[Strifeff7]

One day I'm gonna fall off my chair, and get strangled by my cables on the way down final destination style

With this song playing in the background.

 

[paulwasabii]

What if instead of the **** cable it was this NiceHCK vs the Faaeal copper cable?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100....store_pc_groupList.8148356.51.7e157b5fJb8GQj

The NiceHCK LitzOCC in the middle. Just a bit thinner than FAAEAL but as I said, generally a nice affordable choice for a dark copper look. My 4 core XINHS on the left as someone asked about it. Again, on the thinner side as it is 10 or so strands of silver per core.

 

[eloelo]

Dug out more skeletons from my closet XD

Default unbalanced cable from QDC, comes with most their iems - 0.32ohm. Very thin, rubbery cable. Not too bad for a stock cable. Not sure where to buy it, but it looks like this balanced version.

Default cable from 64Audio. 0.19ohm. Thin, ugly cable that tangles easily and many people hate. Hmm pretty good impedance for stock cable.

TRN 8 core silver plated cable $9 - 0.31ohm. I guess the wire quality itself is good but the connectors and splitters are very plasticky. Can't recommend
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001230563513.html

KZ 784 strand cable $12 - 0.12ohm. Good impedance, Best impedance to price ratio so far. Cable is chonky and feels durable and sinks in like play dough to the touch. Super good value if your iem uses a qdc connector.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002403946248.html

The cheapest cable in penon $19.90, or 9.90 if you purchase with something else. 6 core cable - 0.17ohm. I just love its simplicity and feel of the cable and hardware. Cheap enough to abuse at less than $10.
https://penonaudio.com/accessories/earphone-cable/6-strands-19-cores-silver-plated-iem-cable.html

XinHS 2-strand twisted $25 - 0.20ohm. Very pretty blue colour. 2 cores for simplicity, light, soft and silky? Go for this if the cheaper white one is too bland for you XD.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001843312645.html

NiceHck 4N copper $40 - 0.17ohm. Nothing really special about the copper wire, slightly washed out and tangly. But at least some effort was put into the other hardware for a glittery effect.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000097502378.html

Lunashops 0.30ohm $25. Very soft flexible cable, impressive build, though a bit plain looking.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000703753869.html

CCA/KZ stock brown cable $3 - 0.88ohm. We got a new winner XD RIP. The one i actually have is the first pic, but the only variant that's for sale is the second one
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000415495758.html

Penon Audio ISN AUDIO S8 $32.50 - 0.14ohm - On closer look, it is silver with some copper streaks. Good build, nothing to complain about.
https://penonaudio.com/isn-audio-s8.html

Haldane 7N silver plated $48 - 0.20ohm. Terrible cable that is stiff as heck and microphonics are able to overwhelm the music. Avoid!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33001487523.html

JCALLY 0.15ohm $13 on Ali, though I can get it less than $10 on shopee. Good looking cable for less than $10. Ive heard bad things about this brand, like unsoldered wires and such. But this looks impressive, at least externally and in measurement. Best impedance to price ratio so far for 2pin cable. We are getting to ASR meme levels.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000383436202.html

KBEAR's cheapest offering $4 - 0.51ohm. Can't say it looks bad. Very simple looking cable with the microphone option, but maybe bump your budget up for a penon or jcally cable in the sub $10 range XD.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000272626428.html

Dunu Duw02 $79 - 0.65ohm, about 0.5ohm on other channels. A popular cable, but at this price, I can't recommend it. Maybe it is due to the swappable plugs, idk. Externally though, its a very flexible, light and attractive cable
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000898512134.html

My 2nd Cema copper-silver plated copper mix, $40, about 0.35ohms on both negative and positive channel, different from my other 0.21ohm even though they are the same model. Guess not all cema cables are created equal.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000009633191.html

The shallnotbenamed 7N 8 core copper $36, 0.22ohms. Can't say i'm a fan of the chonky wires, chonky connectors, chonky splitter, everything. But I can't question the tough build quality.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000785804947.html


The shallnotbenamed chonky 4 core copper which you can get on XinHS for cheaper. $60. 0.20ohms. I'm not the fan of the weight of this cable. but if you like thick cores, this might be it. Pretty soft for something this thick
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001085882852.html

 

[Apex Eight]

I am almost positive I added that one to the dBase but as the Unspoken brand. It is quite soft, a bit lighter than A1, only 4 cores. I am a big fan of it. On the right side of the pice below.

Not sure I have measured my 4 core pure silver, either it is in the list already or I forgot. It is definitely on the thin and fragile side but I like it as it is near weightless. On these budget lightweight sets like the MT1, it works great, iem weighs nothing and works with a cable that weighs nothing.





Faaeal is the usual choice and I would take it over the other

Thanks Paul. I ordered 1 of the copper and 2 of the SPC cables with mics below. Finally decided to place a Xinhs order lol. Excited and interested to try a twisted design instead of braided.

 

[430633]

Dug out more skeletons from my closet XD

Default unbalanced cable from QDC, comes with most their iems - 0.32ohm. Very thin, rubbery cable. Not too bad for a stock cable. Not sure where to buy it, but it looks like this balanced version.


Default cable from 64Audio. 0.19ohm. Thin, ugly cable that tangles easily and many people hate. Hmm pretty good impedance for stock cable.

TRN 8 core silver plated cable $9 - 0.31ohm. I guess the wire quality itself is good but the connectors and splitters are very plasticky. Can't recommend
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001230563513.html

KZ 784 strand cable $12 - 0.12ohm. Good impedance, Best impedance to price ratio so far. Cable is chonky and feels durable and sinks in like play dough to the touch. Super good value if your iem uses a qdc connector.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002403946248.html

The cheapest cable in penon $19.90, or 9.90 if you purchase with something else. 6 core cable - 0.17ohm. I just love its simplicity and feel of the cable and hardware. Cheap enough to abuse at less than $10.
https://penonaudio.com/accessories/earphone-cable/6-strands-19-cores-silver-plated-iem-cable.html

XinHS 2-strand twisted $25 - 0.20ohm. Very pretty blue colour. 2 cores for simplicity, light, soft and silky? Go for this if the cheaper white one is too bland for you XD.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001843312645.html

NiceHck 4N copper $40 - 0.17ohm. Nothing really special about the copper wire, slightly washed out and tangly. But at least some effort was put into the other hardware for a glittery effect.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000097502378.html

Lunashops 0.30ohm $25. Very soft flexible cable, impressive build, though a bit plain looking.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000703753869.html

KZ stock brown cable $3 - 0.88ohm. We got a new winner XD RIP
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000415495758.html

Penon Audio ISN AUDIO S8 $32.50 - 0.14ohm - On closer look, it is silver with some copper streaks. Good build, nothing to complain about.
https://penonaudio.com/isn-audio-s8.html

Haldane 7N silver plated $48 - 0.20ohm. Terrible cable that is stiff as heck and microphonics are able to overwhelm the music. Avoid!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33001487523.html

JCALLY 0.15ohm $13 on Ali, though I can get it less than $10 on shopee. Good looking cable for less than $10. Ive heard bad things about this brand, like unsoldered wires and such. But this looks impressive, at least externally and in measurement. Best impedance to price ratio so far for 2pin cable. We are getting to ASR meme levels.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000383436202.html

KBEAR's cheapest offering $4 - 0.51ohm. Can't say it looks bad. Very simple looking cable with the microphone option, but maybe bump your budget up for a penon or jcally cable in the sub $10 range XD.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000272626428.html

Dunu Duw02 $79 - 0.65ohm, about 0.5ohm on other channels. A popular cable, but at this price, I can't recommend it. Maybe it is due to the swappable plugs, idk. Externally though, its a very flexible, light and attractive cable
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000898512134.html

My 2nd Cema copper-silver plated copper mix, $40, about 0.35ohms on both negative and positive channel, different from my other 0.21ohm even though they are the same model. Guess not all cema cables are created equal.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000009633191.html

The shallnotbenamed 7N 8 core copper $36, 0.22ohms. Can't say i'm a fan of the chonky wires, chonky connectors, chonky splitter, everything. But I can't question the tough build quality.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000785804947.html


The shallnotbenamed chonky 4 core copper which you can get on XinHS for cheaper. $60. 0.20ohms. I'm not the fan of the weight of this cable. but if you like thick cores, this might be it. Pretty soft for something this thick
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001085882852.html

For the extremely high impedance cables the difference clearly lies in the presence of a microphone

 

[eloelo]

For the extremely high impedance cables the difference clearly lies in the presence of a microphone

Hmm actually the kz cable I have does not come with a microphone. But I couldn't find a pic with the exact same cable, I corrected the post with more info. I have cheap jcally ones coming in with microphone. We'll see how those hold up.

 

[paulwasabii]

Hmm actually the kz cable I have does not come with a microphone. But I couldn't find a pic with the exact same cable, I corrected the post with more info. I have cheap jcally ones coming in with microphone. We'll see how those hold up.

I like that thick KZ cable, just wish it came in a variety of connections. Mine also measured low and I remember asking Rikudou about his CEMA measurements also as they weren't very close. Mine is a newer RX.

 

[430633]

Today I revisited the Open Heart store at aliexpress, these options look like good value:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...0o.store_pc_home.smartJustForYou_1167174423.6

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...0o.store_pc_home.smartJustForYou_1167174423.4

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100...w_Detail&utm_source=admitad&utm_content=47843

 

[430633]

For the third listing (the blue cable), the seller told me the alloy is comprised of 97% copper and 3% silver

 

[eloelo]

For the third listing (the blue cable), the seller told me the alloy is composed of 97% copper and 3% silver

what a coincidence. I had ordered the blue one XD. They can terminate to QDC if you ask for it

 

[430633]

what a coincidence. I had ordered the blue one XD. They can terminate to QDC if you ask for it

Yes, the seller is incredibly responsive! I'll look forward to your impressions of them

 

[Barndoor]

I really like the look of the blue cable. Been resisting temptation to buy it. Issue I have is that I would have to get a new iem to match it!

 

[430633]

I really like the look of the blue cable. Been resisting temptation to buy it. Issue I have is that I would have to get a new iem to match it!

The Whizzer HE03 would match really well but it isn't one of the IEMs I want rn

 

[Barndoor]

The Whizzer HE03 would match really well but it isn't one of the IEMs I want rn

Same. Maybe one of the GS audio range in the GD11 shell.

 

[Strifeff7]

Xinnhs should do a fusion with GS audio,
so we could have a Gogeta iems,
Great value cable + iems,
@RikudouGoku