Robius
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Anyone tried these? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32982644825.html
Connectors looks cooler than most IMO.
Connectors looks cooler than most IMO.
Sonically what's the difference between the two:
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Anyone tried these? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32982644825.html
Connectors looks cooler than most IMO.
Thanks a lot dsnuts you are just an amazing person around here on headfi! Knowing me I would have bought 10 different cables before I eventually ended up with the s16. LOL. But honestly the main reason I don't want to buy another hybrid or ba is because after rotating through millions of these similar earphones I do not feel the coherence of the drivers which completely puts me off and the Ba tone for me sounds really fake which takes away from the enjoyment factor. Unless the h40 is an expectation in these cases then I could go for them but after wasting tons of money I eventually figured that a solid single DD was the way to go. DD drivers for me sound very real but usually lack technical performance, however, with the fdx1 it has ticked all my boxes apart from stage and slightly more thickness.
Your 175 cable on the fdx1 would be a very interesting read aswell.
Thanks ever soo much! This thread will be a great read to all fdx1 owners especially the ones that are suffering from all the problems surrounding it. After reading all that I think I might skip the 175 cable and in the future save up for the ag8 cable. I also require meatiness in my sound and if the ag8 cable does everything like the 175 plus with that extra heft then I feel crazy enough In saying that a £200 cable may actually be worth it.175 cable on the FDX1. Has probably the widest stage. Detail is excellent but what the S-16 does for the FDX1 is give it some girth with the stage. 175 gives it the best precision and probably the cleanest sound out of all my cables. But once you go back to the S-16. It immediately ads more fullness of sound while retaining just a wide a stage. Sound separation is where the 175 cables excel. Detail might not be the best with the S16 but it isn't lacking in that department either.
I am a firm believer in cable synergy with the phone it is attached to.. 175 is one of the very best sonically balanced cables while having a black space to work with and the detail of that silver that makes up for half the cable. Just because a cable is "higher end" however doesn't mean it will synergize the best with a given phone. I use my 175 cable on my Andromeda S. It jives with that phone like none other. 175 cable gives one of the best sense of width of stage but not the best for fullness of sound. Here is where the AG8 ISN silver cables is one up on the 175. Those cables give some of the best fullness of sound for a pure silver cable I have ever used and those actually has a wider stage vs the 175 cables as well. I noticed this when I attached it to the Andromeda S.
I think while the 175 gives out an excellent sense of sound separation due to that black space noticeable only when using this cable and texture of the sound is one of the best but it has a tendency to neutralize a sonic profile giving a broader width of sound.. I noticed this when trying it on my Solaris as well. So while it sounds great on the FDX1 I actually like the S-16 more on it. Since it gives the sound some meat to work with. Is the 175 cable worth buying. Ya I think so. It is worth owning a set to use on your phones when you want to inject some better technicalities to a sonic profile. I think you would be happy with the 175 cable on the FXD1. However the S-16 on the phones is no joke either and for not much money so I would try those first and see how you like it.
Funny thing is while I actually like the even fuller sounding H-16 on the FDX1. I started listening to the S-16 cable on it more since I have been comparing the 2. Now I don't know which cable I prefer now. Lol. Good problem to have.
You show em, bro! Kick em in the nutz! And let us all know your findings...please! I also hear differences between cables (and have done so for 40 years into audio). Me, I don't care what the science guys say. Measurements are tools...but they don't tell the whole story.I am lucky to own both but let me put it this way. I like the AG8 so much I got a 2 pin version I just got today actually. Lol
The thing is guys are either believers of cables or think cables do nothing for your earphones. Sound science guys wont peep into this thread as I will kick them in the nutz. I hate it when someone tells me I am full of poo because cables make no difference in sonics.
Ya and this is me connecting and disconnecting using the same earphone with the same source. Sometimes going back n forth several times to hear the differences. Truth is cables do make a difference. I only wish they didn't cus that would have saved me a grip of cash.
Here is one that will really make the sound science guys cringe. SO I happen to have a brand new AG8. Sill sealed in the box. I have a well burned in AG8 now has at least 100 plus hours of use on it. Question is does use of a pure silver cable matter? I intend to find out. I have an mmcx adapter I can use on my 2 pin version. I am going to go back n forth with 2 AG8s to find out if there is any differences in a burned in pure silver cable and one that is fresh out of the box.. Stay tuned..
I am lucky to own both but let me put it this way. I like the AG8 so much I got a 2 pin version I just got today actually. Lol
The thing is guys are either believers of cables or think cables do nothing for your earphones. Sound science guys wont peep into this thread as I will kick them in the nutz. I hate it when someone tells me I am full of poo because cables make no difference in sonics.
Ya and this is me connecting and disconnecting using the same earphone with the same source. Sometimes going back n forth several times to hear the differences. Truth is cables do make a difference. I only wish they didn't cus that would have saved me a grip of cash.
Here is one that will really make the sound science guys cringe. SO I happen to have a brand new AG8. Sill sealed in the box. I have a well burned in AG8 now has at least 100 plus hours of use on it. Question is does use of a pure silver cable matter? I intend to find out. I have an mmcx adapter I can use on my 2 pin version. I am going to go back n forth with 2 AG8s to find out if there is any differences in a burned in pure silver cable and one that is fresh out of the box.. Stay tuned..
Low end. Cheap. Generic. Otherwise bang for buck cable thread