Forza AudioWorks Impressions Thread
Feb 8, 2024 at 7:36 PM Post #4,651 of 4,764
How long is the delivery time these days? Ordered a cable a week ago but no update on my order yet. :) I'm in no rush whatsoever, just curious.
I would say a tad under 2 weeks. I received my Noir Hybrid for my Fostex 900 last week. I have the same cable for my ZMF VC so wanted it for the Fostex as well. I am very happy with the cable, went with a Furutech 4.4mm termination and also happy that Matt has genuine Fostex connectors.. which is huge. I will get some pictures up one of these days.
 
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Feb 11, 2024 at 10:16 AM Post #4,653 of 4,764
Привет!
Хочу спросить вашего совета, какой кабель вы бы мне порекомендовали?
Наушники HiFiMAN Edition XS
Фиио К9 ПРО (АКМ)

Спасибо.
Приветствую !
Ну наверно Noir HPC Mk2 по балансу пентакон .... Греть надо 150 часов поставьте что нибудь и забудьте на неделю на приличной громкости. У меня сейчас сетап не айс астел керн 2000т ламповый и наушники баеры т5 вторые так себе уши... К нему надо что то покруче конечно. Но эти бюджетные наушники дали совершенно другую культуру подачи материала. Не стало просто лучше стало интеллигентнее. Конечно появились детали сцена стала шире но по мимо этого стало глубже красивее даже на этих дешёвых наушниках. За свои деньги они классные и куплены из за того что есть в ассортименте АК. Так вот они стали музыкальнее. Мэтт творит чудеса. Но только после прогрева. И это медный кобель он даст басс его подчекнет и укратит яркие уши имейте это ввиду
 
Feb 11, 2024 at 10:49 AM Post #4,654 of 4,764
Приветствую !
Ну наверно Noir HPC Mk2 по балансу пентакон .... Греть надо 150 часов поставьте что нибудь и забудьте на неделю на приличной громкости. У меня сейчас сетап не айс астел керн 2000т ламповый и наушники баеры т5 вторые так себе уши... К нему надо что то покруче конечно. Но эти бюджетные наушники дали совершенно другую культуру подачи материала. Не стало просто лучше стало интеллигентнее. Конечно появились детали сцена стала шире но по мимо этого стало глубже красивее даже на этих дешёвых наушниках. За свои деньги они классные и куплены из за того что есть в ассортименте АК. Так вот они стали музыкальнее. Мэтт творит чудеса. Но только после прогрева. И это медный кобель он даст басс его подчекнет и укратит яркие уши имейте это ввиду
Я бы сначала задумался о наушниках а уже потом о кабеле
 
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Feb 11, 2024 at 4:18 PM Post #4,655 of 4,764
Кстати имея к9про я бы сначала задумался о наушниках а уже потом о кабеле . Хотя сам в таком же положении машинка у меня класс а уши явно не в тему ))) кабель вам обойдётся в 300 евро но все равно будет класс но я бы сначала уши сменил все таки имея такой аппарат как то странно иметь такие средние наушники. Они же ему на пара просты для него слишком. Там надо что то посерьёзнее он и раскроеться там же акм))) и все такое это же стационар
Is there any point in changing the HiFiMAN Edition XS headphones to the other ones?
 
Feb 12, 2024 at 7:21 AM Post #4,657 of 4,764
After burning in for about 150 hours my Forza Audioworks Noir Hybrid HPC cable on my U22s the initial sibilance has completely disappeared and all aspects of audio reproduction have bloomed into euphonic bliss, congratulations Matt on having produced such a high quality cable at a great price, I would highly recommend it to anybody looking for an upgrade cable for their Focals or any other brand headphones.

Thank you and I'm happy to read that sybilants are gone. I also agree that the difference in this regard between my cables brand new and used is quite noticeable.

I decided to join the club of Forza Audioworks cable owners. IEM cable extension arrived just few minutes ago, but oh man!
The craftmanship and used materials are absolutely gorgeous! 🥰
I plan to test the sound later, just checked if all works well, but I know right now that I will not be disappointed.

Thank You so much for Your work, Forza Audioworks team. :beerchug:
This was definitely not my last purchase. :ksc75smile:

My pleasure and welcome to the family :)

How long is the delivery time these days? Ordered a cable a week ago but no update on my order yet. :) I'm in no rush whatsoever, just curious.

Usually from start to finish it takes us about 3-5 working days if we have all parts on the spot. Then it's several working days extra for a courier to deliver a package. Thanks for asking :)

Hi @Matez ,

what is actually the correct product name for the new flat 8-core hybrid IEM prototype cable? And will it soon be officially available to order from your web store?

In my opinion, with this model you have an absolute TOTL IEM cable on the market that can also compete with the far more expensive cables of the competition. Congratulations! :clap:

I hope I didn't write anything wrong with "warm-neutral". For me, my IEMs just sound "right" with it :L3000:

It's not on the site yet, but it is available. Please send me a mail and I'll explain everything there. Thanks!
 
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Feb 12, 2024 at 7:23 AM Post #4,658 of 4,764
Is there any point in changing the HiFiMAN Edition XS headphones to the other ones?

I would say that stock headphone cables are getting better (not always, but often), but not enough to make aftermarket cables unnecessary expenses.
 
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Feb 12, 2024 at 1:48 PM Post #4,660 of 4,764
Yeah amazing work
 
Feb 12, 2024 at 1:59 PM Post #4,661 of 4,764
I would say that stock headphone cables are getting better (not always, but often), but not enough to make aftermarket cables unnecessary .
• For the headphone maker, 'stock headphone cables' are often: an adjunct / an afterthought / a budgetary item / outsourced.
• For Forza Audio Works: headphone cables, inter alia, are a specialty.
• I am happy to own four FAW Noir Hybrid HPC - two SE, two XLR. ☑️
 
Feb 15, 2024 at 3:25 AM Post #4,663 of 4,764
How long is the delivery time these days? Ordered a cable a week ago but no update on my order yet. :) I'm in no rush whatsoever, just curious.
I ordered a Claire HPC Mk2 balanced cable for my Empys on February 5 and received it yesterday, February 14. Delivery within EU. There were no other update messages than the one on February 12 saying the cable had been shipped. Pretty fast delivery in any case for a custom cable.

The cable seems to be well built and the semi-transparent black sleeve makes it look very nice. I have not yet had time to listen to it extensively, but it sounds really nice together with the Empys (leather pads) and a Violectric V222 (4-pin XLR jack) . This is currently my only balanced cable so I cannot make direct comparisons with other cables.
 
Feb 19, 2024 at 3:13 PM Post #4,664 of 4,764
How long is the delivery time these days? Ordered a cable a week ago but no update on my order yet. :) I'm in no rush whatsoever, just curious.
I ordered a 'stock' interconnect just over 3 weeks ago and am still waiting. I'm confident I'll receive it some day, but it's a test of patience, and all part of the FAW experience.
 
Feb 19, 2024 at 5:19 PM Post #4,665 of 4,764
I would say that stock headphone cables are getting better (not always, but often), but not enough to make aftermarket cables unnecessary expenses.
I would say that stock headphone cables are getting better (not always, but often), but not enough to make aftermarket cables unnecessary expenses.
Matt would like to thank you for the fantastic products you put out.
Noir HPC Mk2 sounds fantastic. It enhances the sound
 

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