purk
Headphoneus Supremus
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I'm not even curious about the Kimbers Kables...
All my previous reservations about the Z7s are gone, even doubting my last post about the "lack of texture with some recordings".
These are the best headphones I ever owned and one of the best I ever listened to.
I think it is time for me to stop posting evaluations in this thread and just enjoy them.
No doubt that the Z7 is good in a stock form but they are far from being perfect. They are noticeably better when using a high quality upgraded cable upgrade (I recommend silver wire) or perform some sort of modded like Bill P did to enhance clarity and tighten the bass note. I'm glad you are happy with the stock Z7 but just remember that your headphones can certainly sound noticeably better by simply swapping the cable.
Sounds like your brain has been severely burned in by now. If you go back to your past headphones, I bet you'll feel they are too bright, too "abrasive". too "grainy", and lacking punch/impact.
Could very well be. I'm still evaluating your mods Z7 and your pair is noticeably better sounding than my stock out of my PHA-3. I notice improvement in clarity and wider & deeper soundstage right off the batt. Bass note is no longer bleed into the lower mid and more controlled. My recabled Z7 is also noticeably improved from stock but the jury is still out whether which do I like better. I'm leaning toward yours though.
I second that. This is the best headphone I have ever owned. I much prefer this sound signature over the HD700. The HD700 sounds very thin to me now.
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That is not saying much given that the HD700 isn't really well received. The Z7 will also make the HD800, R10, Qualia, Orpheus, and SR009 sound thin next to it IMO.
Someone tried this cable? http://www.moon-audio.com/audio-cables/moon-audio-silver-dragon-v3-headphone-cable.html
Or compared to the cable with Kimber Kable?
Because I proved the kimber kable and not notice greater impruvement (there was much noise in the place that probe)
I'm pretty sure that the Silver Dragon V3 will be a great match with the Z7 but $275 isn't cheap. If you are handy with soldering iron, you can save a lot of money by doing some DIY cable upgrade.