Can you compare sound signature of Lionheart & PWaudio 1960 4 wire? I know there is a huge difference between their price.
I am thinking of buying Lionheart for my Lcd i4 .
Thanks
Well unfortunately the listening conditions were less than ideal for an open iem. There was quite a bit of outside noise so please don't take any of these impressions as reliable.
First up I tried the Lionheart. Sounded very cohesive and smooth with quite a lot of bottom end. Very silky sound - liked it. I think it was more resolving than stock, maybe not a whole lot of air though. I don't think the stage got bigger.
Then I tried the Han Sound redcore, also very good, maybe a little larger stage, good sub bass rumble, not as silky smooth as Lionheart. Wasn't really feel the red cable combo with the i4.
Then Leonidis. More resolving, more air, greater stage size, less bass. More technically proficient than the other two imo. I liked this the best so far.
Then the Venom. Ergonomics were not fantastic. Sounded good but was not blown away. Couldn't really get a great read on it. Could be awesome but just wasn't working for me with the background noise etc.
Then finally the 1960's 4 wire. Note that I have previously owned the 1960's 2 wire. As soon as I put the i4 with the 4 wire in my ears I was like, OK that's it. All the technicalities of the Leonidis/Venom, but with uber realism and not just air and stage but also bass.
The two effect cables have the best ergonomics and are the most aesthetically attractive.
Regarding the stock cable. It is damn good. Less resolution than all of the above, but it has a very cohesive sound in my opinion with plenty of low end warmth and medium stage size. I don't think an cable upgrade for the i4 is by any means mandatory and it is one of the better stock cables (with the Lab 2, and Dita Dream also having very high quality stock cables), but the i4 can get better with cable rolling.
So I will get the 1960's 4 wire at some stage, but I just got some Utopia's yesterday and also want a Danacable Lazuli reference for them so not sure when I will pick up the 1960's.