TACable Amber Premium Hybrid IEM Cable

Today, I have got the TACable Amber IEM upgrade cable with me. In this industry where most IEM upgrade cables are priced on the premium side, TACables has been releasing some really good cables at affordable prices. The Amber is a high-quality triple hybrid cable available for just around 60$. It has got a combination of gold-plated OCC, silver-plated OCC, and OCC copper tribrid configuration. The cable comes with a swappable termination plug system with 3.5mm single-ended, 2.5mm bal, and 4.4mm bal plugs in the package. Let’s begin with the review today.

Unboxing and package:-
Amber comes in a generic cardboard box. It’s a small package designed specifically for cables. Inside we get the cable itself along with the included termination plugs. Well, there’s nothing else to see here.



Contents Of The Package:-
>TACables Amber cable.
>Termination plugs(3.5mm+2.5mm+4.4mm).



Design:-
Amber has a soft feel, it is by no means hard or rigid to touch. With all its tribrid configuration the cable is slightly heavy than the stock cable of any given IEM. TACable has given it an 8-strand strong build structure with 4 strands for each side. The strands are braided in a Litz braided structure. It comes with 2-pin 0.78mm connectors. But from what I gather people can buy it in MMCX too. The connectors here have Red and Blue rings to denote the right and left sides respectively. All three of the connectors have TACable branding logo printed on them. In terms of design and look, the cable looks very solid and well-built. The connectors can be switched easily by simply pulling out the current one and aligning the pings on the next connector and simply pushing it towards the cable. Extremely easy to switch.

Sound Changes:-
Amber is mostly transparent and doesn’t affect the sound quality of any connected earphones much. But it seems to me that the cable adds an extra bit of energy in the higher frequencies and also improves the clarity of connected earphones. It shows better clarity with the connected earphones, they sound cleaner. The lower end and midrange are identical to the stock cable(Here I am talking about the Moondrop Kato that I used with Amber).

I also tried it with Kinera IDUN Golden. It seemed to benefit the earphone with a wider stage presentation too. In comparison to its stock cable, with the Amber I found IDUN Golden to sound cleaner, wider, and retrieve better details. Tonally, the pair still retains its original signature with no added warmth or brightness.

Third I tried the Amber with Legacy 2 from Thieaudio, The pair opens up a bit with added air that improves spaciousness with the set. Other than that frequencies and other responses are identical to the stock cable.

Final Words:-
Amber is a nicely built IEM Upgrade Cable that brings more clarity and energy with the connected earphones. It doesn’t tangles easily, comes with swappable termination plugs, and provides a transparent sound. Moreover, the Amber comes at an attractive price point of just 60$. I really liked this cable for both its performance and its price.

Build Quality
Amber is a thick cable. It is indeed a bit bulky, which is further reinforced by the fact that the Y splitter and termination plugs are all made out of metal.
I have used the cable since months rigorously and it is built really well, I have faced no issue regarding it failing or breaking or falling apart. It is built solidly. Better yet
it doesn't have an obscene price tag. One notable complaint regarding the use case is that the plug is simply too tight. When it is new, it requires an alarming force to remove and change the plug. With some plugging and re-plugging with use, it does ease out a bit but it is still too tight in my opinion. If too much force is applied, it might just rip out the entire connector shell. I do wish if there was a push button system like the one used in Dunu cables.




Sound Quality
This is how an upgrade cable should sound like. This cable does not alter the overall tonality of the earphone you connect it to. It just tightens up the bass, adds air to the treble, widens the stereo image and makes everything more taut and elastic. Dynamics are more elastic, as in the music sounds more fluid and less rigid in the joints. It takes the mass of the music and simply unravels it. I know this might sound cliched, but for once I would say that this cable makes everything sound, simply better but without changing the overall timbre and tone of your earphones.
I loved the effect it had on my earphones since Day 1 and I simply cannot go back to their respective stock cables.




Conclusion
This will now be my go to recommendation for an upgrade cable, unless I come across another one that manages to surpass the capabilities of the Amber in a similar price.

INTRODUCTION:
TACable, the brand based out of china is an evolving one with some high quality aftermarket cables for your favourite IEM’s out there. The previous version is the Obsidian and it gave a nice output and consumers were happy with that product. It gave a nice V shaped output and to compensate that the Amber has been released to deliver a nice natural output with some added sparkle in the top end. The cable is now made of a triple hybrid structure which comes with gold-plated 6N OCC+Litz silver-plated 6N OCC+6N OCC copper hybrid structure. The cable also offers a premium feel in the hands meanwhile also comes with easily swappable termination plugs. In this review let's check out how this delivers in terms of sound and its place against the competition.



DISCLAIMER:
This unit was sent to me as a part of a review circle by TAXABLE organised in my country. The whole views are based on my pairings and sources hence it might differ from person to person.

BUILD:
This is a Gold Plated 6N occ & Litz Silver Plated 6N occ & Litz 6N occ Copper Hybrid Earphone Cable and is made well with nice braiding. The cable does provide that nice heft and premium feel in the hands. The supple texture is present in the cable and the ear guides are so soft hence no discomfort while wearing the cable. Metal parts are used in the splitter, connector and the termination area giving a nice sturdy feel. The colour of the cable goes with the name itself Amber since they represent that nice Yellow colour which looks good in the real.
The terminations can be changed via a modular connector pin thus its a very versatile cable. Need to be balanced! Just change the termination and you are good to go and can be done within seconds.
The contents of the box are:
>2.5mm balanced connector.

>4.4mm balanced connector.

>3.5mm single-ended connector.

>Cable itself.



SOUND:
The amber cable sounds as described in the name where the sound delivered by the cable is smooth and natural. They add quite a bit of brightness to the sound thus making a dark sounding IEM very pleasant. The added brightness gives that extra added energy resulting in a nice engaging sound overall.

BASS:
The bass delivered by the amber is quite neutral in profile. No boosting or taming of the low end frequency is observed. The sub bass and the mid bass presence is presented neutral in profile overall. The bass is just delivered rightly without any addition thus it preserves the nature of the individual iem that are paired along with the Amber cable.
The texture, separation, clarity, speed and the attack is preserved as per the natural ability of the IEM which is a pretty good thing to be considered since it will definitely pair well with bass heavy IEM while the cable also helps in providing that adequate brightness for engaging experience.

MID RANGE:
The mid range in the Amber is great overall in terms of presentation and clarity. The tonality and the timbre presentation delivered by the Amber is pretty standard to the default nature of the IEM. No brightness boosting or darker sense of tonality is seen rather they just depicted out the default nature of the IEM.
The vocals and the instruments are nicely brought forward without any sort of noticeable recession or hindrance. The fine instruments are brought out well with nice note weight and fullness. No noticeable differences are seen in the midrange; this makes the cable a versatile option to be paired up with any sort of IEM

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TREBLE:
The treble is the great aspect of this cable since this gives that extra added brightness to provide the listener a nice engaging experience. Now the cymbal crashes and the percussion instruments get enough life and sounds even more sparkly and lively.
The electric guitar strums and the trumpets now have that shimmer and the brilliance in the top end has been brought out really well. The detail retrieval is above average and shows a noticeable improvement from the default nature of the IEM.
The cable shows a much noticeable improvement when you pair up any dark signature IEM since this gives that necessary brightness for the uplifted sound.

TECHNICALITIES:
The technical aspect that this cable delivers is good enough where the detail retrieval got much better now with more technical separation and clearer imaging since the low end is not that emphasized. The micro details however are not that impressive but the macro details that this cable delivers via the IEM that you pair is outstanding.

VERDICT:
Amber, the latest aftermarket cable from the house of TAXABLE is a well sounding one where it nicely complements the fuller sound of the Obsidian from the same house. The Amber is different in terms of sound when compared to the Obsidian where the Obsidian is much more fuller sounding, had more bass presence and the treble felt untouched while the Amber is more brighter, neutral in terms of midrange and bass response hence these cable complement well each other in terms of sound like the Yin and Yang!
The build is excellent and is the same as that of the Obsidian where the cable feels very premium in the hands and has a good amount of heft in the hand. The braiding is done excellently and the supple texture of the cable feels more premium in the hands. The use of the metals in the splitters and terminations gave the cable a more premium filled look and experience. Plus the modular option is a brilliant design feature where one can easily swap the termination for practicality.
Overall the Amber is a well rounded cable and does pair well with your darker sounding earphones and those IEM’s out there waiting for a cable to give a life to their treble presence. The NATURAL AND PREMIUM character of the Amber would definitely be a great addition to your Dark Knight out there!

TACables is growing its market with high-quality audiophile-grade cables. Last time, I tried their entry-level Obsidian cable that adds a V-shape sound profile to the connected earphones. It was a really good cable for IEMs with a mid-centric signature. Today I got my hands on their latest cable, the TACable Amber. Amber is a premium offering with a triple hybrid hand-crafted build structure. It has a gold-plated 6N OCC+Litz silver-plated 6N OCC+6N OCC copper hybrid structure. It comes with swappable termination plugs, 3.5mm+2.5mm+4.4mm plugs are included with the package. According to the cable specifications, it has a 30% gold-plated 6N OCC, 30% Litz silver-plated 6N OCC, and 40% Litz 6N OCC structure. This configuration is quite premium for a cable, although TACable has priced it interestingly at just 59$. Let’s find out how does it fare its price.

Disclaimer:-

I was sent the Amber as a part of a review tour being organized in my country by TACables. I will ship the unit ahead after my turn with no monetary benefit from the brand or anyone else. All thoughts and impressions in this blog are completely my own based on my own usage of the cable. If you want you can buy the cable from Aliexpress from the link below(not affiliated).

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003618382699.html

Package & Contents:-

Quite simple, the cable comes in a simple beige-colored cardboard box. There’s no branding on the box, just pure plain box. Inside we have the cable with its two connectors sitting on a foam layer. There’s nothing else in the package here. Just the cable with its connectors.

Contents:-

>2.5mm balanced connector.

>4.4mm balanced connector.

>3.5mm single-ended connector.

>Cable itself.

Build Quality:-

TACables Amber has a medium-soft feel to it. It’s neither too hard nor very soft. It’s adequately soft and flexible. The build of Amber is actually slightly on the heavier side. Well, we got this coming with all these strong core configurations. It has an 8-strand hand-crafted structure, 4 strands on each side. Just notice the cable closely, and you will see gold-plated, silver-plated, and copper wire cores wrapped together to form each strand here. There’s around metallic chin slider on the cable that flows smoothly. The Y-Splitter, Chin slider, and connectors all have a solid metallic build. The cable that I own has 2-pin 0.78mm connectors. They have Red and Blue rings on the Right and Left sides respectively. It has a TACables logo printed on the Y-Splitter and connectors. The cable on its own looks rich and has a very solid build. I have previously used some other cables that hit way above its price range, and they don’t look this good. Just look at the images below.



Switching the connectors here is easy, just pull the previous one out and then align the pins and push the other connector in its place. It’s easy and simple to change it even on the go.

A Small Note:-

I tried the TACable Amber with Moondrop Kato and HiSenior FE3U.

Sound Impressions:-

Amber is quite a neutral and transparent cable. With it, the connected IEMs show better air and separation on the sound stage. It brings better clarity, mainly in the Treble region. Other frequencies, I don’t hear much of a difference(other than better clarity) than the stock cable. I would say, with the TACables Amber, treble has more presence, it shows better clarity and better resolution too. The Amber pairs well with the Moondrop Kato, adding a decent sparkle and energy to its sound.

With more air, the lower-end also sounds cleaner. It gets better clarity in the mid-bass region. Slams feel precise and better controlled(talking about Kato here). Sub-bass is mostly the same as with the stock cable. Mainly Treble is what gets more sparkle and presence with the Amber, other than that the other frequencies just get a little bit cleaner.

Final Words:-

TACables Amber is a very well-crafted cable. I like its build and structure, it’s aptly soft, flexible, and has a rich, premium feel to it. The interchangeable connectors feel really good for the price point. In terms of sound, it’s transparent and clean with added sparkle to the treble. It's not only a step-up from the Obsidian, in fact, it feels quite premium and well-built. I would recommend this(thinking about getting this for myself too).