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New Aftermarket cable list is up. Still have a few tweaks I wanna do to it. http://www.head-fi.org/t/633501/aftermarket-iem-cable-list-work-in-progress
Thanks for the new reviews. Almost didn't even realize those cables were out. Was just on Whiplash Audio's website a few days ago looking at cables.
Yes, and they are extremely nice (as I am sure you can tell from my review). I also added a link to your thread in the first post, thanks for the work!
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I have been using TWag cables from Whiplash since I got my JH13 nearly 3 years ago and have gone through all the versions and generations and both my HE500 and my now sold Ed8 were done with TWag V2. About a month ago Craig wrote me to tell me about the upcomming V3 cable and asked if I would like to try it and naturally I said yes. I have received 2 cables (single ended and balanced) for my JH13 plus a caps lod for my Whipmod. I have been using the single ended version for about 2 weeks (the balanced only arrived today so no impreesion on that yet). So my first comparison was my balanced V2 versus the single ended V3 out of the balanced and single ended outputs of the SR71-B. To sum up my impression what I get with V3 single ended is nearly all the effects I got with V2 balanced plus some. I get the grater control over the bass region and that in turn gives more room for the midrange and the treble, actually I think that the midrange is a little more prominent with the V3 than it is with V2 and the treble has slightly more sparkle. What the single ended version does not give is the darker background and lower noisefloor of the balanced version but I fully expect to get that on top of all the rest once I get to try the balanced V3. As I understand it the price is going to be comparable to the old V2 procing while the prices for V2 are going to drop. It is still expensive cable but I'm sure that I'm going to order the OM version once it is avaiable as I don't like the memory wire on the non OM version (never have like memory wire in the least bit)
Thanks for sharing. The V3 does improve upon the V2 in tangible ways, and I agree with your assessment of the cable except I think the V2 TWag is a bit brighter than the V3 with most of my CIEMs. The price of the V2 will drop but there were some issues with Craig's site that he is working on resolving.
So, Whiplash is getting into the much-ballyhooed,
1% gold rukus as well, now?
I haven't heard that cable so I can't comment, but I was actually skeptical about the Hybrid V3, and upon first listen with the PRM I wasn't impressed. Turns out I forgot the positive pin of the PRM is on the bottom, so I had the PRM hooked up with an opposite polarity and once I got that right the improvement of the cable was apparent. But, cables are also about synergy as the Hybrid V3 makes the NT-6 sound so much better I was stunned. It went from reference design that had some musicality to a musical sound that was reference quality all the while improving the already great clarity, detail, and presentation within the soundstage. When something as good as the NT-6 is improved, and the amount of improvement I heard, I am genuinely impressed.
Some CIEMs don't react well to certain cables such as the Rooth LS8 as many cables actually make the soundstage less 3D than the stock cable, but the TWag V3 improved the sound overall while I don't think the V2 is a match due to the changes in the soundstage proportions. I really don't have any reason to be skeptical about changes cables make and let my ears be the judge. Craig said the TWag Gold sounds different than the regular TWag, so I would tend to believe him and want to hear it, time permitting. Changes in resistance, capacitance, and inductance do affect the nuances in the music to my ears, which is what high-end audio is all about!
