Hello. I have been using a Fiio X5ii for a couple of years now and am looking to upgrade. I think it is a great player and have been very pleased with it but want to try something higher up the food chain. I am primarily interested in sound quality and am not terribly interested in streaming or...

Assuming you are a believer in cables affecting sound, can someone explain the difference in performance between a silver-plated copper cable, and a hybrid of copper cables + SPC cables? I see both listed everywhere and, before buying one over the other, thought I would ask for opinions. If they...

After repeatedly browsing this, and other, forums, I realized there seemed to be no recent threads discussing Whiplash Audio cables. I own one TWag, and have been looking at picking up another Whiplash. It seems easy to find extensive discussions about most "name" cable brands, except Whiplash...

What, exactly, is the benefit of a "balanced" cable over an "unbalanced" cable, sound-wise? Does one clearly sound better? For sources, I am using Sony Hi-MD units, and a Fiio X5ii. IEMs are Shure se846 and iBasso IT03, both with 3.5mm TRS cables. I am very happy with the sound quality of my...