[Toothy1911]

One thing that I noticed after receiving the recent batch of cables from XINHS is that connectors and jack don't seem to be new. I see numerous fine scratches and some sort of discoloration. I can't complain as I am getting good quality cable at lower prices and those are not somthing that compromises the sound but still somewhat disappointing.

I noticed that on mine too. They are probably just not protected against each other in their container. They could do with a plastic wrap on them.

 

[flu_fighter]

Hi,

I appreciate you assisting, Why copper compared to say a pure silver? Or even a copper/silver hybrid cable?

Thanks

you could go for the Penon PAC480 since you like thick cables.

https://penonaudio.com/pac480-iem-cable.html

 

[dougms3]

Sorry for the poor res photo. My phone sucks.

Comparison from top to bottom.

xinhs 2 core cable => terminated for Pioneer SE-M5 / Sony Z7
xinhs 8 core graphene cable => terminated for Senn 58x and Pioneer SE-M5 / Sony Z7
kz 8 core tri cable => used for KZ DQ6, CCA ca16, CCA CSN
xinhs 8 core tri cable => terminated for Pioneer SE-M5 / Sony Z7

Hard to tell in the pic but the xinhs tri cable is a little thicker, braid is slightly looser, cable is stiffer because the cores are spiraled tighter.

The tri cable adds alot of bass. It may be too much for some. The KZ cable I used on my CCA ca16 and the bass increase was too much for me. I used the stock cable and the 4 core pure silver xinhs cable for comparison.

The xinhs tri cable I had made for my sony z7's hoping it would have the same effect on headphones, they had a similar effect on the bass but the effect was not as great as with the iems.

 

[k3v11n]

Can someone recommend a balanced 2.5 cable for my HD58x? Was looking at these.


US $24.88 | 8 Core Black Balanced Pure Silver Plated Earphone Cable For Sennheiser HD580 HD600 HD650 HDxxx HD660S HD58x HD6xx LN007038
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr9we3x

 

[dougms3]

Can someone recommend a balanced 2.5 cable for my HD58x? Was looking at these.


US $24.88 | 8 Core Black Balanced Pure Silver Plated Earphone Cable For Sennheiser HD580 HD600 HD650 HDxxx HD660S HD58x HD6xx LN007038
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr9we3x

Looks ok but you can expand your choices if you want anything from the xinhs store.

He will make a cable with whatever jacks you want on it.

He made a custom 8 core 2.5mm graphene cable for my Senn 58x. I put additional heatshrink wrap on the connectors.

I really like the graphene cable, its a bit heavy probably not good for iems but works fine for headphones.

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/910746107?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000007.1.4a2665ec13GxoD

 

[dougms3]

Received my balanced Penon pac480 cable today.

This is a very nice quality cable. Works fine with my Mangird Teas. Not a fan of that black base part but it sounds excellent.

Xinhs has a similar cable but with different accessories, who knows he probably made it for them but this time around Penon had a 50% off sale on this cable. Thnx @Dsnuts

On my audio-gd m19 I had listened to the Mangird Tea on 33 volume with the SE cable. Should have set it to 20 before plugging it in

 

[ByrnesK]

Looks ok but you can expand your choices if you want anything from the xinhs store.

He will make a cable with whatever jacks you want on it.

He made a custom 8 core 2.5mm graphene cable for my Senn 58x. I put additional heatshrink wrap on the connectors.

I really like the graphene cable, its a bit heavy probably not good for iems but works fine for headphones.



https://www.aliexpress.com/store/910746107?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000007.1.4a2665ec13GxoD

They look good, I own a set of HD6XX and was wondering if this type of cable would suffice for them? Any issues with power delivery to the headphones? I know that HD6XX are a decently thirsty set

 

[dougms3]

They look good, I own a set of HD6XX and was wondering if this type of cable would suffice for them? Any issues with power delivery to the headphones? I know that HD6XX are a decently thirsty set

No issues with power.

 

[Strifeff7]

Received my balanced Penon pac480 cable today.

This is a very nice quality cable. Works fine with my Mangird Teas. Not a fan of that black base part but it sounds excellent.

Xinhs has a similar cable but with different accessories, who knows he probably made it for them but this time around Penon had a 50% off sale on this cable. Thnx @Dsnuts

On my audio-gd m19 I had listened to the Mangird Tea on 33 volume with the SE cable. Should have set it to 20 before plugging it in

tasty candy cane cable + tea,
candy tea? tea candy? cantea?

 

[vessel]

I received the NiceHCK Blocc 5N UPOCC OCC Copper Litz today and I think it's my favorite cable ever. It seems really well made, and it's very flexible. Thanks to everyone who has recommended it!

 

[Dj12inch]

Is there a good quality silver cable in the budget section? I have a NiceHCK 8 core but its lacking in sound quality. I think CEMA and Penon have higher quality silver but dont want to pay that much.

 

[Dsnuts]

I have higher quality silver cables from both companies and it is not a jump in sound quality like you would think. Apparently silver is silver and no matter how they market them and charge extra for the higher end silver cables. Sound quality wise It is pretty much the same thing. Unless your talking about something with much more thicker cores to it like the ISN AG8 which cost $200.

I also own a GU craftsman $130 pure silver cable and guess what. It will be hard to actually notice a difference between the NiceHCK 8 core pure silver and the GU craftsman. If you want something more different you should look into a higher quality SPC cable like this one from XinHS

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...omotion.promoteRecommendProducts_undefined.27

This cable is comparable to a much more expensive Penon OS849 cable at half the cost. Very much bang for buck.

 

[Apex Eight]

Are there any like go-to recommendations for AliExpress cables? Looking to get something that feels nicer for my T2+, Blessing 2, and HD600. Looks like NiceHCK, TRN, KBEar/TRI, and XinHS are popular.

 

[eloelo]

Xinhs summer sale 21 june~

 

[Dj12inch]

I have higher quality silver cables from both companies and it is not a jump in sound quality like you would think. Apparently silver is silver and no matter how they market them and charge extra for the higher end silver cables. Sound quality wise It is pretty much the same thing. Unless your talking about something with much more thicker cores to it like the ISN AG8 which cost $200.


I also own a GU craftsman $130 pure silver cable and guess what. It will be hard to actually notice a difference between the NiceHCK 8 core pure silver and the GU craftsman. If you want something more different you should look into a higher quality SPC cable like this one from XinHS

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...omotion.promoteRecommendProducts_undefined.27

This cable is comparable to a much more expensive Penon OS849 cable at half the cost. Very much bang for buck.

Thanks, I looked up the reviews for AG8...not what I was looking for or expected and not interested in GU craftsman. I have Nicehck Whitecrane and really like the sound but balance is more copper than silver.