Low end. Cheap. Generic. Otherwise bang for buck cable thread!

[assassin10000]

Think this cable is worth snagging for sub $10?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hig...-2pin-or-Weston-W4R-U16-UE18/32953041901.html

High quality copper (guessing just OFC? Unknown purity)

Listing says:
1*Wire core material single crystal copper
2*Number of cores 0.08 * 19
3*Sheath material PVC
4*Maximum wire diameter 2.0 (mm)
5*Sheath thickness 2.0 (mm)

Also available as black or bronze.

I don't need anything fancy. My only sources are my laptop and cellphone. Just got a bad cable with my mmcx earbuds and will be selling my only other mmcx cable with my other pair of earbuds.

Seems to tick the boxes for me. Angled plug, chin slider and ear guides without memory wire.

 

[hakuzen]

Think this cable is worth snagging for sub $10?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Hig...-2pin-or-Weston-W4R-U16-UE18/32953041901.html

High quality copper (guessing just OFC? Unknown purity)

Listing says:
1*Wire core material single crystal copper
2*Number of cores 0.08 * 19
3*Sheath material PVC
4*Maximum wire diameter 2.0 (mm)
5*Sheath thickness 2.0 (mm)

Also available as black or bronze.

I don't need anything fancy. My only sources are my laptop and cellphone. Just got a bad cable with my mmcx earbuds and will be selling my only other mmcx cable with my other pair of earbuds.

Seems to tick the boxes for me. Angled plug, chin slider and ear guides without memory wire.

it looks ok. single crystal copper is better than simple OFC, but you are right: it's probably OFC.
0.08mm*19 * 4 cores gives you near 27awg per signal. this will be around 260mΩ.
decent conductivity, nice looking, angled jack (if you prefer this), budget... good choice

 

[Broquen]

€ 31,12 6%OFF | FiiO LC-3.5BS High-Purity Copper-Plated Silver MMCX Earphone Cable 45cm for uBTR/BTR1/BTR3/FH9/F9 pro https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/zQvAYkt

Just ordered one short cable from FIIO to use with ES100 (wanted balanced one but didn't find it this short and with L-shaped jack)

Edited: Sorry, banned brand.

 

[subwoof3r]

Hey guys, what do you think about this ?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/diy...e-4share-1-25m-with-splitter/32945488579.html

 

[hakuzen]

Hey guys, what do you think about this ?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/diy...e-4share-1-25m-with-splitter/32945488579.html

this wire looks pretty good. if specs are true, you get near 22awg per core/signal of 7N single crystal copper. around 90mΩ.
very similar to cable 125 of my list. it won't be very flexible, though.
it looks same wire than https://www.aliexpress.com/item/252...ated-wire-OD-about-4-5-5-5mm/32947496935.html (at same shop). in this case, they don't specify 7N single crystal copper..

edit:
i'd bet it's same wire than: http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=6229

 

[subwoof3r]

this wire looks pretty good. if specs are true, you get near 22awg per core/signal of 7N single crystal copper. around 90mΩ.
very similar to cable 125 of my list. it won't be very flexible, though.
it looks same wire than https://www.aliexpress.com/item/252...ated-wire-OD-about-4-5-5-5mm/32947496935.html (at same shop). in this case, they don't specify 7N single crystal copper..

edit:
i'd bet it's same wire than: http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=6229

Thank you very much for the analysis, appreciated

I just found another which interests me a lot, could you please tell me what do you think of it? looks amazing for the price, hopefully it is soft and flexible :

BGVP 5N 8 Core OCC Silver Plating Cable 160 Wire Micro Mono-Filament Single Crystal Copper :

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Ori...e-Micro-Mono-Filament-Single/32963562037.html

Many thanks in advance, and thank you a lot for this thread btw! (very informative)

 

[hakuzen]

Thank you very much for the analysis, appreciated

I just found another which interests me a lot, could you please tell me what do you think of it? looks amazing for the price, hopefully it is soft and flexible :

BGVP 5N 8 Core OCC Silver Plating Cable 160 Wire Micro Mono-Filament Single Crystal Copper :

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Ori...e-Micro-Mono-Filament-Single/32963562037.html

Many thanks in advance, and thank you a lot for this thread btw! (very informative)

i don't own this cable, and don't know which wire is using, so i can't help. sorry

 

[Wazari]

Hey guys, I'll be looking forward for a cable upgrade for my Sony XBA-N3. I found two of them on Amazon that caught my interest, but I can't really decide which one I wanna buy.

https://www.amazon.com/Headphone-Ex...ter/dp/B07FSR226P?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_3018878011
https://www.amazon.com/OKCSC-Upgrad...al/dp/B074DW6KNH?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_10862342011

Any thoughts on these? That would be appreciated!

 

[hakuzen]

Hey guys, I'll be looking forward for a cable upgrade for my Sony XBA-N3. I found two of them on Amazon that caught my interest, but I can't really decide which one I wanna buy.

https://www.amazon.com/Headphone-Ex...ter/dp/B07FSR226P?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_3018878011
https://www.amazon.com/OKCSC-Upgrad...al/dp/B074DW6KNH?ref_=bl_dp_s_web_10862342011

Any thoughts on these? That would be appreciated!

first cable is like cable 055 of my list. guess these cables use different wire depending of color, so can't confirm it has same resistance. anyway, not bad, and soft and flexible, but price at amazon is a bit inflated. you can get better and cheaper 16 cores ones at ali or lunashops.

second cable, oksc, guess it uses this wire: http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=5953 (check last pics at that page). silver plated copper, insulated layer inside, another layer (shielding) outside (usually different color), and some yarn.
structure showed in pics differs of specified at the bottom of the page; the latter is more plausible. if so, you'd get around 185mΩ per signal. the look is nice and the wooden box is a plus.

 

[assassin10000]

it looks ok. single crystal copper is better than simple OFC, but you are right: it's probably OFC.
0.08mm*19 * 4 cores gives you near 27awg per signal. this will be around 260mΩ.
decent conductivity, nice looking, angled jack (if you prefer this), budget... good choice

Ordered it in black. Once it ships and gets here (after the Chinese new year delay), I'll try and verify the resistance with my DMM.

 

[kingdixon]

That cable sounds great on everything I tried it on. The 16 core copper one really needs to mesh with the right iem and source to sound it's best so that might tell you something. Let us know when you get that cable how that is working for you.

Did you try the 3 cables from penon s16,h16 and c16 ? if so which matches better for CA iems you have ?

also they don't have ear guides, do they rest well and easily on ears, or keeps bumping up?

 

[Dsnuts]

I only have the crystal copper one. Has no guides on it. I did try it on the Andromeda S. didnt like it but I have to go back to it. The cable on open listen is a bit too warm sounding. Overnight use and the sound cleans up. A bit of cable burn in seems to be required on these due to the sheer amount of material used. I tried it on my Andromeda S out of the box actually was way too warm sounding.

Will go back to it to see how it sounds now. Will report back later tonight. I been using it on my HQ12 and The sound definitiely changes after a few days of use. I am using this cable on my Solaris.

Definitley one of the best cables I have bought recently.

 

[superuser1]

Some great recommendations from the Chi-fi thread

Anyone who is looking for a nice cable, I can recommend this cable:



https://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32959362129.html

The brand is “JC Ally”, and it appears to be available a couple of different sellers. The one I linked above was simply the seller I used.

The conductors are silver plated copper wire, and the conductors are enameled so they’ll never oxidize, turn green, etc.

The yellow color looks kind of like a gold plated cable, but in reality it’s just that the insulation is colored yellow.

It’s a super thick cable; much beefier than the TRN 8-wire braided cables. Seriously, this cable means business, and you’re definitely getting your money’s worth in copper.

Impedance measures 0.6 ohms on both R&L wires, as well as the ground wire.

There’s a nice metal chin slider bead, and the ear guides are preformed rubber like the TRN or KZ ZSN cables.

The 3.5mm end and y split are aluminum, and the 3.5mm jack is straight not 90 degree.

The cable is available in numerous IEM connectivity configurations: 0.75 and 0.78mm 2-pin, mmcx, etc. You can also choose the plug type, ranging from 3.5mm to 2.5 or 4.4mm balanced, to even USB-C or lightning connectors!

The cable is well worth $16, and is similar to the stock ibasso IT01 cable in braid design and build quality. The JC Ally cable is thicker than the IT01 cable, and nowhere near as soft and flexible as the IT01.

Also included is a free zippered carry case, which appears to be made from fabric covered neoprene. The case is pretty small though, but would still be useful for many small IEMs like KZ EDR1, Sony MH755, etc.

There's a bunch of other colors available.
White
White+Blue
Yellow+White
Yellow+Blue
Yellow+Blue+White+Copper/Pink
Copper/Pink (My next one )

 

[subwoof3r]

I only have the crystal copper one. Has no guides on it. I did try it on the Andromeda S. didnt like it but I have to go back to it. The cable on open listen is a bit too warm sounding. Overnight use and the sound cleans up. A bit of cable burn in seems to be required on these due to the sheer amount of material used. I tried it on my Andromeda S out of the box actually was way too warm sounding.

Will go back to it to see how it sounds now. Will report back later tonight. I been using it on my HQ12 and The sound definitiely changes after a few days of use. I am using this cable on my Solaris.

Definitley one of the best cables I have bought recently.

link please
(or at least the full name for the find on ali, if possible)

 

[kingdixon]

I only have the crystal copper one. Has no guides on it. I did try it on the Andromeda S. didnt like it but I have to go back to it. The cable on open listen is a bit too warm sounding. Overnight use and the sound cleans up. A bit of cable burn in seems to be required on these due to the sheer amount of material used. I tried it on my Andromeda S out of the box actually was way too warm sounding.

Will go back to it to see how it sounds now. Will report back later tonight. I been using it on my HQ12 and The sound definitiely changes after a few days of use. I am using this cable on my Solaris.

Definitley one of the best cables I have bought recently.

Ye iam waiting for arrival of this cable, it has been 2 month now i guess will wait for another 2 weeks or something.

I might get kpe from penon thats why i though i might try one of their cables and tending to s16 more than the others thats why iam asking.

Well, waiting for more impressions about the c16 one if you have any sessions with it soon.