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

[kulidone]

I had the same issue with Tripowin Zonie cable.

I recently got a XINHS Cable which looks a bit similar to C8 and it seems like a better alternate.

Yeah XINHS are good, I have silver cable from them and it looks like new even after a year. Sadly for Europeans it got much more expensive than before (+50% in price), but Its worth.

 

[saldsald]

Received my Hakugei Healer and I am not sure I like it OOTB.

It is for sure the most crazily tightly braided cable I have and I have ever seen. 8 cores 22 awg so it's not a light weight cable but not stiff either.








The cable is very well made but there're no L/R markings on the 2 pin connectors. The box on the other hand is like pretty ugly. Not gonna bother me thou as I won't use it anyway. Also, like Sen-fer they applied old people's fragrance to the box so it has a rather odd smell.

The cable sounds good, pretty smooth but detailed however I just expected larger stage from it. Hope it will open up with burn-in.

Edit: it doesn't sound 3 times better than the Big Rice ATM, actually maybe the multiplier is less than one.

A quick impression update of the Hakugei Healer:

1. It's rather heavy and definitely not for you to walk around with;
2. It's very full sounding and there is no exaggeration of anything;
3. It requires higher resolutions IEMs/Headphones to sound best - I am really enjoying it with the TRN BAX and Moondrop Variations (both with EST drivers). The BAX is a bit V sounding and low in resolution with other cables but the Healer make the sound so much more balanced and much higher resolutions to my ears. It's a pretty revealing cable maybe it just paris really well with EST drivers as it is not as easy to hear the resolution difference with other hybrids and DD IEMs.
4. The overall sound is really smooth and easy-listening, like it's really balanced without any spikes/peaks.

And if you don't have really wide ear canals I recommend trying the Fiio HS18 tips. The clarity boost is really significant.

 

[corpuschain]

Hi folks, this thread is ridiculously long! I've looked through a few pages but can't find what I'm after.
I need a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable that is durable for walking about! I have been going through cheap cables at the rate of one per month, and need something much better. I'm reluctant to just try something, because I don't want to pay lots of money for audio quality but no durability.

I like the look of all these funky twisted cables that I see here, as they look quite chunky and durable, but they all seem to be that split type (IEM type?) Are there 3.5mm to 3.5mm versions of them?

 

[Johnfg465vd]

Hi folks, this thread is ridiculously long! I've looked through a few pages but can't find what I'm after.
I need a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable that is durable for walking about! I have been going through cheap cables at the rate of one per month, and need something much better. I'm reluctant to just try something, because I don't want to pay lots of money for audio quality but no durability.

I like the look of all these funky twisted cables that I see here, as they look quite chunky and durable, but they all seem to be that split type (IEM type?) Are there 3.5mm to 3.5mm versions of them?

By 3.5mm to 3.5mm do you mean an Aux Cable? For a Headphone like SHP9500 or to use as an Interconnect between a DAC & Amp?

 

[Carpet]

Hi folks, this thread is ridiculously long! I've looked through a few pages but can't find what I'm after.
I need a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable that is durable for walking about! I have been going through cheap cables at the rate of one per month, and need something much better. I'm reluctant to just try something, because I don't want to pay lots of money for audio quality but no durability.

I like the look of all these funky twisted cables that I see here, as they look quite chunky and durable, but they all seem to be that split type (IEM type?) Are there 3.5mm to 3.5mm versions of them?

I ordered a couple of cheap ones off AE in 0.5m and 1.5m, all up they were $3 with free postage. I can afford to replace them monthly at that price. If the sound quality turns out to be crap, I found a more expensive one that Fossi Audio were selling, that was about $10 for a 1m cable.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003692420336.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001804145039.html

The whole exercise was to enable me to be able to hook up several IEMs to a DAP with separate volume controls through this:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003953946299.html

I know there will be some degradation in sound quality, but it will enable me to A-B different sets more easily, and let up to 4 people listen to the same source at once.
I may also need to organize another power supply once it gets here.

 

[SenorChang8]

Hi folks, this thread is ridiculously long! I've looked through a few pages but can't find what I'm after.
I need a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable that is durable for walking about! I have been going through cheap cables at the rate of one per month, and need something much better. I'm reluctant to just try something, because I don't want to pay lots of money for audio quality but no durability.

I like the look of all these funky twisted cables that I see here, as they look quite chunky and durable, but they all seem to be that split type (IEM type?) Are there 3.5mm to 3.5mm versions of them?

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ew2w16j

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ew2NEZV

I haven’t tried these but they’re relatively cheap. I’m assuming you’re using a stack of some sort on the go?

 

[Barndoor]

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ew2w16j

https://a.aliexpress.com/_Ew2NEZV

I haven’t tried these but they’re relatively cheap. I’m assuming you’re using a stack of some sort on the go?

I have the second link in a few different lengths. They are pretty robust, but not the most flexible. If you are stacking, then you'll need to band the devices together else the cable could push them apart.

 

[corpuschain]

By 3.5mm to 3.5mm do you mean an Aux Cable? For a Headphone like SHP9500 or to use as an Interconnect between a DAC & Amp?

I am reluctant to say an aux, since that just means auxilliary and that could be many cables, but I believe people round these parts refer to it as such.
3.5mm male to male.

My headphones have a socket on them instead of an integrated cable, so I it's for my headphones.
There was a solution to just repeatedly buy cheap cables, but I'm already doing that and it's incredibly wasteful, not to mention I am frequently walking along with intermittent sound!

 

[corpuschain]

I have the second link in a few different lengths. They are pretty robust, but not the most flexible. If you are stacking, then you'll need to band the devices together else the cable could push them apart.

Thank you. I'll have a look at these.
Does AliExpress necessarily mean the items are located in China? or is it more international now?

 

[kulidone]

Thank you. I'll have a look at these.
Does AliExpress necessarily mean the items are located in China? or is it more international now?

Most items should be in China, but some can be in European warehouse.

 

[Johnfg465vd]

I am reluctant to say an aux, since that just means auxilliary and that could be many cables, but I believe people round these parts refer to it as such.
3.5mm male to male.

My headphones have a socket on them instead of an integrated cable, so I it's for my headphones.
There was a solution to just repeatedly buy cheap cables, but I'm already doing that and it's incredibly wasteful, not to mention I am frequently walking along with intermittent sound!

Have you looked at HartAudio Cables?

 

[Piratarzt]

Can anyone recommend an MMCX cable with short MMCX connector housings? I don't like the long ones on many cheap cables, including tripowin, as they jut out from my ears.

 

[Carpet]

Can anyone recommend an MMCX cable with short MMCX connector housings? I don't like the long ones on many cheap cables, including tripowin, as they jut out from my ears.

The ones on the Timeless are angled and shouldn't stick out as far. Audiosense cables also have that type of connector https://www.aliexpress.com/store/3115056

 

[Piratarzt]

The ones on the Timeless are angled and shouldn't stick out as far. Audiosense cables also have that type of connector https://www.aliexpress.com/store/3115056

Thanks for suggestion. Do you know of any with straight and short housings?

One a related note, would I be able to use a balanced cable in an unbalanced jack? Asking because hartaudio has nice looking mmcx cables that are balanced.

 

[Carpet]

Thanks for suggestion. Do you know of any with straight and short housings?

One a related note, would I be able to use a balanced cable in an unbalanced jack? Asking because hartaudio has nice looking mmcx cables that are balanced.

You can get an adapter to use a balanced cable in an unbalanced 3.5mm SE jack (but not the other way round). TRI do some nice ones that are also right angled adapters. Handy if you want to use a balanced cable with straight plugs in a phone.