Effect Audio cables thread
Mar 10, 2019 at 11:45 AM Post #3,361 of 7,919
Hm...I can't seem to find an 8 wire Horus on the EA page. I emailed Eric and he informed me they were no longer upgrading the Horus, but referred me to their Thai distrubutor. However, they said the price would be 62000 THB, which comes out to around 1950$. Seems kind of expensive for an upgrade.

Does anyone know how much a new 8 wire would cost? Just so I could get a rough estimate should I decide to sell my Horus and get the 8 wire.

The 8-wire Horus was never offered as an standalone product - only limited upgrades from the 4-wire variant. The upgrade is expensive because the Horus in-and-of-itself is an expensive cable. When going from 4-wire to 8-wire, you're essentially buying a whole other Horus to braid into your pre-existing one. So obviously, you'd be paying the price of a whole new Horus plus the labour required to construct an 8-wire cable. Even if the 8-wire cable were available standalone, it would make more sense to go for the upgrade regardless.
 
Mar 10, 2019 at 12:14 PM Post #3,362 of 7,919
Hm...I can't seem to find an 8 wire Horus on the EA page. I emailed Eric and he informed me they were no longer upgrading the Horus, but referred me to their Thai distrubutor. However, they said the price would be 62000 THB, which comes out to around 1950$. Seems kind of expensive for an upgrade.

Does anyone know how much a new 8 wire would cost? Just so I could get a rough estimate should I decide to sell my Horus and get the 8 wire.

That sound about right. Even upgrades to their cheaper models are priced like that. Check musicteck's website for US prices, last week I still saw the horus upgrade on it.

Btw, has anyone received their Origin yet? How are you guys liking it overall? Thinking of getting it for my SE215.
 
Mar 10, 2019 at 12:25 PM Post #3,363 of 7,919
The 8-wire Horus was never offered as an standalone product - only limited upgrades from the 4-wire variant. The upgrade is expensive because the Horus in-and-of-itself is an expensive cable. When going from 4-wire to 8-wire, you're essentially buying a whole other Horus to braid into your pre-existing one. So obviously, you'd be paying the price of a whole new Horus plus the labour required to construct an 8-wire cable. Even if the 8-wire cable were available standalone, it would make more sense to go for the upgrade regardless.

Hah, that makes complete sense! Thanks for the input.
 
Mar 10, 2019 at 10:09 PM Post #3,365 of 7,919
So exciting to see an review on eros ii 8w. As i just manage to send my cables to EA for upgrade, I am a bit worried but look forward to the newbie. I have not tried any demo at shop before I send them out. I love both sounds of Ares ii but would like to seek more details and transparent. So I came up with one more 4w thor silver ii to make the upgrade. Any updates after longer run in for the cable? Your review has clam my worried of the Eros ii bespoke mate

I just got my eros ii 8w from eric.

I didnt know that upgrade bespoke actually means a new cable with a new box!!!

I got my eros ii 8w and it sounded horrible out of the box.. :)

So far i had never once believe in burning in.

Only after two hours of letting it burn in on its own and magically a few things opened up.

Build wise it is a wonderful soft and flexible cable.

Initially it sounded dull... The sub bass was overly boomy there was just so much sub bass. The mid was got overshadowed and extremely weak and veil vocal.

After 2 hours things opened up. The sub bass is still quite heavy around 30 to 60hz but it has more controlled now.

Before the bass was so heavy and my iem drivers produces weird springy distortion.

My burning and listening iem is not the same iem although i use the same sr15.

Right now it is still peaking around 125hz to 500hz and rolls off slightly below 1k. Male vocal opened up more.

Slams are a little boxy and lack impact.

The present layer around 4k is slightly veiled too i think the peak is still around 500hz. Female vocal sweetness is missing... And screams sounded like mouse squeaking but piano notes has good weight.

I will burn it for a week or two and i think it will sounds like the demo version.

From my memories, the demo peaked around 4k. I hope the peak will move all the way up till 4k and stop. Right now there is smaller peak around 6k to 8k but rolled up sharply after that around 10k.
 
Mar 12, 2019 at 12:42 AM Post #3,366 of 7,919
Many congratulations, Eric and the entire Effect Audio team. Sorry for replying to this a tad late. I've been busy with a couple projects you may or may not be involved in. See you next week... :wink:

Thanks Bro! Thank you for being part of the Family and being involved in our journey so far! Look forward to catching you at SG Canjam - W/o the shagness of course :wink:

Still contemplating CanJam London because we need to go back there at some point anyway to tie up loose ends, but I have not really had much luck with CanJam in recent years so I am more cautious now. The move is definitely great, no more being run over by minicabs and busses, now it's just students on bicycles to worry about. :D

Glad you're loving the move, still looking forward to meeting you someday! :) I still remembered when we got in touch because of Eline and it turned out to be the "Origin" of today! Thanks for your inputs back then and being involved in our journey :)
 
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Mar 12, 2019 at 12:46 AM Post #3,367 of 7,919
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【 Leonidas II Octa - Statement Piece 】

Pursuit of Perfection --- Effect Audio launches the "Leonidas II Octa" ; Bespoke 8 wires Leonidas II.

"Leonidas II Octa" made a sneak preview during Canjam NYC and it was a resounding success!! We kept it hushed during then and it's time to properly unveil the "Leonidas II Octa"!

Carrying similar DNA of Leonidas II, the Octa elevates the musical listening to a whole new different realm! Pre-Order is now available ;

Official Pre-Order Link :
https://www.effectaudio.com/iem-herita…/leonidas-ii-916.html

Upgrade from Leonidas II > Leonidas II Octa :
https://www.effectaudio.com/iem-herita…/leonidas-ii-921.html

Dealers / Distributors :
Netherlands / Europe - hifisolutions , HiFi Headphones
USA - MusicTeck , Audio46 Headphones
Thailand - มั่นคง munkonggadget
Singapore - Euphoria Audio, E1 Personal Audio Singapore, ConnectIT
HongKong - Crystal Sound Audio
Korea - 셰에라자드 - Scheherazade
Japan - イヤホン・ヘッドホン専門店eイヤホン
Philippines - Egghead Audiohub
Indonesia - Beyond The Music , Jaben Indonesia
Taiwan - Effect Audio Taiwan

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Mar 12, 2019 at 9:09 AM Post #3,368 of 7,919



【 Leonidas II Octa - Statement Piece 】

Pursuit of Perfection --- Effect Audio launches the "Leonidas II Octa" ; Bespoke 8 wires Leonidas II.

"Leonidas II Octa" made a sneak preview during Canjam NYC and it was a resounding success!! We kept it hushed during then and it's time to properly unveil the "Leonidas II Octa"!

Carrying similar DNA of Leonidas II, the Octa elevates the musical listening to a whole new different realm! Pre-Order is now available ;

Official Pre-Order Link :
https://www.effectaudio.com/iem-herita…/leonidas-ii-916.html

Upgrade from Leonidas II > Leonidas II Octa :
https://www.effectaudio.com/iem-herita…/leonidas-ii-921.html

Dealers / Distributors :
Netherlands / Europe - hifisolutions , HiFi Headphones
USA - MusicTeck , Audio46 Headphones
Thailand - มั่นคง munkonggadget
Singapore - Euphoria Audio, E1 Personal Audio Singapore, ConnectIT
HongKong - Crystal Sound Audio
Korea - 셰에라자드 - Scheherazade
Japan - イヤホン・ヘッドホン専門店eイヤホン
Philippines - Egghead Audiohub
Indonesia - Beyond The Music , Jaben Indonesia
Taiwan - Effect Audio Taiwan

Why is it more than 2x the cost of the 4-wire Leo II? Was it just to keep the "888" at the end of the price?
 
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Mar 13, 2019 at 8:33 AM Post #3,369 of 7,919
Mar 13, 2019 at 2:33 PM Post #3,371 of 7,919
So what’s the explanation behind this?

I can buy a Leo 2 ($888) and upgrade to an Octa ($888) for a total of $1,776 USD or I can outright by the Leo 2 Octa for $1,888?

$112 extra to skip the upgrade part?

You will also have to factor in the shipping/insurance cost since you are paying to send Leo II back to EA.
 
Mar 13, 2019 at 6:27 PM Post #3,374 of 7,919

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