Hi all, I'm hoping somebody here can figure out what's going on with the Penon CS819 (2.5mm balanced) cable I just received. I'm using it with my Fiio X7II DAP to my Campfire Audio Andromedas.
First, I plugged it into the balanced jack, and it sounded pretty good. Nice tone, good fullness to the mids. But then, I tried connecting it to my IEMatch (also 2.5mm balanced) to see if the attenuation would improve sound quality in any way, and that's when things get weird.
As I said, the cable sounds fine on its own. But when I connect it the Fiio using the IEMatch, it sounds horrible--scratchy, static-y, and just hollow in every way. There's even a small echo in the lower end. I don't understand why this would be because the cable works fine on its own, and the IEMatch works great with a different cable.
So, anybody have any idea why my Penon cable won't play nice with my IEMatch? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
First, I plugged it into the balanced jack, and it sounded pretty good. Nice tone, good fullness to the mids. But then, I tried connecting it to my IEMatch (also 2.5mm balanced) to see if the attenuation would improve sound quality in any way, and that's when things get weird.
As I said, the cable sounds fine on its own. But when I connect it the Fiio using the IEMatch, it sounds horrible--scratchy, static-y, and just hollow in every way. There's even a small echo in the lower end. I don't understand why this would be because the cable works fine on its own, and the IEMatch works great with a different cable.
So, anybody have any idea why my Penon cable won't play nice with my IEMatch? Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
