So I found out the Papri 7N Litz copper cable here does not synergize well with the Solaris or my Andromeda S. Solaris while sounding about as immersive as I have heard it takes a bit much off the treble end for my liking. It sounds great but injects a bit too much warmth and adds even more fullness to the sound it don't really need. Solaris already has a full on 3D sound so the cable really didn't synergize well. I threw back on my 128 alloy copper SPC cable on it and it is my favorite cable with the Solaris. By far. Again goes to show you just because a cable is cheaper don't mean it isn't going to mesh well with your higher end iems. My Solaris sounds absolutely superb with this cable. It just comes down to how a cable properties mesh with a particular sounding iem you have. It is all about the synergy.
I just threw on the Papri on my IT04. Just simply Amazing! IT04 is more of a neutrally reference tuned iem with excellent detail in all regions of sound. The Papri cable injects some fullness and warmth to the sound. Bass sounds absolutely amazing with this combo. Fuller more engaging sound overall due to this cable on the IT04. IT04 has a more brighter tuning due to the detailed nature of the sound but with the Papri cable the IT04 now sounds like a different tier of earphone all together. Love it when a cable works out.
So if any of you guys get the Papri cable. It will do wonders for your neutrally tuned iems. Not so much your full bodied musical tuned or mid forward iems.
these impressions match mines about cable 198. huge bass, good for bassheads or for those who seek for a warmer tilt in their combos. this increases the chance of both cables using same wire. although there is a large difference in the quality of their plugs (besides of price).
Should I go for the pure copper to pair with the DM6? I guess it will bring up the lows and the mids to some extent while retaining the upper frequency as tuned. I am not sure if pure silver would be adding anything more than a further refinement of the highs with clarity and sparkle.
Dang that looks good, but $7.50 of shipping is definitely throwing me off. Will wait for Aliexpress Black Friday to get another mmcx cable. Any recommendation at under $50? I am currently eyeing the CEMA mixed cable at $40...
I dont own the DM6 but more basing my recommend from just reading the thread. The new ISN C4 is using a higher grade of copper which does not degrade any sonics of the host iem. I have been testing out the cable and I think for the sound signature and what people describe about the DM6. This would be the cable I would go for. But then again the S8 is cheaper and is mostly made of copper as well.
This is one of my absolute favorite cables under price of $30 on sale. I would look around if you know what I mean.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/329...ore_home.promoteRecommendProducts_6080023.230 I am willing to bet you this will be a nice little upgrade from your ISN S8.
always i see a wire of 4 cores * 63 strands copper, dunno it will be like cable 125 wire, or like cable 065 (jcally) wire. cable 125 is supposed single crystal / high purity occ copper, and cable 065 is supposed 5n ofc, and there is a night and day difference.
ISN C4 is advertised as single crystal copper; i don't own it, but guess it could be very similar to 125. i haven't got DM6 either, but based on impressions and measurements of DM6, i think 125 / ISN C4 would be a good copper election, in the $60 range. black background and great bass.
a bit more expensive ($75 range) would be cable 170 (cema electro acousti up-occ copper litz), bigger soundstage and better plugs. a bit tighter bass, but i think DM6 is also well served of bass. highs are a bit tamed but not swallowed, they keep good detail. higher resistance, but not much difference considering your DAP has got 1ohm output impedance.
and a bit more expensive ($85 range), cable 210 (nicehck oalloy up-occ copper & silver alloy, litz), same soundstage than 170, worse plugs and even higher resistance, but i love the bass with this cable, and the silver component keeps airy and detailed, while smooth, treble.
and last, in the $105 range, my still favorite cable 175 (due to highs clarity), cema electro acousti up-occ silver&gold alloy + copper litz. i can't figure phones which don't match this cable.
anyway, tonal perception differences between cables are subtle. you can obtain more tonal variation by rolling tips (try foams to tame 8-12kHz peaks), by foam/tape mods, or by equalizing, way cheaper. this is why i agree with
@battosai. i'd prioritize quality of wire (soundstage, black background), and then tonal perception influence, so a hybrid cable (copper and silver wire) could serve as well as copper for your DM6 (same for T800).
