[Fife]

Lifetime warranty so

 

[stuartrosen]

After working with Val at AC, last week I received my 6.5-ft Integra for my Utopias and 6.5-ft Magnus for my ZMF Verite Closed. What fantastic pairings for these two headphones! Build is solid and beautiful. Just as importantly, as I’ve been saved in the past from my own bad luck by Arctic’s lifetime warranty, I know I’ll enjoy the cables long into the future. And I’ve been able to identify the best matches for my specific headphones and my specific budget from my dialog with Val.

Oh, and the sound quality. Even pre burn-in, these sound amazing - detailed, clear, powerful. Well worth the upgrade over the stock cables. These cables are lightweight and easy to maneuver - no microphonics at all.

I’ve bought a number of cables from Arctic for my home and commute headphones and have been absolutely delighted with my purchases.

 

[GPD1]

Purchased the Argento cable for my meze empyrean and have to say very happy. Great quality build and attention to detail( the first thing I personally look for) .Looks fantastic . Little if any cable memory. Only a few hours listening thus far but zero complaints.

 

[thecrow]

Purchased the Argento cable for my meze empyrean and have to say very happy. Great quality build and attention to detail( the first thing I personally look for) .Looks fantastic . Little if any cable memory. Only a few hours listening thus far but zero complaints.

Correct me if I'm wrong but that's not a meze empyrean , that's a meze elite

 

[GPD1]

Correct me if I'm wrong but that's not a meze empyrean , that's a meze elite

My bad.. yep they are the elite. Not sure whether they’re called the meze empyrean elite or just meze elite. the case for them has them as the former while everywhere else seems to have them as the latter

 

[thecrow]

My bad.. yep they are the elite. Not sure whether they’re called the meze empyrean elite or just meze elite. the case for them has them as the former while everywhere else seems to have them as the latter

I was calling them the empy elite until i was corrected here on headfi
(god forbid i say they are a modified or updated empy or something like that)

but from what i’ve seen meze calls them the meze elite (and the empyreans are the empyreans)

 

[ThanatosVI]

I was calling them the empy elite until i was corrected here on headfi
(god forbid i say they are a modified or updated empy or something like that)

but from what i’ve seen meze calls them the meze elite (and the empyreans are the empyreans)

Initial idea Was to call them Empyrean Elite, like on the case.

On Release they decided to change the Name to Elite.

Calling them an upgraded Empyrean is as correct or incorrect as calling the LCD-4 an upgraded LCD-3.

 

[thecrow]

Calling them an upgraded Empyrean is as correct or incorrect as calling the LCD-4 an upgraded LCD-3.

or is it like the hd800 and hd800s?

 

[largestgasman]

Hi,
After a whole lot of back and forth via email with Val from AC, who was extremely patient and helpful, I settled on a cable form the ION+ range which beautifully matches the colour of my new Focal Clear Mgs I think.

I needed a longer 6.3mm cable than the one that comes in the box as I don't have a connection for the longer balanced cable they include.

I wasn't sure about paying good money for cables and if it would result in better sound but I am very impressed with the result. A quieter background, more fine detail (sometimes hearing things I had never noticed before in a well known piece of music) and a lovely effect on the tone and timbre of vocals. Everything is in balance and nothing too bright or too soft.

My only issue with the new cable is that I should maybe have gone a little bit longer on the cable I ordered to suit my preferred listening position but as it turns out I can move my chair!

 

[noplsestar]

Hi,
After a whole lot of back and forth via email with Val from AC, who was extremely patient and helpful, I settled on a cable form the ION+ range which beautifully matches the colour of my new Focal Clear Mgs I think.

I needed a longer 6.3mm cable than the one that comes in the box as I don't have a connection for the longer balanced cable they include.

I wasn't sure about paying good money for cables and if it would result in better sound but I am very impressed with the result. A quieter background, more fine detail (sometimes hearing things I had never noticed before in a well known piece of music) and a lovely effect on the tone and timbre of vocals. Everything is in balance and nothing too bright or too soft.

My only issue with the new cable is that I should maybe have gone a little bit longer on the cable I ordered to suit my preferred listening position but as it turns out I can move my chair!

Looks absolutely stunning in combination with your headphones! Congrats

 

[largestgasman]

Looks absoluten stunning in combination with your headphones! Congrats

Thanks! You won’t believe how long it took me to settle on the colour! Or maybe you will

 

[marcus2704]

I have a Magnus cable which I used with my Fostex TH900II headphones, I am soon to receive a Focal Stellia and cant decide if I should be either purchasing a new cable such as the Integra silver cable (around £500), or getting my existing Magnus copper cable re-terminated at no extra cost. I could sell the Magnus to help fund the Integra, but wondered if it would be a worthwhile purchase?

 

[Doug2507]

My Integra arrived yesterday (for Stellia). Superbly detailed but have lost a fair bit of bottom end compared to a Meze 99 silver plated copper. It's now sitting getting a workout with a burn in track for a while before listening again.

 

[marcus2704]

Interesting comments, I am waiting on my Integra to arrive and would be a little disappointed if it diminishes the low end on my Stellia's.

 

[Doug2507]

Well, I have to say I'm rather pleasantly surprised and even within 24hrs the sound has changed considerably.

Initial thoughts were massive lack of bottom end and very detailed treble which worked against each other and were borderline unlistenable. Fast forward 24hrs and its now very balanced / coherent and a very enjoyable listen.

I thought the sound was so way off initially that it couldn't possibly pull it back but to my surprise it's really starting to shine!

I gave Val a shout as I thought I'd maybe screwed up in cable choice but by the time he replied it was sounding pretty decent. He confirmed that it needs a substantial break in period and recommended at least 200+hrs before critical listening. With the way it's sounding now, anything else will be a bonus tbh, another happy customer!