[sutosuto]

These cables to me looks like something very similar to the white crane or the cable I posted about earlier but made by our friends KB EAR

I just place an order for both GK10 and the cable. If the cable is too heavy then I will use it for EST50.

 

[Dsnuts]

Give us a report on how it does. You can't expect a premium cable on a $45 earphone so just about anything will perform better for the GK10. In fact imo the better your cable is on the GK10 the better they perform.

You guys can do a bit of a sound tuning via cables. Copper cables for more fullness enhancing mids and bass. Silver cables for more detail and imaging. Or a combination there of for both aspects which is what I prefer.

I do have some cheaper pure coppers and silver cables will report soon on how the GK10 sounds with a $20 pure silver cable. For folks that have not been following the cheap cable thread. Yes there is a pure silver $20 cable sold on the express. Verified to be 99.99% pure silver. I will post a pic and some results later on.

 

[drbluenewmexico]

Great mini review and right on!

 

[drbluenewmexico]

Give us a report on how it does. You can't expect a premium cable on a $45 earphone so just about anything will perform better for the GK10. In fact imo the better your cable is on the GK10 the better they perform.

You guys can do a bit of a sound tuning via cables. Copper cables for more fullness enhancing mids and bass. Silver cables for more detail and imaging. Or a combination there of for both aspects which is what I prefer.

I do have some cheaper pure coppers and silver cables will report soon on how the GK10 sounds with a $20 pure silver cable. For folks that have not been following the cheap cable thread. Yes there is a pure silver $20 cable sold on the express. Verified to be 99.99% pure silver. I will post a pic and some results later on.

Please post soon re cable for Geek

 

[Rockwell75]

With some luck I'll be Geeked out tomorrow.

 

[ScrofulousBinturong]

Slice out half of the strands on the L side of a cable, maybe even solder it back poorly, then leave the other untouched. Listen to what happens. Poorly made cables are a thing.

Sure, something broken doesn't work as well as something not broken. I reckon op was referencing equally-functional cables with different metals.

 

[Dsnuts]

Cable match ups.

So it turns out that the GK10 does extremely well with pure silver cables. This one is called the NiceHCK Litz pro 8 core. Current prices are hovering at $40. Anyone interested in a more detailed version of the GK10 you can get the KB EAR version on KB Ear site for $33. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...o.store_pc_groupList.8148356.8.3ef123f7LmYiBu They have a 4 cored version for $22 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001244034183.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_groupList.0.0.3ef123f7V5wbMn&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id":"10000015441550496","ship_from":""}&gps-id=pcStoreJustForYou&scm=1007.23125.137358.0&scm_id=1007.23125.137358.0&scm-url=1007.23125.137358.0&pvid=6665d7f9-d713-4c68-a463-e03f22ef5fba

I did a head to head comparison between 4 cores and 8 cores of this same cable on my review of them and if you can afford them the 8 cored version is preferable. It isn't measurable but the 8 cored version adds greater note weight to sonics the 4 core version makes the sonics a bit thinner sounding and that is the only real subjective perceivable difference between the 4 cored version and the 8. They both do the exact same thing for the source earphone but 8 core gives that added depth to the sound the 4 version doesn't do.No worries if you like yourself some lighter cables as both these cables especially the 4 cored one is fairly thin and very light to use. Imo the 8 cored version is the way to go between these.

You want to maximize that airy treble, imaging and detail of the GK10. Pure silver is the best you can get for these sound enhancing aspects to the GK10 and you don't have to spend a lot to get the effects of pure silver. You get better precision better stage perception to the sound overall.

The other cable I mentioned is a 4 core Litz pure OCC cable on the cheap. A nicely resolving copper cable don't have to be expensive. These cost only $17-$19 dollars on NiceHCK web site. Don't let the price tag make you think these are poor in quality. These are very good copper cables and you will be surprise how good these are for the little money. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...o.store_pc_groupList.8148356.2.59b311308TBFoY
These cables make the GK10 lean more toward the bass and mid bands. If you like your GK10 a bit on the warmer smoother more dynamic tip a pure copper cable will do that for you.

One more cable pairing that caught me by surprise. The KBEAR Rhyme cable from KB EAR. Matches extremely well with the GK10. I think I prefer this over the previously mentioned Litz pure OCC by NiceHCK. These are reportedly the cheapest UPOCC copper cables. I asked Wendy of KB EAR if these are real Ultra Pure quality. She told me they are. So who am I to argue. These give a wider sense of stage vs the Litz OCC I mentioned previously and resolves a bit better. Not quite like the pure silver cables I posted earlier but somewhere between the OCC and the silver in resolving ability. These images extremely well for the GK10 and I am actually surprised how good these matches up with the GK10. Truth be told all these cables make the GK10 sound great but a bit of extra resolving ability is the reason why I like the Rhyme here better.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...o.store_pc_groupList.8148356.4.3ef123f7YQkBPG

When I get a chance I will explore a bit more spendy cables that matches well with the GK10.

 

[Strifeff7]

@Dsnuts
the silver cable,
is it the same as the limpid/limpid pro ?

 

[Dsnuts]

They are all the same cables. From what I read XinHS makes them for KB EAR and NiceHCK. I would look up all 3 sites and go with the cheaper one. It all should be the same cable.

 

[Strifeff7]

They are all the same cables. From what I read XinHS makes them for KB EAR and NiceHCK. I would look up all 3 sites and go with the cheaper one. It all should be the same cable.

ah, ok,
I'll get the cheaper one,

 

[14christ]

@Dsnuts
the silver cable,
is it the same as the limpid/limpid pro ?

I'm pretty sure they are almost exactly alike minus the 2 pin. The 2 pin seems extruded compared to the limpid. Limpid being a little more recessed. But the silver descriptions are pretty much exactly alike. I hope so as I ordered the Kbear but do love the look of @Dsnuts cable.

 

[Dsnuts]

I have on hand the 4 cored KB EAR and the NIceHCK pure silver cables. They are indeed the same. Exact same material and exact same weave. The only difference is on their accessories that are on the cables otherwise the looks and the sound benefits are exactly the same.

 

[Dsnuts]

So XinHS got these for the cheapest prices. Which makes sense if they are the ones making them. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002042493770.html?pdp_ext_f={"sku_id":"12000018523916850","ship_from":"CN"}&gps-id=pcStoreLeaderboard&scm=1007.22922.122102.0&scm_id=1007.22922.122102.0&scm-url=1007.22922.122102.0&pvid=a7018710-123a-4ff3-a775-50176a25f68f&spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.smartLeaderboard_6000198554711.1005002042493770

If you want a bit of both materials copper and silver this is their hybrid cables that @ian91 will be getting. These make a lot of logical sense as both materials will contribute to all aspects of the GK10 sound tuning.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...artLeaderboard_6000198554711.1005002350509830

I dont expect these cables to be as good as the Penon Mix cable I have on hand as it is a $150 cable, but it is the same basic idea here but much cheaper.

 

[14christ]

So XinHS got these for the cheapest prices. Which makes sense if they are the ones making them. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002042493770.html?pdp_ext_f={"sku_id":"12000018523916850","ship_from":"CN"}&gps-id=pcStoreLeaderboard&scm=1007.22922.122102.0&scm_id=1007.22922.122102.0&scm-url=1007.22922.122102.0&pvid=a7018710-123a-4ff3-a775-50176a25f68f&spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.smartLeaderboard_6000198554711.1005002042493770

I ordered the 8 core Kbear from Ali about an hour ago. 0.78mm 4.4mm balanced.

 

[Dsnuts]

KB EAR is good people. It is good to give them the business. I am sure their profit margins on these pure silver cables is not great so anywhere you can get them is a good deal IMO. And no worries if they are pure silver.

These cables was tested at an independent lab testing for purity. According to this official report it is 99.998% pure.