[Deferenz]

Currently using the EA Eros 2 with my u12t and SE200.

Lovely, but wandering if there's anything else I can consider to push me to the next sonic level??

Appreciate any recommendations.

Do you like the general sound of the Eros II and how much do you want to spend?

 

[YCHANGE]

Hi all,
I am using my Fourte Noir with Leonidas II Octa, which already sounds great, but I still want to have a little bit more of the mid and high-mid ranges, and no more bass , no more treble. Specifically, I would like to look for a cable that can push the female vocals on my Fourte Noir somehow forward and slightly more outstanding without compromising the perfect soundstage. The current pair occasionally makes the female vocal sound weak and downplayed compared to the instruments. Will the Horus X be a better substitution of Leo II? Please share your ideas or any other recommendations. Thx a lot!

Curious what dap you're using. Maybe a change of tips or eq is possible. I find Leondias II responds well to eq.

 

[Edyeded86]

Do you like the general sound of the Eros II and how much do you want to spend?

Hey,

Yea I like the general sound of the Eros II.

Ideally I'd want to limit to $500, but open the suggestions if higher spends are worth it!

 

[Deferenz]

Hey,

Yea I like the general sound of the Eros II.

Ideally I'd want to limit to $500, but open the suggestions if higher spends are worth it!

The Eros II+ is a nice cable. It takes the existing Eros and takes everything up a notch. It still has the top high end but it seems that bit crisper and more detailed. I was close to buying it, but I decided on the Thor Silver II+ instead simply because I prefer more bass and a little less bright up top.

The poster above mentioned Leonidas II and that is a good call. It would blow your $500 budget though. Checking on Musicteck, this is priced at $888. However this a top cable and has that high like the Eros, but is much crisper and very detailed.

 

[Nick Chia]

Hey,

Yea I like the general sound of the Eros II.

Ideally I'd want to limit to $500, but open the suggestions if higher spends are worth it!

How about the Cleopatra?

Arguably our best-selling cable along with the Leonidas II, a definite must-try/must-have if you're into genres with higher frequencies.

-Nick

 

[Deferenz]

How about the Cleopatra?

Arguably our best-selling cable along with the Leonidas II, a definite must-try/must-have if you're into genres with higher frequencies.

-Nick

The Cleopatra is one cable I would like to hear. I’ve heard a few EA cables now but the Cleopatra keeps evading me. Hopefully at the next Canjam I will get a chance.

 

[Binsterrrrr]

Hey,

Yea I like the general sound of the Eros II.

Ideally I'd want to limit to $500, but open the suggestions if higher spends are worth it!

Any particular area u want to improve? Or are you looking for refinement, while preserving much of it? I feel which area u want to improve is going to be hard to say since it depends a lot on the pairings, but as you go up the EA cable lineup, refinement is one thing that only goes up up up!

 

[Nick Chia]

Calling all copper cable and bass fans here!

Would like to do a quick, impromptu check to see your reactions if we were to introduce an Ares II 12wire version.

It has been introduced only in the Hong Kong market for a couple of months and the reaction there so far has been great.

Just like to check in to how our fans on head-fi think about this as well, do share your thoughts.

 

[Wyville]

Calling all copper cable and bass fans here!

Would like to do a quick, impromptu check to see your reactions if we were to introduce an Ares II 12wire version.

It has been introduced only in the Hong Kong market for a couple of months and the reaction there so far has been great.

Just like to check in to how our fans on head-fi think about this as well, do share your thoughts.

I would be a little worried about the ergonomics because of my previous experience with a 12-wire cable, but the braiding looks a lot better than the one I tried and Ares II scaled beautifully from 4 to 8 wires.

 

[GiullianSN]

That looks thic! But pretty.

I wonder if that option would work better for full size headphones and custom IEMs to hold that extra weight.

PS.: how do you guys weld all those strands on that minimal 2pin connector?

 

[mvvRAZ]

These days I’m more into 4 wires... expecting delivery of the Horus today actually! I won’t be able to play with it till Monday or so, but excited still

 

[Nick Chia]

Had some questions about the weight and braiding of the Ares II 12w, so here are some pictures of the cable along with the Ares II 8w side-by-side for comparison purposes.

Just for further info, the Ares II 8w weighs in at 31g while the Ares II 12w weighs in at 48g.

The cable at the top is the Ares II 12w and the one at the bottom is the Ares II 8w. The quality and work of the braiding on the 12w should be clear for all to see while it is also noticeable that the 12w version is flexible enough to be coiled in a similar fashion as the 8w version, so that should alleviate the concerns that some may have regarding the cables being "too stiff" as well.

 

[Nick Chia]

That looks thic! But pretty.

I wonder if that option would work better for full size headphones and custom IEMs to hold that extra weight.

PS.: how do you guys weld all those strands on that minimal 2pin connector?

That's a trade secret

 

[mvvRAZ]

It looks nice and all... but being honest - I think the Ares is a bit old news-ish, and the 12w braid is just impractical imo. There's no harm in offering it outside of HK, but I don't really see it being like a huge thing myself

 

[Suyang]

It looks nice and all... but being honest - I think the Ares is a bit old news-ish, and the 12w braid is just impractical imo. There's no harm in offering it outside of HK, but I don't really see it being like a huge thing myself

I think you will love something like Horus 12