[boomtube]

Q: Can green discoloration be removed from cable?
 
I have the original Tralucent Uber cable. One of the connectors broke so I had new ones installed...I guess moisture somehow got into the clear sheathing and now it's turning green.
 
What's the best way to get rid of this?
 
I apologize for posting here, don't mean to steer the thread in a different direction. It just seems like I'd get the most help here.
 

 

[tim0chan]

Q: Can green discoloration be removed from cable?

I have the original Tralucent Uber cable. One of the connectors broke so I had new ones installed...I guess moisture somehow got into the clear sheathing and now it's turning green.

What's the best way to get rid of this?

I apologize for posting here, don't mean to steer the thread in a different direction. It just seems like I'd get the most help here.

There's no way unfortunately

 

[spw1880]

Copper within wire turning green, there is now way to fix it. But it shouldnt affect the sound. But i suggest to get it sleeved.

 

[Law87]

 
 
Moon Audio Silver Dragon IEM.
 
Got this cable about a year and a half ago. About couple months ago, it was starting to cut out on both my westone W60 and W80, send it in to Drew, asking to replace MMCX connector (I was willing to pay for it since it was out of warranty) almost TWO weeks later, recieved the cable back. They dint fix a dang thing, the sound was still cutting out! when I try to removed it, this bit camed off, and he blame it on my W80 female socket tolerance as being "off", charge me 40$ to fix this or 25% on a new cable. All my other cables there is NO cutout, none whatsoever, so its not my IEM or the MMCX connector itself.

I'm pretty pissed, to think I was going to purchased a copper cable from them. Point is, I will never do bussiness with them, I'm talking to Ted Allen and plus sound right now to get this cable fix with a better parts or soldering. If you bought stuff from them or going to buy stuff from them, beware of quality issues.

Communication from Ted and PLUSOUND is a hella lot quicker than Drew. I bet my cable wont take 2 weeks to return either.

 

[flinkenick]

 
Moon Audio Silver Dragon IEM.
 
Got this cable about a year and a half ago. About couple months ago, it was starting to cut out on both my westone W60 and W80, send it in to Drew, asking to replace MMCX connector (I was willing to pay for it since it was out of warranty) almost TWO weeks later, recieved the cable back. They dint fix a dang thing, the sound was still cutting out! when I try to removed it, this bit camed off, and he blame it on my W80 female socket tolerance as being "off", charge me 40$ to fix this or 25% on a new cable. All my other cables there is NO cutout, none whatsoever, so its not my IEM or the MMCX connector itself.

I'm pretty pissed, to think I was going to purchased a copper cable from them. Point is, I will never do bussiness with them, I'm talking to Ted Allen and plus sound right now to get this cable fix with a better parts or soldering. If you bought stuff from them or going to buy stuff from them, beware of quality issues.

Communication from Ted and PLUSOUND is a hella lot quicker than Drew. I bet my cable wont take 2 weeks to return either.

I hate to say, this sounds kind of familiar..
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/moon-audio-iem-silver-dragon

 

[Law87]

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[flinkenick]

I'm honestly just a bit perplexed at why a company would keep using the same connectors if they keep breaking. It's not like it's the most expensive part to improve, but maybe I'm missing something..

 

[Law87]

I'm honestly just a bit perplexed at why a company would keep using the same connectors if they keep breaking. It's not like it's the most expensive part to improve, but maybe I'm missing something..

 
 
He doesnt say that its broken hes trying to say that my Westone is broken or use poor quality part....

 

[flinkenick]

  Is it possible to get a chart going with the data? The thread is difficult to navigate otherwise (I have no idea where reviews are and cannot see an overview of them with scores), scrolling through 40 pages and all.

 
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Great idea.  Having just read all 40 pages, that is a monumental ask, but would be very useful..

I've replaced the thread starting post with my recent post, and edited it a bit and linked the reviews up. I can add future reviews in the same piece, like some I mentioned (Ares II, PW no 5, SilverFi R4).
 
From memory I can't remember there being a great deal of reviews. Alex reviewed a couple, and I remember Zelda doing 2 at some point, and Vishnu recently did Leonidas. If anybody wants to make a list feel free, people can refer back to that post in the future I can also link to that post in the first post.

 

[Toolman]

I hate to say, this sounds kind of familiar..

holy crap I wish I knew this...never buy anything from Moon Audio again! Its exactly how he treated me! I thought I was just being impatience but Drew really is an unprofessional

Business must be really good if he thinks he can treat his customers with this level of disdain...cable is a high margin business and he need to give a better aftersale service. And after trying out so many cables (incl no less than 6 Moon Audio cables of different varieties) I can honestly conclude that his cables are downright crap with little, if any improvement over stock cable. Not that I care since i won't be buying anything from him going forward.

 

[Law87]

Business must be really good if he thinks he can treat his customers with this level of disdain...cable is a high margin business and he need to give a better aftersale service. And after trying out so many cables (incl no less than 6 Moon Audio cables of different varieties) I can honestly conclude that his cables are downright crap with little, if any improvement over stock cable. Not that I care since i won't be buying anything from him going forward.

 
 
in their defense, I would say that the sound quality is good, (theres no microphonics, the soundstage is wide, the bass are leaner, less mid bass on my W80, brings the mids to where I like it) but craftsmanship and customer service is just pure utter crap. He kept insisting that its the MMCX fault on my Westone, which I told him, if that was the case then all my other cables would have the similar problem of cutting out (which it isnt, I tested with 3-4 differenent cable).
 
For some reason or another that is not registering it to him or he just kept on pounding on that ideas till I believe its my product fault :/ whatever, I knew he was all about making money when he offers me "I'll give you 25% off of a new cable" please, the cable is $200+ I have to do this every year and a half? I guess one of his staff saw my reviews, he offers for me to send it in and he'll "makes it right" but I rather sending it to PLUSSOUND and see what they'll say, I hate people wasting my time and just blantly lie.

on another note, I see DHC makes some pretty nice cable, but it is so costly. I wouldnt mind buying their cable as I have one for Mr. Speakers Ether C/AP/AD and I have that thing since 2013
 

 

[Toolman]

No doubt DHC's cables are super costly (often hard for me to justify) but they are consistently good. If you have good gears, wanted the best and could afford them then I strongly encourage you to try them out at least once and see why I keep going back to them despite their often prohibitive cost

 

[ranfan]

DHC actually have one (only one ever), Prion4 for CIEM:

I wanted, but couldn't afford it. Used, at 1350 USD, negotiable, but already sold.
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Does anybody know how does plusSound T-Metal sound? Also, Wagnus Diamond Dust if anyone has experience?

 

[Law87]

  DHC actually have one (only one ever), Prion4 for CIEM:

I wanted, but couldn't afford it. Used, at 1350 USD, negotiable, but already sold.
-
Does anybody know how does plusSound T-Metal sound? Also, Wagnus Diamond Dust if anyone has experience?

 
 
that look super stiff

 

[EagleWings]

While it can be a lot of fun to compile a long list of cable reviews, let me sacrifice the fun task to any of my friends here . But here are some links where you can find reviews from 3 cable reviewers, whom I consider are accurate in their reviews:
 
Flinkenick's Cable Reviews:
1. Head-Fi Reviews: http://www.head-fi.org/users/410706/reviews
2. TheHeadphoneList.com: http://theheadphonelist.com/author/flinkenick/
3. Headfonics.com: http://headfonics.com/author/nic-flinkenflogel/
 
Twister6's Cable Reviews:
1. Head-Fi Reviews: http://www.head-fi.org/t/755971/twister6-audio-review-index-the-past-the-present-and-the-future
2. Twister.com: https://twister6.com/category/other/
 
MikePortnoy's Cable Reviews:
1. Head-Fi Reviews: http://www.head-fi.org/users/360403/reviews
2. TheHeadphoneList.com: http://theheadphonelist.com/author/MikePortnoy/
3. HeadphoneGuru.com: http://headphone.guru/author/ates-berberoglu/