I don't think D30Pro is worth the price, also Soncoz isn't reliable, if you are in rush Modius looks like the best option at $200 or wait for reviews of the new Topping D10b if you need balanced, if you don't need balanced then there are plenty of good cheap DACs like E30 and Modi.

Yeah, it depends on country, I'm in Morocco, usually the US and Europe have more reasonable rates. QYFANG have a few items with cheap shipping but for most items it's EMS or FedEx, many sellers are doing this since COVID started when shipping got expensive but didn't go back when prices settled...

I stumbled upon that, but only ships with EMS for $74, totally unreasonable for the cost of the good itself, I can't understand Aliexpress sellers, some offer free/cheap shipping and some have insane options. Post-covid, I only buy from sellers who offer Cainiao shipping, it takes less than 3...

For international buyers, Redco seems to have the best deal, I just bought 16 feet of W2893 for $28.37 shipped with USPS first class, I couldn't find any better deal. NB: 16 feet is the most you can get at $15 shipping, 1 foot more and you have to pay $25 shipping, better max that IMO.

I don't want to bore you with the math, the ebay wire (single wire) has free shipping and comes for $6.5 per 5 meters for 24AWG, I can get 15m for $19.5 to make balanced headphones cable and balanced interconnects etc. Audiophonics.fr have w2534 (4 wires) in stock comes at €2.75 per meter plus...

Nice tip thanks, the bobbin indeed shows how easily it can make turns with minimal radius, though the images show different AWG sizes which affects flexibility so not a fair comparison, any idea where to get reasonably priced wire? preferably China else in Europe, I was waiting for MOGAMI NEGLEX...

Thanks, I see this type of wire on IEMs and it seems flowy, any tips on how to identify flexibility? I only look at the number of strands the lower the better, also looked up FEP insulation, according to this...

Hi, any experience with this type of wire for headphones https://www.ebay.com/itm/324097142616, I see it used for IEMs but not so much on headphones. Should I go for 26AWG?

Are they good? they're very cheap compared to Neutrik.

Any experience with these connectors? https://aliexpress.com/item/1005001701092840.html or https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/xlr-plugs/wm-audio-xlr-92g-gold-plated-3-way-male-xlr-connector-o8mm-unit-p-3679.html

I plan to braid it, so I will remove the shield and sleeve, the wires are 24AWG they shouldn't be too stiff?

Anyone tried to make a headphone cable with SOMMERCABLE CAPTAIN FLEXIBLE? they claim it's very flexible https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/balanced-cables/sommercable-captain-flexible-balanced-interconnect-cable-shielded-ofc-copper-2x022mm-o65mm-p-9929.html

Shipping internationally is expensive nowadays, I'm reluctant to buy the Viablue not knowing if it will work, I'm worried about internal dimensions and tolerances but in theory it should work with a hole for the Neutrik to screw in, it would be nice to match the Viablue XLR to the Viablue 3.5...

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Did anyone try taking the 4pin XLR thingy from Neutrik and put it in Viablue T6S XLR to make a Viablue 4pin XLR? It's held with a screw so it can be replaced, in theory inner diameter is the same and total depth is too. Any ideas?

This is amazing, the prices are bit high though.

Gotcha, there is another option that I remembered but took me a while to find: https://doublehelixcables.com/product/eidolic-4-pin-sirens-series-jh-connectors-for-layla-and-more/ http://www.eachdiy.com/goods-4500.html The female side is good, but you need to find a better male connector or DIY...

4.4 is the future, nonetheless 2.5 as interconnect hanging in the middle of the cable it should be fine if you need the SFF.

There is also GX16 a bit more bulky but very cheap. You also can find 2.5mm TRRS male/female I don't think anything is smaller than that.

If you want Viablue: https://www.avoutlet.com/av-cables-connectors/custom-cable-splitters/viablue-sc2-splitter/

Hello, first timer here. I want to make a braided cable with 8 wires for Sundaras, I found this listing and want to use all 4 colors to achieve something like this cable, but I'm not sure if it's legit, did any one ordered from this store before? also how much wire does braiding takes from the...