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I was talking with Natemack; I would recommend Okoi; I have Phantom & Prelude, they are both pretty close, but my left Phantom is in repair, part of the shell cracked. Okoi will give that sparkle though it may sounds a little subdued; I think it's because Okoi was less than 10 hours used. But it is slowly opening up and getting tighter. It's a very good sound/quality silver cable and looks so pretty. It will brighten your Phantom, giving better clarity separation at slight expense of timber, also remove perceived veil if you are ok with it. Also, Phantom won't be as thick or warm as with Ares/ Ares II 8W; it will sounds more balanced with lesser warmth.Looking to upgrade the cable that goes between my DX200Ti and Phantom and can't decide between, Ares II 8W, Eros II 8w, or Juba 8.
I want extra sparkle so that I can distinctly make out each hit of the hi hat but still maintain the timbre of the Phantoms or at least go neutral but definitely not cold.
Any recommendations? Do you have a tour coming? What's your return policy?
Here it is:
I think Okoi should play well with Phantom
You’ll get all the advantages described in my short take of Prelude at expense of timbre
I kinda use only right ear Phantom with left ear SE5U; you’ll probably retain 70 % or even more of Phantom timbre
Since you DAP is neutral; I assume it wouldn’t affect much
Okoi is 80% silver with Palladium added so it doesn’t behave like usual silver
Okoi has silver clarity and resolution but it seems sound softer; doesn’t hit as hard but again my cable is only less than 10 hours so it should tighten much better
I did quick compare with original Ares cable; there is no comparison
Oboist is light years ahead of Ares if you value clarity and resolution
However the decision is yours; since I don’t have similar gears as yours I can only make educated guess
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