Arminius
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After I bought my dream setup of Audeze LCD-3 and Bryston BHA-1 I searched for a new cable for my Audeze. After I started a search over google I coincidentally found an ebay Shop AudioMinor (http://stores.ebay.com/AudioMinor). AudioMinor making different cables for years and offer cables for portable setups, interconnect, diymod service and also headphone cables like the Audeze cable which I need. I started to contact the company and had a very friendly communication with Bogac Tekman so in the end I decided to order the cable.
I want to start this thread with a little review (my first review here in the forum) about the Audeze cable and hope that other people can also post their impressions of the Audeze cable or other AudioMinor cable.
AudioMinor offer the Audeze cable in different lengths with different plugs. Because I wanted to go to a full balanced setup I decided to buy it with a 4 Pin XLR plug in 10 feet length.
Build & Look:
The cable is made from 99,99% pure cryoed 20awg four braided copper wire. It is really flexible and has a PE insulation. The two 4 pin mini XLR female plugs are gold plated and the 4 pin XLR plug is a Neutrik plug. All plugs are also cryoed.
The build quality is very good and it looks great especially in combination now with my LCD-3 it is an eye catcher!
Sound:
Before I tested the sound quality of the cable I first burned it in for about 24hours. The first impression after burn-in was wow, what a clean and punchy sound with a sense of air. But we all know that first impressions are nonsense when you don’t make a direct comparison and so I take a few test songs and compared the stock cable with the AudioMinor cable.
My test songs:
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Haken - Atlas Stone
Dream Theater - Awake
Depeche Mode – A Question Of Lust
Queen - The Miracle
Brothers In Arms - Money For Nothing
Overall the sound quality is a step up from the stock cable ADZ-6 with 4 pin XLR plug. Switching back from the stock cable to the AudioMinor cable makes an improvement in an overall cleaner sound. The bass region with the stock cable is already very good. But with the AudioMinor it is also an improvement in better bass detail. The sonic signature of the LCD-3 doesn’t touch and that is good. It is not a huge step from the stock cable but the differences are noticeable. In the end I’m very happy with the AudioMinor cable.
Summary:
I think for the money the cable is a good deal! In the standard configuration with 5 feet length it costs 130$ (shipping free!). If you are looking for a new not too expensive cable to reach a higher level with your Audeze in Look&Sound I can recommend the AudioMinor cable.
Additional photos of other AudioMinor cables are available here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/audiominor/
Thank you for reading my review!
Arminius
I want to start this thread with a little review (my first review here in the forum) about the Audeze cable and hope that other people can also post their impressions of the Audeze cable or other AudioMinor cable.
AudioMinor offer the Audeze cable in different lengths with different plugs. Because I wanted to go to a full balanced setup I decided to buy it with a 4 Pin XLR plug in 10 feet length.
Build & Look:
The cable is made from 99,99% pure cryoed 20awg four braided copper wire. It is really flexible and has a PE insulation. The two 4 pin mini XLR female plugs are gold plated and the 4 pin XLR plug is a Neutrik plug. All plugs are also cryoed.
The build quality is very good and it looks great especially in combination now with my LCD-3 it is an eye catcher!
Sound:
Before I tested the sound quality of the cable I first burned it in for about 24hours. The first impression after burn-in was wow, what a clean and punchy sound with a sense of air. But we all know that first impressions are nonsense when you don’t make a direct comparison and so I take a few test songs and compared the stock cable with the AudioMinor cable.
My test songs:
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Haken - Atlas Stone
Dream Theater - Awake
Depeche Mode – A Question Of Lust
Queen - The Miracle
Brothers In Arms - Money For Nothing
Overall the sound quality is a step up from the stock cable ADZ-6 with 4 pin XLR plug. Switching back from the stock cable to the AudioMinor cable makes an improvement in an overall cleaner sound. The bass region with the stock cable is already very good. But with the AudioMinor it is also an improvement in better bass detail. The sonic signature of the LCD-3 doesn’t touch and that is good. It is not a huge step from the stock cable but the differences are noticeable. In the end I’m very happy with the AudioMinor cable.
Summary:
I think for the money the cable is a good deal! In the standard configuration with 5 feet length it costs 130$ (shipping free!). If you are looking for a new not too expensive cable to reach a higher level with your Audeze in Look&Sound I can recommend the AudioMinor cable.
Additional photos of other AudioMinor cables are available here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/audiominor/
Thank you for reading my review!
Arminius