davidmolliere
Headphoneus Supremus
Ok tried it but for my physiology there is no beating the UE900 tips with the Solaris
How is the solaris stock cable ?
The stock cable is great, it's beautifully built and the SQ is on the very high side. Had it not been single ended, I wouldn't have upgraded cable really few brands provide such high quality cable as stock.
This being said, I am happy that I upgraded to an 8 wire cable balanced, as it really brings a lot to the Solaris much like upgrading source will show how much it can scale further. I now wonder how the Solaris would sound with the ALO Gold 16, a 16 wires gold plated copper
I will ad quite a bit on this in my review once I have had enough time with the Zen 8 wires as it really brings a whole new level to the Solaris with an even bigger soundstage, richer textures, better dynamics, better bass response still... really TOTL that can compete with any IEM regardless of price in my opinion.
Ok...since it’s a copper cable...
It kills the treble sparkle of Solaris??
Or softens the high frecuencies??
It’s a stiffy cable or it’s soft and ergonomic?
So is your HanSound Zen cable balanced?I think these days good cables go far beyond the material used, example Thor II is a smooth silver cable Or Ares II has rather bright treble. I have learned to be careful of stereotypes but to answer no it doesn't kill the treble sparkle, but the tone is slightly warmer than the stock cable, it's really subtle though.
The Hansound Zen not stiff at all, in fact when I received the 4 wire a month ago I immediately wished I had gone 8 wire, ergonomic is good and I use it on the go with no issue. Actually, I find that the extra wires over ear stay better in place.
Now what I was not able to compare is the stock cable with balanced termination, so it might be better in balanced variant. YMMV, but it fits my taste as it quite a transparent copper with subtle tuning, not an overly warm one or a brighter one like Ares II. I recommend reading the 4 wire review from @flinkenick
So is your HanSound Zen cable balanced?
If so, comparing it to any SE cable is pretty much an ‘apples to oranges’ situation.
I happily took my symbios apart. Never liked how much pressure they put on my ear canals. Going to put them on my Andro-S, right now, and see.Hmmm now I have to try but it will mess up the only pair of Symbio W I have in the right size...
Looks like Fed ex truck will be visiting the home today. Oh boyee!
I happily took my symbios apart.
Holy crap! Andro-S has more texture AND punch. Damn!!!