare L-2E5 (26awg) which should be roughly equivalent to the Mogami W2697. It's a standard cable used for microphones.