[hakuzen]

I have a pair of Heir Audio 4A's and the cable keeps getting caught on my office chair so I'm thinking about getting a bluetooth dongle so I don't have to plug them into my computer. Anyone have an suggestions on reasonable priced and short two pin cables?

Best cable you can get, IMHO: choose the components: wire (any neotech up-occ recommended, enough amount for 4 or 8 cores cable), jack and termination plugs, and ask for a quote in this store: Electro Acousti (AE) https://www.aliexpress.com/store/all-wholesale-products/5003206.html
They'll add some amount for hand work and will make the cable for you.
You can check my opinion of some of their wires and plugs in my list of cables (check my signature).

 

[yancem]

Best cable you can get, IMHO: choose the components: wire (any neotech up-occ recommended, enough amount for 4 or 8 cores cable), jack and termination plugs, and ask for a quote in this store: Electro Acousti (AE) https://www.aliexpress.com/store/all-wholesale-products/5003206.html
They'll add some amount for hand work and will make the cable for you.
You can check my opinion of some of their wires and plugs in my list of cables (check my signature).

Thanks, I'll check it out.

 

[warriorpoet]

So, speaking of Electro Acousti, a thing happened today...

 

[warriorpoet]

Best cable you can get, IMHO: choose the components: wire (any neotech up-occ recommended, enough amount for 4 or 8 cores cable), jack and termination plugs, and ask for a quote in this store: Electro Acousti (AE) https://www.aliexpress.com/store/all-wholesale-products/5003206.html
They'll add some amount for hand work and will make the cable for you.
You can check my opinion of some of their wires and plugs in my list of cables (check my signature).

He asks for $10 labor, which is just adding a meter of 7N UP-OCC copper litz to the cart.

 

[hakuzen]

So, speaking of Electro Acousti, a thing happened today...

beautiful!

He asks for $10 labor, which is just adding a meter of 7N UP-OCC copper litz to the cart.

$10 labor? you are lucky, they charge $12 to me after purchasing many cables, and told me that usual (for first buyers) charge for custom cables is $20 (guess it will depend of the cable)

 

[warriorpoet]

beautiful!


$10 labor? you are lucky, they charge $12 to me after purchasing many cables, and told me that usual (for first buyers) charge for custom cables is $20 (guess it will depend of the cable)

I am lucky, then. LOL

That copper/ SPC mix is ALIVE. It looks UNREAL under light. Like, my daughter wants to steal it to wear it.

 

[MadDane]

So, speaking of Electro Acousti, a thing happened today...

PURDY!!!

 

[snip3r77]

this looks very appealing to me, great price, better plugs and better wire than common cables in that price segment.
but i think they are not up-occ wires.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000009633191.html

my IEM cost the same as the cable, are SPCs so much more expensive than the pure copper ones?

 

[Cevisi]

my IEM cost the same as the cable, are SPCs so much more expensive than the pure copper ones?

No

 

[iamkn]

Has anyone tried any of these copper cables before? They seem to be quite popular on Taobao.

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a21wu.10013406.0.0.77ff77c3YKhNye&id=558530410806

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?sp...3d7-c2522b7e1726","x_object_id":548815397487}

@hakuzen Sir, do you think they would be good?

 

[courierdriver]

I am lucky, then. LOL

That copper/ SPC mix is ALIVE. It looks UNREAL under light. Like, my daughter wants to steal it to wear it.

I can totally see that! It really is like beautiful jewelry.

 

[superuser1]

Has anyone tried any of these copper cables before? They seem to be quite popular on Taobao.

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a21wu.10013406.0.0.77ff77c3YKhNye&id=558530410806

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.20141001.3.75cf6546jSFtf2&id=548815397487&scm=1007.12144.95220.42296_0_0&pvid=b65ef322-03c2-407e-b3d7-c2522b7e1726&utparam={"x_hestia_source":"42296","x_object_type":"item","x_mt":0,"x_src":"42296","x_pos":3,"x_pvid":"b65ef322-03c2-407e-b3d7-c2522b7e1726","x_object_id":548815397487}

@hakuzen Sir, do you think they would be good?

The braiding on one of them is such that it seems to make the cable stiff.. i wish the seller would choose a different style of braiding.

 

[hakuzen]

I am lucky, then. LOL

That copper/ SPC mix is ALIVE. It looks UNREAL under light. Like, my daughter wants to steal it to wear it.

Asked for the gift she'd like for her birthday to one of my nieces. She wanted a fancy cable like the ones I use to wear.
I don't use to hide them when wearing. Pure teasing, lol, they are so pretty..
BTW, your cable is cable 177 in my list, if anyone interested of measurement, and other pics and comments.

my IEM cost the same as the cable, are SPCs so much more expensive than the pure copper ones?

It depends of the materials used: underneath copper, and plating material and thickness. Many cheap SPC chi-cables, use tin or other alloy to plate the copper.
So it depends which exact wire you are comparing.

Has anyone tried any of these copper cables before? They seem to be quite popular on Taobao.

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=558530410806
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=548815397487

@hakuzen Sir, do you think they would be good?

I've not tried these cables. But they use neotech up-occ wires, so expect very good quality.
Guess the 1st cable uses frozen up-occ wire, but no litz.
Guess most of the cables from the 2nd link use not frozen and not litz (except one of them) up-occ wires, but couldn't confirm it because can't translate the text of the pics.

When I was surfing through taobao to locate neotech up-occ cables, this one stood up from the rest:
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=555342061050 (OC Studio Orpheus Mk5.5)

But I didn't push the trigger because found better deals (variety, customization, communication, artisan crafting, total price) at Electro Acousti in AE ( https://www.aliexpress.com/store/5003206 ).

The braiding on one of them is such that it seems to make the cable stiff.. i wish the seller would choose a different style of braiding.

It seems that opaque blue, red, and black neotech up-occ wires are not frozen, non litz, and they use PVC sheath instead of PE sheath. This could be the culprit of they being stiffer (PVC is more rigid than PE).

 

[warriorpoet]

It seems that opaque blue, red, and black neotech up-occ wires are not frozen, non litz, and they use PVC sheath instead of PE sheath. This could be the culprit of they being stiffer (PVC is more rigid than PE).

They definitely use PVC, seems it is cryo and Litz, however

edit: it appears the rest of AE's stock uses PVC insulation, too.

 

[hakuzen]

They definitely use PVC, seems it is cryo and Litz, however



edit: it appears the rest of AE's stock uses PVC insulation, too.

Yes, that wire looks superb, frozen and litz. I think it is PE sheathed, though.
I didn't mean this wire, but opaque sheathed (PVC, or Teflon, even stiffer) neotech up-occ wires, like this:

I'm using solid core up-occ wires, teflon sleeved, for some short and quiet interconnect cables and splitters