[niron]

I have this one, posted it some days ago. Worst sound ever with the DM6, not real copper. Don't buy!

Ordered this one, should I cancel? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F1S7523

 

[battosai]

Ordered this one, should I cancel? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F1S7523

Not sure it's the same material, mine is a 6 core yin yoo, this is 8 core from a different brand... I would buy nicehck for the price but if you are in a rush nothing beats Amazon...

 

[niron]

No rush, I'll get the Nicehck. Thanks!

Any differences between the 8 core and the 16 core? re: Nicehck

 

[battosai]

No rush, I'll get the Nicehck. Thanks!

Any differences between the 8 core and the 16 core? re: Nicehck

Don't know, I have the 8 core in 3.5mm and I am strongly thinking of buying a the 16 core in 2.5mm... Have a few hours left to decide...

 

[niron]

Alright, got the 16 core 2.5mm Nicehck cable.

 

[perfecious]

No rush, I'll get the Nicehck. Thanks!

Any differences between the 8 core and the 16 core? re: Nicehck

Check this post by @jon parker

He made an awesome comparison between the 8 core and the 16 core.

 

[archy121]

Yes it probably would but it still sounds amazing using local files through UAPP and high quality from Spotify so I am sure that Tidal would sound great.

Are you able to perceive a good difference this way using the balanced over none balanced jack ?

 

[scotvl]

Are you able to perceive a good difference this way using the balanced over none balanced jack ?

It's mostly subtle but noticable and worth it to me with my it01s. The sound stage feels slightly wider and almost holographic with well produced tracks. Better channel seperation especially in the lower frequencies and what seems to be a more accurate and sustained shimmering treble.
This may be partly due to the way the es100 doubles the voltage on the balanced output but it sounds good to me and I'm only using a $20 balanced cable from Amazon. I am going to pick up one of the 2.5mm 16 core Copper cables discussed hear soon though.

 

[archy121]

It's mostly subtle but noticable and worth it to me with my it01s. The sound stage feels slightly wider and almost holographic with well produced tracks. Better channel seperation especially in the lower frequencies and what seems to be a more accurate and sustained shimmering treble.
This may be partly due to the way the es100 doubles the voltage on the balanced output but it sounds good to me and I'm only using a $20 balanced cable from Amazon. I am going to pick up one of the 2.5mm 16 core Copper cables discussed hear soon though.

Maybe I should have not been so rash with BT3. I think I will keep an eye for a used es100.

 

[scotvl]

Maybe I should have not been so rash with BT3. I think I will keep an eye for a used es100.

I and others who own the es100 compare the sound signature and power output through balanced to DAPs that cost hundreds more. The app that comes with it is very slick too. Don't take my word for it go and read the reviews here and on Amazon.

Sorry if this is getting off topic, I am planning on picking up the DMGs in March if the DM6s are still not available.

 

[mr.karmalicious]

I'm ignorant about this--so I could grab the ES100 and just buy a 2.5 balanced cable if I wanted to use it with the DM6? (Or just stay unbalance). Just checking--I would really rather have a more truly wireless setup, but I also don't want to keep connecting and disconnecting the MMCX connectors, so maybe this sort of device is the way to go. (Though I guess if I *did* want to go balanced, I'd be swapping them out anyway if I wanted to connect wired to my phone. Just thinking out loud...)

 

[scotvl]

I'm ignorant about this--so I could grab the ES100 and just buy a 2.5 balanced cable if I wanted to use it with the DM6? (Or just stay unbalance). Just checking--I would really rather have a more truly wireless setup, but I also don't want to keep connecting and disconnecting the MMCX connectors, so maybe this sort of device is the way to go. (Though I guess if I *did* want to go balanced, I'd be swapping them out anyway if I wanted to connect wired to my phone. Just thinking out loud...)

Yes you could that how I use it and it sounds great from every device I connect it with but the es100s balanced output through LDAC with my lg G7 is on another level. It's even better than the quad dac directly wired through 3.5mm single ended which does sound really good on its own.
Go check out the es100 thread for more info.

 

[niron]

ES100 is great, literally changed the way I listen to music. And to my ears there's a big difference between the balanced output and the single-ended option.

 

[Redcarmoose]

This photo is for reference to show cable. The next cable I get for the DM6 will be the Han Sound Audio Zen 4 wire OCC litz copper cable terminated Furutech 4.4mm. This cable in the photo is two pin so I can't use it with the DM6, but the cable is quality and has a great sound with BA IEMs.

Here: $168

https://music-sanctuary.com/products/han-sound-audio-zen-4-wire-occ-litz-copper-cable

qdc Anole V3 IEM #817993 (stock setting/Sony Hybrid Tips)(Han Sound Audio Zen 4 wire OCC litz copper cable terminated Furutech 4.4mm)
Sony NW-WM1A Digital Audio Player (Japanese Tourist Edition) FW 3.01

 

[mr.karmalicious]

The es100 does look really good. But is it really using microUSB? Maybe if they release an updated one with USB C, I'll grab it—petty, I know, but my laptop/switch/portable hdd/phone/battery pack are all USB C; I'm not going to buy anything using another type of connection at this point.

Other than that, it seems like a good deal—it's not really much more expensive than various MMCX wireless solutions, and has more than sufficient specs to crush all of them. Everything else really does look great.