[iFi audio]

But I mean it just sounds like you did a unique, once-in-a-lifetime, spectacularly bad job at opening that envelope. I have had six cables arrive from FAW and I haven't had even a minor amount of mess created upon opening.

Here at our HQ we have quite a few Matt's cables and his padded envelopes never caused any issues. I imagine that @WillieB's envelope had to tear inside and release its stuffing somehow. If that's the case, it's unfortunate, but not common from what I can tell.

 

[WillieB]

I see. Well.. at 20/25 posts you have access to sell in the classifieds. You'll get back most and make someone else happy

Already listed in 2 other places. Can't wait to be shut of it.

 

[WillieB]

But I mean it just sounds like you did a unique, once-in-a-lifetime, spectacularly bad job at opening that envelope. I have had six cables arrive from FAW and I haven't had even a minor amount of mess created upon opening.

IDK. I cut it pretty clean on the very end as I open anything else and out came the stuffing with the box. Go figure. It's all cleaned up now and someone will get a "spectacularly" mediocre cable for a ridiculously disproportionate price on Ebay.

 

[Nostoi]

Already listed in 2 other places. Can't wait to be shut of it.

Bit harsh.

Probably too late now, but if you were pairing with VC, I would have suggested the Noir Hybrid HPC - it's a more flexible cable than the Claire Hybrid and scales better with VC.

Anyway.

 

[ThanatosVI]

IDK. I cut it pretty clean on the very end as I open anything else and out came the stuffing with the box. Go figure. It's all cleaned up now and someone will get a "spectacularly" mediocre cable for a ridiculously disproportionate price on Ebay.

Out of curiosity, what is an amazing cable at an adequate price for you?

 

[WillieB]

Bit harsh.

Probably too late now, but if you were pairing with VC, I would have suggested the Noir Hybrid HPC - it's a more flexible cable than the Claire Hybrid and scales better with VC.

Anyway.

I have a few other cables for both my VO and VC. My favorite is the Norne Vygarde Silver/Copper Fusion. It is superior in every way, but I guess it would be in line with the Noir. My second favorite believe it or not is a 16 core OCC from Lunashops on AliExpress. Now that's a bargain of a cable. I think I paid $80 for it and it's 3 meters long! Never tangles, gets twisted, and has no memory. I really just ordered the Claire to have something a little shorter on hand and to try another vendor. It looked similar to other woven cables that I have so I thought it would be comparable in flexibility. I might consider the Noir at a later time.

 

[trilos1]

"and has no memory."

May I ask gain: What does that mean?

 

[WillieB]

Out of curiosity, what is an amazing cable at an adequate price for you?

See post above. I don't mind paying for nice cables, but I know what I'm looking for and I don't lie to myself about the quality of something just because of it's price. If I don't like it, I will let the vendor know and tell them why. In this case, there are superior cables to be had for less than half the money.

 

[Nostoi]

"and has no memory."

May I ask gain: What does that mean?

Memory refers to how a cable retains its shape if twisted. Less memory, the more flexible the cable is, and generally the nicer it feels. Cables with memory have a tendency to get knotted. The Claire Hybrid is not the most supple of cables but I haven't had any issues with it getting tangled.

 

[trilos1]

Thank you for the explanation.

As I am from Germany, I did not know this special meaning of the word "memory".
Now I do understand.

With my two FAW cables I did not encounter any "memory-problems"....

 

[WillieB]

Well, enjoyed chatting guys, but I've gotta get some work done. I'm gonna clear off and stop stinkin' up your happy cable party. Enjoy your music!

 

[apmusson]

I went to a friend's house recently and took my system to compare and trial with his. The equipment used was very good. Innuos Server, Chord TT2 and Mscaler, Violectric V550, Flux Volot, ZMF, Audeze, Hifiman, Sennheiser, Dan Clark Audio, Metrum DAC, IFI Can Pro, Beyerdynamic plus many others.

For me the Chord equipment & Flux Volot & Audeze LCD 2 was a standout paring and was vastly improved by my friends Forza Noir Headphone cable - the sound was lifted over the original Audeze and ZMF (same connection) cables as well as another 3rd party cable. My friend was so impressed that he gave me his LCD 2 headphones to take home (I owned the other items). He wouldn't part with the Forza cable so I ordered one for myself.

Ade

 

[iFi audio]

I went to a friend's house recently and took my system to compare and trial with his. The equipment used was very good. Innuos Server, Chord TT2 and Mscaler, Violectric V550, Flux Volot, ZMF, Audeze, Hifiman, Sennheiser, Dan Clark Audio, Metrum DAC, IFI Can Pro, Beyerdynamic plus many others.

It's tempting to ask how our Pro iCAN did there, of course if you were able to listen to it among other products

 

[apmusson]

It's tempting to ask how our Pro iCAN did there, of course if you were able to listen to it among other products

Of course. I actually listened to my friends Pro iCan quite a lot when he brought it to my house in January. It sounded amazing with my HD800 headphones - really brought the bass to life - the best I'd heard!

Our general feeling after our recent session was that it offered a little too much 'pizazz' / energy for some types of music - although it does offer the tube option. It's a great amp - certainly one of the best.

 

[iFi audio]

Of course. I actually listened to my friends Pro iCan quite a lot when he brought it to my house in January. It sounded amazing with my HD800 headphones - really brought the bass to life - the best I'd heard!

Our general feeling after our recent session was that it offered a little too much 'pizazz' / energy for some types of music - although it does offer the tube option. It's a great amp - certainly one of the best.

Thank you very much and yes, HD 800 (especially the first model) enjoy Pro iCAN as much as it enjoys these cans. It's also very cool that after several years since its premiere it still is liked a lot. Again, thanks