Hey Slater or Panda when you guys swap cables between iems even though they may be the same exact pin size do they eventually loosen and become a PITA?
I’m interested in dabbling in cables and I’m trying to avoid potential problems....I have other cables but I’m afraid of loosening the fitting and have falling iems!
Also is there any basic rules like silver brings out ?? frequencies or copper heghtens or tones down ?? frequencies?
Different cores, like I see 8 core cables and other kinds, how do they change the sound? In general..as I’m sure there probably is little hardcore proof as to how they change sound. IM me if its way off topic here as it is, but I didn’t want to forget my question another week...lol....
Thanks guys
I’ve only ever noticed a sound difference when cable X has a significant impedance difference than cable Y.
If I have 2 cables of the same impedance, thickness, and they have the same plug ends, but one is silver plated and the other is some fancy single crystal oxygen free copper, I cannot really hear a noticeable difference. But I’m just 1 person, and my ears aren’t a valid piece of scientific measurement equipment.
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personally tend to buy cables based on looks, reduced microphonics, better ear wires, better quality ends, features such as chin slider, etc.
It’s really up to you. No one should think that installing a $30 cable on a $50 or $100 budget IEM sound is going to make it sound like a CA Andromeda.
You can tip roll different tips and get a much more apparent change in sound. Wide bore generally reduces low end and increases sound stage, foam usually improves isolation and lowers treble. So I don’t rely on cables to try and tune or tweak the sound. That
doesn’t mean that you can’t use cables with different impedances to do so however!
As far as the loose plugvstuff, in my experience, I’ve found that due to normal manufacturing tolerances some female 2-pin sockets are just loose or tight from the factory. In the case of a loose fitting female socket, I’ve never tried to use 0.78mm cables to make up the difference. I just splay the legs of the pins a tiny amount, or else tin the cable pins with a small coating of solder. In other words, I don’t sweat it too much.
As far as number of wires, I have a personal preference of 8-core cables. I think they look the best, and they are heavy enough to be able to use with NO ear guides at all and still stay in place behind my ears. But I have some nice 4-wire cables too, such as the stock IT01 cable. It uses less wires but they are thicker gauge, so the net effect is the same. I don’t have any experience with 16-wire cables. I don’t plan on buying any though, as I imagine it would be a big PITA in case I ever had to replace a plug or repair the cable. I would MUCH rather solder 4 or 8 wires than 16, but again that’s just personal preference.
I hope that helps!
now I'll have to wait four weeks because of the lunar new year :^|
Happy Chinese New Year!
