Sorry but I don’t have the knowledge to answer that question. I only communicated my different experiences with plating of different material. Maybe somebody more knowledgeable could chime in.

In my experience with numerous power cables connecters, AC wall outlet and headphones, interconnect cables, the plating used has a very significant impact on the sound. It certainly the case with Furutech. I have Furutech GTX-D gold, Rhodium and Rhodium NCF outlets. All sound different. My...

No problem. Good for you. Thanks for your answer. I'm not sure I will sell it anyway. It's sounding really good with the used Denon AH-D9200 I just received today. Waiting for a Norne Drausk v2 Lite to compare. Enjoy music.

I could have a Premium PCUHD silver-plated balanced 4.4 mm for sale soon.

Agreed. I listen louder than average for sure and for the 109, My FiiO M11 Plus is plenty enough from his 4.4 output. Volume between 90-100 on 120 on High gain. I had the Focal Utopia on pretty decent and powerful desktop system (Bryston dac and Audio gd HE-9 headamp) and also on a powerful...

Thank you very much for the detailed comparison. The Drausk v2 Lite seems the right choice then for the Meze 109. Enjoy your Utopia. They are fabulous sounding headphones. I had them for about 5 years and a half with different gears. Natural and effortless sound. I sold them to finance a...

I just ordered the new 2023 Drausk Lite v2. I owned original Utopia with Draug Silver with great results. Both are now sold. I now owned Meze 109. Waiting for the Drausk Lite v2 for these. How would you, from memory, compare the new Drausk Lite v2 to the Draug Silver sound wise? Thanks.

I really like MQA with my streaming devices for my hears. Voodoo or not😊

No not me but some skilled DIY could try with good results I have no doubt. It’s certainly common for speakers internal wiring. Neither I have control over power plant wiring to my house. But from my electric panel to my ears, I have some options to help the end result. Starting with a good...

Same experience here. Not only, with headphones cables, but all cables and everything responsible for carrying any form of signal. Starting with controlling vibrations of electric path. Because at the end, what you hear is electricity. Simple as that. Better material, bigger gauge, better...

No problem. I wanted the Premium copper for the 109 Pro as it was more suited for his sound signature than the Premium silver-plated but at the Montreal Audio Fest show last week, the rep cannot find the Premium copper and make me listened to the silver-plated on the spot. It was much better...

Not sure why you mentioned IEM as we are obviously talking about the 109 Pro. Anyway, Artic is selling the Aegis 20 AWG OCC copper Litz, Magnus 18 AWG and Apeiron 15.5 AWG of the same material. Norne is selling the Drausk V2 Lite at 19 AWG of OCC copper Litz cable.

Thanks. The Meze Premium cables are well made no doubt but I find it rather thin regarding quantity of copper used. As far as I know, they don’t disclose the AWG of their cables but my guess is they would be between 24-26. I’m looking for 18 to 20 AWG OCC copper Litz cables. That will inevitably...

Hi all, I am a former user of Norne cables. First the Draug 3 copper (if I remember well, it' longtime ago) and at two different occasions, Draug Silver with Utopia. Great results as you can expected. The Utopia are now sold couple months back from to unfrequent usage and financing other audio...

Thanks Lord for finally make me hearing the Truth 🙄

Thanks. I used big gauge OCC silver cables in the past with my now sold Utopia with great results but that would cost near the same as the 109! Silver-plated cooper is another beast. Brighter than pure big gauge silver in my experience. But I have only about 40 hours on the cable at the...

How it compare soundwise in comparison of the Meze PCUHD copper? I’m currently burning a Meze PCUHD silver-plated and it’s probrably too much high energy in the treble region. I will most certainly buy a good copper cable. Have to decide between the Meze PCUHD copper and a more heavier gauge...

At work. LOL Just kidding. I'm from Montreal, Canada. Regards.

Arguably one of the most powerful and best sounding DAP on the market. It’s a beast. Thick and heavy with tons of features. You can see it as a transportable high end system. The MAX gave me hours of pleasure when mated with my Focal Utopia (now sold). Incredible synergy. This device sports the...

I had the 220MAX with Utopia and I agreed with you, that was a really good combo. I now have my Utopia with 300MAX with even greater results. More holographic spacious and detailed sound with a fuller presentation. Terrific combo IMHO. As good if not better than my 8000$ full scale...

If you ever have the chance, try to listen to the iBasso DX300MAX. Dual AKM4499 with separated batteries for digital and analog. I'm blown away by it's performance with my Focal Utopia. It's better than my old full scale headphone system that costed over 8000.00$. No joke. But the size and...

I wrote it before. The 300MAX sounds and performs as good and even better in all parameters save power output with my Focal Utopia than my previous full scale headphones set up that included Aurender N100H streamer player, Bryston BDA-3 dac and Audio gd HE-9 headamp TOTL. A system worth north of...

If you are still looking for ultra high performance and don’t mind the size and weight, I can’t recommand enough the iBasso DX-300MAX. It have BT 5.0 with LDAC. Best sound from my Focal Utopia of all the setups I tried them. But as an other mmber pointed out, It’s not necessary to pay tons of...

Price reduced to 385.00$ USD.

HE-9 I had both.