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Dec 10, 2019 at 6:06 PM Post #3,556 of 9,533
Dsnuts said:
the 175 has a wow factor to it. Just crazy good sound from this cable. I see why these have become the favorite on this thread. Stage sounds wider to me using my Solaris. it is more reference sounding meaning it leans more toward the detail aspect of the tuning more so than any other cable I have tried thus far on it. Probably the silver portion of the cable having more influence here. The widest stage I have heard yet using any of my other cables. I havent had too much time using the cables but I am glad I finally got on the 175 wagon. Most definitely worth the money paid for them.

The 177 from the brief listen I got in using my H40. Oh by the way. ISN which is a cable maker which sells out of penonaudio.com has a new iem in the market. Their first actually. Is an outstanding hybrid iem which I can whole heartedly recommend to headfiers for the $195 price point. I wrote a review for them here

Back to the 177. They are more a UPOCC copper variety mxed with another type of copper hybid infused with some silver in it. Has more copper flavor of sound vs the 175. Adds more depth to the sound vs a wider stage like the 175. I feel this cable is the yin to the 175s yang. Dynamics seems more enhanced with this cable due to the slighter depth enhancement. Again I havent tried this or the 175 for too long. Will report back with more thoughts once I get used to how they mesh with my iems. I have the 177 with my Andromeda S and it has never sounded deeper actually which adds to the immersion factor on that phone.
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Great first impressions. Can't wait to get my 175, should be any day now. And interesting review of the H40. It's making me curious as to how they sound.
 
Dec 10, 2019 at 6:28 PM Post #3,557 of 9,533
Ya out of nowhere a cable manufacturer decides to get into the earphone game. And BAM!

It is the best sounding earphone I have put in my ears all year. Lol Seriously impressive for a company that just made cables as far as I know. The sonics of the H40 is at a similar level to my Ibasso IT04 which happens to be the same driver count 3BAs + Dynamic. For not even half the price. Unreal. Keep tabs on the thread I made for em. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/isn-h40-impression-thread.920551/ This one is gonna blow up very soon.
 
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Dec 11, 2019 at 3:24 AM Post #3,560 of 9,533
Hello, does anyone know a good 3.5 2-pin 0.78mm cable? The NiceHCK 16 Core Copper recommended by Hakuzen is great but it's too thick and heavy for me.

Wondering if there's any good 6 or 8 core cable that sounds decent and has no low noise level.

Thank you in advance!
 
Dec 11, 2019 at 5:02 AM Post #3,561 of 9,533
iamkn said:
Hello, does anyone know a good 3.5 2-pin 0.78mm cable? The NiceHCK 16 Core Copper recommended by Hakuzen is great but it's too thick and heavy for me.

Wondering if there's any good 6 or 8 core cable that sounds decent and has no low noise level.

Thank you in advance!
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Depends on how much your budget is etc
 
Dec 11, 2019 at 10:52 AM Post #3,563 of 9,533
Just ordered cable 175 8 core balanced for my S8F with matching adapter. So this is the last audio purchase this year and next one until Qudelix 5K comes out. I guess I found my end game combo that is until I find DAP that pairs well with S8F I will be perfectly happy with ES100 and I'm sure 5K. But I'm not in a hurry, let's see what 2020 has in store for us.
Thanks @hakuzen and others for the info.
 
Dec 11, 2019 at 12:50 PM Post #3,564 of 9,533
@hakuzen do you know a good USB A to Micro USB cable ??? want it to connect my laptop to my portable DAC/AMP

Thanks in advance.
 
Dec 11, 2019 at 1:05 PM Post #3,565 of 9,533
iron2k said:
@hakuzen do you know a good USB A to Micro USB cable ??? want it to connect my laptop to my portable DAC/AMP

Thanks in advance.
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No amount of ooc, spc, litz, silver solder tin, or rhodium plated connectors will in any way improve your digital audio quality.
Just get a solid USB cable from a renowned brand (NOT audio brand) and you'll be fine. Just as fine actually as that one guy who spent $550 on his USB cable.
Of course, if you aware of all this and are just going for looks, then that's another matter. All power to you.
 
Dec 11, 2019 at 1:20 PM Post #3,566 of 9,533
i just bought an 8core silverplated usb cable. My digital Signals now sound more warm and green with cinamon aroma....
....really its not the slightest difference to my amazon classic one how digital signals are handled.. . but its now in partnerlook with my cable 174! (only logical reason for the cable). Look ist amzing!
 
Dec 11, 2019 at 1:21 PM Post #3,567 of 9,533
Dec 11, 2019 at 2:10 PM Post #3,568 of 9,533
iron2k said:
@hakuzen do you know a good USB A to Micro USB cable ??? want it to connect my laptop to my portable DAC/AMP

Thanks in advance.
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In my own experience generic usb cables are not suitable for usb dac purposes.They will work for sure but almost all of them will drain your phones or sources battery while in use.You have to buy audio specific cables.I brought two micro usb to c cable from amazon to use with my rha dacamp l1.both worked but drained my phones battery like hell.Then i brought shanling L2 cable.very high purity copper silver cable but the same problem again.i can see my phones battery drain about 40%/hour. then after researching on net i brought fiio cl06.it worked for me.no battery draining problem.worked like charm.But of all the cables i tried shanling l2 had a noticeable improvement in sound quality followed by fiio.but i dont know this applies to laptops.
My personal opinion from my own experience.
 
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Dec 11, 2019 at 2:17 PM Post #3,569 of 9,533
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Since everyone knows about 175 cable from EA being the more balanced in all good things higher end cable wise. I figure I would add a bit of what I figured out about this one. Cable 177, This is using 3 main ingrediants. Silver/UPOCC/Copper all braided and it is only available in 8 cores. These are cheaper than the 175 cables by about $20 probably due to being more copper than silver in the mix. As I mentioned before the cables is more influenced in the copper aspect of sound more so than silver. Where I found these to be matched up really well is with my Zeus. Zeus sound signature leans more toward analytical than musical meaning it has exacting details in the sonic qualitites and has amazing imagery. The only issue I have with them is that they can sound a bit bright at times with some recordings. I have been trying all sorts of cables on them. Just when I think I find the one. I get a new copper cable that does one better. That is the 177.

The cable here matches up with more neutal/ analytical tunings due to the cable adding a bit more fullness and depth to the sound. Music has more body to the sound using this cable. No detraction from the imaging or detail over all but adds that nice bit of fullness and that makes the Zeus sound amazing.

So again synergy with cable pairing and sound signatures is key to getting the best out of cables. Especially when your spending a lot to try them. I haven't tried the 175 cable I got on my Zeus but I don't think that would make for a good match with it due to the Zeus being hyper detailed already is my point. The 177 however is a perfect match for it. Smooths out the sonics a touch while adding some body to the sound. This cable was made for earphones like the Zeus.
 
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Dec 11, 2019 at 2:26 PM Post #3,570 of 9,533
Thats interesting.. i had a similar experience with shuore tapes with 174 and 175...
174 caused earbleeding ;) with a super detailed IEM and copper from 175 made it better..
 
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