[Sifo]

Haha the headphone community just seems an year behind the keyboard community when it comes to colorful, coiled/split cables there. My two primary review categories are clashing more than ever before.

Funny thing is my USB cables for keyboards are braided like regular IEM cables with thin paracord and have been for quite some years now lol. Haven't seen any of the "big" cable makers do it.

I do like the look of these Hapa cables, interested to hear how they sound vs the competition.

 

[vsg28]

Funny thing is my USB cables for keyboards are braided like regular IEM cables with thin paracord and have been for quite some years now lol. Haven't seen any of the "big" cable makers do it.

I do like the look of these Hapa cables, interested to hear how they sound vs the competition.

I am talking about stuff like this, completely for aesthetics with different connectors in the middle:

 

[Sifo]

I am talking about stuff like this, completely for aesthetics with different connectors in the middle:

Oh I know the ones you meant, I'm not really a fan of the trend.

Mine are either just normal sleeved or braided.



On topic though I've always been about expressing myself with color when it comes to accessories so I'm stoked about Hapa's cables.

 

[PointyFox]

I am talking about stuff like this, completely for aesthetics with different connectors in the middle:

Those really mess with the PRAT of my typing.

 

[FlowLikeWater]

If you're going to spend time around people listening to music, you might as well look good.

Cables will only fully transition to necklaces, though, when wires are no longer necessary to achieve great sound. This is what happened with wristwatches; now that even the best watch is an inferior timekeeper to one's phone, it is just jewelry that also happens to tell time not quite as well.

That transition point has already happened, wireless products already produce great sound.

If someone wants the absolute best sound though, cables will remain the only solution, for obvious reasons.

 

[killaHz]

That transition point has already happened, wireless products already produce great sound.

If someone wants the absolute best sound though, cables will remain the only solution, for obvious reasons.

I don't think it's true that the best wireless gear is competitive in terms of sound. Certainly it's nowhere near the example I provided of the luxury wristwatch, where tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars of wristwatch engineering--whether quartz or mechanical--has zero prayer of hanging with any cheapo phone that is constantly being synched to time servers.

A well engineered wire sounds a lot better than well engineered wireless, so the wire is still more than just jewelry.

 

[FlowLikeWater]

I don't think it's true that the best wireless gear is competitive in terms of sound. Certainly it's nowhere near the example I provided of the luxury wristwatch, where tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars of wristwatch engineering--whether quartz or mechanical--has zero prayer of hanging with any cheapo phone that is constantly being synched to time servers.

A well engineered wire sounds a lot better than well engineered wireless, so the wire is still more than just jewelry.

precisely, I think we are saying the same thing (in different ways)

to get the best sound, you have to use wire. however, wireless can still sound great on its own, just that it can never be better than wire.

I'd say wireless can compete with wired headphones up to ~$500 in today's competition, which is great, but nowhere near TOTL

 

[PointyFox]

Cult of The Wire?

 

[Dixter]

works of art.... best of luck, they do look fantastic...

 

[claudy]

makes modular jacks with L shape in near future with 100 bucks ranges in future?

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

works of art.... best of luck, they do look fantastic...

Thank you!

makes modular jacks with L shape in near future with 100 bucks ranges in future?

You might want to look at @DUNU-Topsound for that.

Our stuff is much more on the high end and won't be modular at this time.

 

[Earbones]

Very pretty stuff! And an interesting design for the IEM cables… Does that colored core house cable as well, or is it like a nylon “dummy” core that the signal-carrying cables are woven around?.. Sort of like a reverse sleeving construction?

 

[jurumal]

No one would mistake these cables for anything else on the market. Truly unique. The designs are quite sick AF.

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

Very pretty stuff! And an interesting design for the IEM cables… Does that colored core house cable as well, or is it like a nylon “dummy” core that the signal-carrying cables are woven around?.. Sort of like a reverse sleeving construction?

Some models, like the AerO USB have signal wire has it woven around while some models are sheathing.

EX: Our Aero USB has wire around it that is actually part of how it functions. Signal is divided into different paths, intentionally.

As for the Dreddz, let me confirm with Jason.

No one would mistake these cables for anything else on the market. Truly unique. The designs are quite sick AF.

Thanks so much, we are super glad you guys are loving them.

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

Also, someone asked me what our cheaper product was, and I can't remember where so I'll drop it in the thread here:

The cheapest IEM cable we have available is the Dreddz C starting at 399 (pictured above and below): https://hapaaudio.com/shop/analog-cables/iem-headphones/dreddz-c-headphone-iem-cable-copper/