From my limited experience, gold plating affects bass like silver plating affects treble, making it more defined and emphasised. Graphene has a slightly different tonality and emphasis, mostly in the mids. Please take this with some skeptisism as it is based entirely on my experience with a few Xinhs cables.
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The se535 isn't a budget IEM perhaps you should stretch your budget a bit.Hi , i have shure se535 .. its cable died 4 years ago and replaced it with another one chinese silver plated from a brand the it is banned from head fi .. and i had no problems with sound .. just sounded nearly the same as i used to ... Then it died too after 2 years or so ...
i got a generic thin cablethen .. i put my shures on ..
Where the hell bass has gone ??!! .. it sounded slightly harsh with nearly no bass !!!!
After a bit of research i discovered that cables can alter the sound of multi armature iems ... And there is impedance and resistance stuff
So i am confused now and i need a good replacement and cheap .. like 10 to 15 $
I've seen some nice options like :
Kbear 8 or 16 cores
And Nicehck C8-1 8core spc and copper mixed
If there is better or nicer options i am open to them just want my BASS back !
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I think all 'gold' plated cables thay you can get under $100 or maybe even $200 (unless specified) refers to a gold colour chemical not real gold. But interestingly real gold or chemical gold they both smooth out the sound and increase the warmth. Some of these cheaper gold cables are so coloured they might make all your IEMs sound the same.
Graphene plating I am still skeptical about it but I have seen and listened to some $2000+ cables with graphene and other elements. I think in general it gets you a faster and more energetic sound, probably mostly in the treble.
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Of course if i can afford more i would do it but I believe it is not a matter of cost rather than the resistance of the cable ...
I need a recommendation of lower resistance cable as possible (as my sources now are : sony walkman X - Fiio X3 ) within my budget right now
The options are :
1-Nicehck C8-1 ( i like that they mentioned the cable resistance and capacitance but i just want to be sure if they are honest and credible company or not as i didn't deal with them before )
https://m.ar.aliexpress.com/item/4001204688565.html?
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2- Kb ear 8 or 16 core : i like the esthetics more .. and the included soft case but they don't mention any specs about their cables unlike Nicehck!
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NiceHCK Audio Store and NiceHCK Official Store have both been good to deal with. I've used both and never had problems.
ExTubeGamer
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Speaking of NiceHCK. I have ordered the KBear Chord and im going to use it on my TSMR Sands. Let's hope for a good synergy with this iem.
Hi I was considering getting a 2 pin cable from aliexpress at a reasonable price. Do you have any advice?
ExTubeGamer
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Stick to cables made by NiceHCK and KBear.
Or Xinhs is preffered by many when choosing Aliexpress cables.
The Whitecrane or the same offering from XINHS is very good
NOK 442.81 25%OFF | XINHS 4 Core Single Crystal Copper Silver Plated Wire HIFI Upgrade Cable With 3.5/2.5/4.4mm Plug MMCX/0.78mm 2 Pin/QDC Connector
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msAe6Ho
The Whitecrane or the same offering from XINHS is very good
NOK 442.81 25%OFF | XINHS 4 Core Single Crystal Copper Silver Plated Wire HIFI Upgrade Cable With 3.5/2.5/4.4mm Plug MMCX/0.78mm 2 Pin/QDC Connector
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msAe6Ho
helloh3adfi
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This Xinhs is indeed a great bang for the buck!Or Xinhs is preffered by many when choosing Aliexpress cables.
The Whitecrane or the same offering from XINHS is very good
NOK 442.81 25%OFF | XINHS 4 Core Single Crystal Copper Silver Plated Wire HIFI Upgrade Cable With 3.5/2.5/4.4mm Plug MMCX/0.78mm 2 Pin/QDC Connector
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msAe6Ho
Another great cable that's a relatively cheap cable Penon CS819.
Hybrid cable of OCC and Silver Plated OCC, this is the stock cable with the Penon Serial. I Liked it very much, the right softness and weight and no ear cable guides. Sounds great, specially to be a stock cable for Penon Serial. I have 2 of it, 2pin and MMCX.
I might be biased as I love the cobber and silver look, the nice hardware also helps.
https://penonaudio.com/penon-cs819.html
Hybrid cable of OCC and Silver Plated OCC, this is the stock cable with the Penon Serial. I Liked it very much, the right softness and weight and no ear cable guides. Sounds great, specially to be a stock cable for Penon Serial. I have 2 of it, 2pin and MMCX.
I might be biased as I love the cobber and silver look, the nice hardware also helps.
https://penonaudio.com/penon-cs819.html
cfc7
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XINHS also - very good cables for the money.
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XINHS and ivipQ cables come with a very nice case and seem to be different outlets for the same cables. One of them will usually have a silver plated 5N single crystal copper 8 core cable on sale for $12.
Buy during sales, there are usually very good discounts on NiceHCK cables then. KBEAR and TRI cables are good but don't seem to be discounted as much or as often.
Keeping track of flash deals and sales is definitely the way to save on cables on AliExpress. Remember that your IEMs included cable will do in the meantime. Then you can put the savings towards something else, usually another pair of IEMs!
How is the quality on the ivipQ cables? Have one in my cart on AliExpress, just haven't bought i yet.
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