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Low end. Cheap. Generic. Otherwise bang for buck cable thread!
hi. sorry, i haven't tried osprey series from cema- hakuzen
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
150 is also dark. 125, 210, 192 might fit your needs, although not so dark- hakuzen
- Post #398
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
...I usually rely on manufacturer/vendor provided information; measurements can confirm part of that info. All of the cables linked claim to be 4 * 24AWG. So 24AWG per channel, resistance should be 110-120 miliOhms per channel. Diameter and amount of threads, and details about geometry, are...- hakuzen
- Post #396
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Massdrop x THX AAA™ 789 Linear Amplifier - Impressions Thread
I like to first get the sound without coloration, as much clean and transparent as possible, so FR, noise, distortion, etc. measurements are a must to know how clean and transparent it will be. Then, I might consider to color it by altering frequency response or adding noise and distortion, in a...- hakuzen
- Post #2,517
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
Thank you for enumerating the possible scenarios where an impedance adapter can be considered, master! Respect the use for saving a low current limited amplifier (or amplifier stage of any source), I can't stand for the lack of related info from manufacturers; they usually provide some info...- hakuzen
- Post #389
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
In my case, I haven't found any situation where impedance adapters are needed. I try to figure out the reason to increase output impedance (it probably exists) while I'm always seeking for the lowest possible. I only checked impedance adapters with etymotic er4p (75ohm to "convert" to er4s) and...- hakuzen
- Post #387
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
thank you for your appreciation. based on my listening experience, i'm pretty sure cable 174 uses pure silver (with a bit of gold) alloy; bass is very clean and impactful, upper-mids and treble are not perceived forward (like it happens with silver plated cables), but also very clean. the...- hakuzen
- Post #385
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
digital signal are 0/1 streams, which need to be converted to analog signals by a Digital to Analog Converter (DAC). if your digital cable gets a lot of interferences, more info has to be resent because the receiver can't distinguish some 0s and 1s, decreasing the velocity of the transmission...- hakuzen
- Post #382
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
cable 174 is around 20% more expensive than that warring states cable while being slightly thinner, due to the used wire. i don't know if the 1% gold in the alloy justifies that difference, or just the different manufacturer has got different prices. they say that red rabbit uses frozen 6n...- hakuzen
- Post #381
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
fiber optic cables are meant for digital signal transmission. in my opinion, if the cable allows enough velocity and there are low amount of errors due to outside interferences, there shouldn't be any sound differences. of course, fiber optic is the best for digital transmission; fastest, no...- hakuzen
- Post #378
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
i don't own any of them. anyway, i doubt it is pure silver wire. 22awg of silver wire would be more expensive than that. besides, it says "Pure silver was plated by 7n frozen OCC with 140 cores per share"; guess they mean silver plated OCC (copper). resistance will be very low in both cables, though- hakuzen
- Post #377
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
niceee, thanks! if you are into ultra short angled adapters, i'd probably go for this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003030895753.html if you are into wired adapters, the quality of that wire could be a factor, depending of the quality of the wire in your cables.- hakuzen
- Post #373
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
neutrik styled should be decent enough, but haven't tried them (i got only xlr4 male to 2.5 female ones). saw them in aliexpress audio stores- hakuzen
- Post #363
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
i guess so. traditional coaxial cables only carry one signal (1 core) and metallic jacket is used for ground, so they are mono signal- hakuzen
- Post #361
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
if the wire has only 2 cores, it's a mono (not stereo) wire. you need 3 signals minimum for stereo sound: left, right, and ground. if you get stereo sound when using that cable, then there are 3 "cores" inside (2 cores -left, right- plus jacket/mesh carrying ground), or 4 cores inside (two...- hakuzen
- Post #359
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
nice resistance measurements, the adapter looks brilliant- hakuzen
- Post #352
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
i won't buy them (i'm plenty of good quality adapters), so the only chance i measure them is the manufacturer or a distributor or a particular sends them to me- hakuzen
- Post #349
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
these are hypothesis: different wire manufacturers? palace series uses a kind of oem up-occ wire, probably made in taiwan, in line with my favorite cables from CEMA. palace class uses different kind of wire and sheath. yea, it's been a while, and i haven't tried that cable. zero time due to my...- hakuzen
- Post #342
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Etymotic ER2SE - A Reference Headphone for your Ears and Your Couplers
thank you for the courtesy! i don't mind it at all, even i prefer it (still need time)- hakuzen
- Post #213
- Forum: Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
my actual favorites are those showed first in "Pics, comments, and links" sections; you can find their links there. 195 (ag+au+pa alloy) and 188 ("super" copper) are not in the database yet, because i haven't tried nor measured them; so i haven't rated them either. my pendent cables are: 184...- hakuzen
- Post #336
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
thanks for your appreciation. i guess you mean cables with XLR jack (XLR 4 pole, or dual XLR 3). the only source with such output in my inventory is THX AAA 789 headphone amplifier (balanced output, XLR 4); most of my sources are 2.5mm/3.5mm. purchasing a pair of quality XLR 4 to 2.5mm was my...- hakuzen
- Post #334
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
yup, it's cable 052. oem, many rebrands. nice to see it's already on sale. pretty ones- hakuzen
- Post #332
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Low end. Cheap. Generic. Otherwise bang for buck cable thread!
from my database, cable 140 could fit your needs. ultra light and flexible, no earhooks, decent quality, around 0.3ohms (not the best but decent resistivity given its lightness). but you get miles better materials (wire and plugs) with cable 170, around 20% pricier. or cable 230, king of...- hakuzen
- Post #5,383
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
i also got same adapters, in order to try and measure when using different cables with etymotic er2se (and er4xr if i ever get them..)- hakuzen
- Post #330
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Resistance of cables; pics, comments, and links
yeah, NX7 termination, thanks. the problem with protruding 2pins termination and BLON NX7 or QDC sockets (protruding female) is that connection wouldn't be as secured (could get un-plugged easier); it shouldn't be a big issue at home, though, and 2pins version of that cable is not much...- hakuzen
- Post #328
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