not using your new traluscent DAO, using your old music source, could you compare the sound of you a83 with the new cable vs stock cable?
am also thinking of getting the same or the silver knight cable for my a83's.
i have compare it on my first impression
you can read it below
ok i've received the cable and the traluscent DAC AMP that H20Fidelity recommend.
i'll give a quick review on what i think about it after using it for 2 hour (in my way to office).
Bare in mind i'm not really knowledgeable on Hi-fi term so i'll just tell based on what i hear.
it improve the fit significantly since now it can rotate and i can barely feel the weightof the cable.
the vocal and accoustic's guitar sounds definitely improved IMO but some sound went missing or at least barely able to hear it.
for example in Masayoshi Yamazaki's one more time, one more chance, there're some guitar sound went missing or really quite.
And in Boyce Avenue's Fireworks a small part of the Cajon(that box thingy) sound also went quite and i barely able to hear it.
I'll get back to it later after work~
but i'll add a bit more
i used DX90 fw 2.2.0 L0 , low gain, volume 195, song: One more time, One more chance
stock cable:
-> music and vocal on the same level
-> a bit noisier
-> there's a bit more bass
-> soundstage is not too wide
new cable:
-> vocal is more forward and louder than the music
-> a little bit cleaner
-> there is less bass and a bit looser i think
-> soundstage is wider, you certainly able to seperate each instrument
-> some electric guitar sound is too quite and i barely able to hear it
-> the sound of the cymbal is too much for me
-> can not use it for a phone call , or you'll hear a crackling noise when the other person speaking
Conclusion:
-> if you want wider soundstage, get a silver cable
-> if you listen to mostly accoustic songs that have a lot of guitar, get a silver cable
-> if you want better fitting and want more comfort, get a silver cable
-> if you want to use it with phone and to make a call, stick with stock cable
-> if your songs are mostly rock song that have a lot of cymbal sound, stick with the stock cable
-> if you hate cable noise, stick with stock cable
-> if you like to listen to the music instead of the vocal or balance between them, stick with stock cable
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Update after using new Firmware for dx90
the difference between stock cable and silver cable become even more obvious
but with fw 2.4.0 the symbal noise is tamed