katatonicone1
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If you're talking about the flat, braided 8-core cable according to Hakuzen's measurements they have a relatively high resistance and depending on your IEM and source this can easily throw things out of balance.
check you are not connecting the flat cable out of phase (+ and GND pins interchanged in one side).
like @archdawg has explained, the difference of resistance between stock and flat cable can justify tonal alteration in upper mids and highs, changing overall tone. however, sound with the flat cable should be closer to iem real sound. so you should check for anomalies in your fat cable: pins and jack (clean them), extreme oxidation (this cable is known to get a green/cyan patina due to oxidation; not a sound issue in theory, but wire could be degraded too much now).
No need. That’s the flat-braided 8-wire cable. I have a bunch of them.
It’s a decent cable IMO. Have you checked to make sure nothing is wired out of phase? Also, check the resistance of the cable if possible, to make sure 1 or more terminal isn’t drastically different than the others.
So I checked the cable and this is so embarassing...
I have had one earphone connected the wrong way... <facepalm>
And even worse, I have had it for a year, enjoying the sound... So dumb of me.
You know those little manuals that KZ has for IEMs which tell you how to properly put them over the ear... I wish they were showing the proper connection of the pin ports as per Slater's little instruction. I suppose when I got the cable one of the earhooks was bent the wrong way. I did not know that it could be connected the wrong way.
I have learnt a lot today. Thank you guys. Now I am enjoying ZS7 with the silver cable properly.
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