[HiFiRobot]

Hi,

looking for a 4.4mm cable to IKKO OH10. Preferably L-Type Pentaconn but its not a must. 2-pin 0,78 non recessed. As both the IKKO stock and upgrade cable is SPC I am leaning towards SPC or a copper/silver hybrid for the balanced cable. But open to other recs also. I am also considering the IKKO CTU01 Upgrade cable but I usually prefer braided cables due to ergonomics and microphonics. I am not looking for more bass quantity on these headphones =)

XINHS seems good due to the customization options but are they stiff? Looking at these three.

XINHS 8 cores pure silver and single crystal copper mixed braid
- Conductor:4N pure silver+6N single crystal copper
- Number of cores: Pure silver 10*0.08*4+single crystal copper 100*0.05*4
- Single strand diameter: Pure silver 1.0MM single crystal 1.2MM
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002350509830.html?

XINHS Factory direct sales 4 strand single crystal copper LITZ
4 core
Conductor: 6N single crystal copper silver plated
Number of cores: Single crystal copper silver-plated 19 pcs*0.08mm+single crystal copper 38 pcs*0.06mm)*4
Single strand diameter:1.6MM
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002037427839.html

XINHS Hot sale Single Crystal Copper Cable
Conductor: 5N UPOCC silver-plated
Number of cores: (50 upocc*0.05mm + 50 upocc silver-plated*0.05mm)*4 cores
Single strand diameter:1.6MM
Cable structure: LITZ
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001786868630.html

Or maybe
KBEAR Rhyme 8Core UPOCC Hybrid Copper-Silver Earphone Cable
UPOCC single crystal copper
Number of Cores:20 pcs *0.06MM (single crystal copper) + 7 pcs *0.2MM (silver foil wire)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001244591805.html

Price up to maybe 50$ but preferably less.

 

[seanwee]

Hi,

looking for a 4.4mm cable to IKKO OH10. Preferably L-Type Pentaconn but its not a must. 2-pin 0,78 non recessed. As both the IKKO stock and upgrade cable is SPC I am leaning towards SPC or a copper/silver hybrid for the balanced cable. But open to other recs also. I am also considering the IKKO CTU01 Upgrade cable but I usually prefer braided cables due to ergonomics and microphonics. I am not looking for more bass quantity on these headphones =)

XINHS seems good due to the customization options but are they stiff? Looking at these three.

XINHS 8 cores pure silver and single crystal copper mixed braid
- Conductor:4N pure silver+6N single crystal copper
- Number of cores: Pure silver 10*0.08*4+single crystal copper 100*0.05*4
- Single strand diameter: Pure silver 1.0MM single crystal 1.2MM
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002350509830.html?

Price up to maybe 50$ but preferably less.

I have this one. Sound is great but some people may find it heavy and thick, personally I think it is fine.

@RikudouGoku has tested a lot of cables so I'd refer you to him

 

[RikudouGoku]

Hi,

looking for a 4.4mm cable to IKKO OH10. Preferably L-Type Pentaconn but its not a must. 2-pin 0,78 non recessed. As both the IKKO stock and upgrade cable is SPC I am leaning towards SPC or a copper/silver hybrid for the balanced cable. But open to other recs also. I am also considering the IKKO CTU01 Upgrade cable but I usually prefer braided cables due to ergonomics and microphonics. I am not looking for more bass quantity on these headphones =)

XINHS seems good due to the customization options but are they stiff? Looking at these three.

XINHS 8 cores pure silver and single crystal copper mixed braid
- Conductor:4N pure silver+6N single crystal copper
- Number of cores: Pure silver 10*0.08*4+single crystal copper 100*0.05*4
- Single strand diameter: Pure silver 1.0MM single crystal 1.2MM
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002350509830.html?

XINHS Factory direct sales 4 strand single crystal copper LITZ
4 core
Conductor: 6N single crystal copper silver plated
Number of cores: Single crystal copper silver-plated 19 pcs*0.08mm+single crystal copper 38 pcs*0.06mm)*4
Single strand diameter:1.6MM
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002037427839.html

XINHS Hot sale Single Crystal Copper Cable
Conductor: 5N UPOCC silver-plated
Number of cores: (50 upocc*0.05mm + 50 upocc silver-plated*0.05mm)*4 cores
Single strand diameter:1.6MM
Cable structure: LITZ
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001786868630.html

Or maybe
KBEAR Rhyme 8Core UPOCC Hybrid Copper-Silver Earphone Cable
UPOCC single crystal copper
Number of Cores:20 pcs *0.06MM (single crystal copper) + 7 pcs *0.2MM (silver foil wire)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001244591805.html

Price up to maybe 50$ but preferably less.

Just get one of the A cables based on aesthetics.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...zTm4ei7HEfP8AI1zxswrMw2ho/edit#gid=1801072063

 

[Mithrandir1980]

Hi,

looking for a 4.4mm cable to IKKO OH10. Preferably L-Type Pentaconn but its not a must. 2-pin 0,78 non recessed. As both the IKKO stock and upgrade cable is SPC I am leaning towards SPC or a copper/silver hybrid for the balanced cable. But open to other recs also. I am also considering the IKKO CTU01 Upgrade cable but I usually prefer braided cables due to ergonomics and microphonics. I am not looking for more bass quantity on these headphones =)

XINHS seems good due to the customization options but are they stiff? Looking at these three.

XINHS 8 cores pure silver and single crystal copper mixed braid
- Conductor:4N pure silver+6N single crystal copper
- Number of cores: Pure silver 10*0.08*4+single crystal copper 100*0.05*4
- Single strand diameter: Pure silver 1.0MM single crystal 1.2MM
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002350509830.html?

XINHS Factory direct sales 4 strand single crystal copper LITZ
4 core
Conductor: 6N single crystal copper silver plated
Number of cores: Single crystal copper silver-plated 19 pcs*0.08mm+single crystal copper 38 pcs*0.06mm)*4
Single strand diameter:1.6MM
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002037427839.html

XINHS Hot sale Single Crystal Copper Cable
Conductor: 5N UPOCC silver-plated
Number of cores: (50 upocc*0.05mm + 50 upocc silver-plated*0.05mm)*4 cores
Single strand diameter:1.6MM
Cable structure: LITZ
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001786868630.html

Or maybe
KBEAR Rhyme 8Core UPOCC Hybrid Copper-Silver Earphone Cable
UPOCC single crystal copper
Number of Cores:20 pcs *0.06MM (single crystal copper) + 7 pcs *0.2MM (silver foil wire)
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001244591805.html

Price up to maybe 50$ but preferably less.

This is the best Xinhs cooper quality-price

https://a.aliexpress.com/_v1nXDR

You can ask him to change the 4.4mm connector

 

[Useuhname]

I've only been able to look through about 200 of the pages here and i see it used to be common for tear downs of cables. Is anyone dissecting these Xinhs cables and seeing if theyre as they say? properly soldered and actually the wire claimed? i feel like im seeing alot of inconsistencies about what the wire is on dif listings and some seem to intentionally put a photo showing the "splice" or whats actually in the wire, while some seem to avoid it.

 

[larry piencenaves]

Very light and soft cable. Which is great considering most xinhs cables lean heavy. It can be slightly flimsy though. I do like the default choice of connectors used. Copper color is darker than most.

My unit has arrived and you're right about this cable being flimsy, actually the overall build of this cable is a bit disappointing, this might be my first cable to have that funky smell ootb, also the wire pvc sleeves they used are stiffer and cheap like those types that floats, and the braiding works is poor which makes it janky/kinky (edit: managed to reduce the braiding tension on the Y-split but the main 4-braid still feels springy, very poor braiding imho). They also gave me a different materials for the plugs and connectors but whatever I guess, at least I still got a pouch.



As for the sound, it has a natural but lackluster presentation. It lacks staging depth/ layering that Im getting with my 7audio cables and the sub-bass is weak. On a positive note, the midrange is pretty good and treble timbre is very much like a typical pure copper wire. Since I got this one on sale, I cant really complain. But the standard price of around 22usd, this cable is somewhat hard to recommend.

 

[amature101]

Happened to see this on Taobao. Not sure if it is real.

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?sp...tQjPf&id=561215111812&ns=1&abbucket=20#detail

ALO Reference 8 - ¥315
ALO pure silver - ¥225 (Suprising cheaper than copper cable)

May buy 1 pure silver cable and test against my original ALO silver cable

 

[Mithrandir1980]

Happened to see this on Taobao. Not sure if it is real.

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?sp...tQjPf&id=561215111812&ns=1&abbucket=20#detail

ALO Reference 8 - ¥315
ALO pure silver - ¥225 (Suprising cheaper than copper cable)

May buy 1 pure silver cable and test against my original ALO silver cable

For me that is false ...

 

[Mithrandir1980]

My unit has arrived and you're right about this cable being flimsy, actually the overall build of this cable is a bit disappointing, this might be my first cable to have that funky smell ootb, also the wire pvc sleeves they used are stiffer and cheap like those types that floats, and the braiding works is poor which makes it janky/kinky (edit: managed to reduce the braiding tension on the Y-split but the main 4-braid still feels springy, very poor braiding imho). They also gave me a different materials for the plugs and connectors but whatever I guess, at least I still got a pouch.



As for the sound, it has a natural but lackluster presentation. It lacks staging depth/ layering that Im getting with my 7audio cables and the sub-bass is weak. On a positive note, the midrange is pretty good and treble timbre is very much like a typical pure copper wire. Since I got this one on sale, I cant really complain. But the standard price of around 22usd, this cable is somewhat hard to recommend.

The Xinhs cables are good if you pay a price starting at $60, the less ones are worth to tie the dog

 

[larry piencenaves]

The Xinhs cables are good if you pay a price starting at $60, the less ones are worth to tie the dog

I guess so, but I think they still do have pretty good cables around 30usd and above (spec wise), I just want to test out this brand but the first impression is quite underwhelming, the quality of the cables is a hit or miss depending on the unit and I dont like their inconsistency with the materials for the hardware. Feels like they're no different from the other brands after all, well aside from listening to requests and accepts customized orders. (And the free pouch)

 

[Musicoflife]

Just a caution for Xinhs Graphene 8 owners: the cable is relatively thick, stiff and heavy. There is a slight bit of play at the neck of the mmcx housing and no visible stress relief there. While tip rolling, one channel mysteriously grew softer in volume for me. Turns out the connections had shorted at the L+ and L- of my 2.5mm cable at that end. Luckily this didn't blow my Qudelix (shorting protection?!!!)

Alerted Xinhs about this weakness in construction and the need for stress relief at the connector. He was nice enough to send me a replacement. So. Handle this and other cables that are thick and stiff with care.

 

[Magicman74]

Looking for 2x 2.5mm mono to 6.3mm. (Non-Balance)

Monolith M1060 Type cable for Sivga headphones.​

Found Newfantasia on Amazon any other sellers make these? Alexipress? Luna? Thanks

 

[Tomm11]

Meze has a single ended cable but it's 3.5mm. I don't think they have a 6.3mm.
Other than that, there is GUCraftsman which sells cables on Amazon. But they are over $100.

As far as Aliexpress ... you should be able to find plenty of affordable, decent-good cables of that type either pre-made or made to order. I don't have specific stores or brands to recommend but other members probably will.

 

[HiFiRobot]

Looking for 2x 2.5mm mono to 6.3mm. (Non-Balance)

Monolith M1060 Type cable for Sivga headphones.​

Found Newfantasia on Amazon any other sellers make these? Alexipress? Luna? Thanks

Same connectors as my Hifiman Edition X v1 and early HE-560 (v2?). I even have a Monolith OFC braided cable for those, that cable is a bit darker sounding with the Edition X than the OG Hifiman Crystalline SPC.

I think the OPPO compatible cables should work as they are 2x2.5mm.
Go to Lunashops and search for "Oppo", "M1060", "HE560" or "Pryma". Take the part no LN00xxxx and search on AliEX. Get the cheapest one as Luna has atleast 3 shops on AliEX and prices differ.
Or get some other "Oppo" cable.

But take an extra look at the 2.5mm connectors before ordering so they fit your headphones.

 

[Mithrandir1980]

Just a caution for Xinhs Graphene 8 owners: the cable is relatively thick, stiff and heavy. There is a slight bit of play at the neck of the mmcx housing and no visible stress relief there. While tip rolling, one channel mysteriously grew softer in volume for me. Turns out the connections had shorted at the L+ and L- of my 2.5mm cable at that end. Luckily this didn't blow my Qudelix (shorting protection?!!!)

Alerted Xinhs about this weakness in construction and the need for stress relief at the connector. He was nice enough to send me a replacement. So. Handle this and other cables that are thick and stiff with care.

I have that cable with a 2-pin pentaconn L connector and although it is heavy, it is very comfortable and soft to the touch and the finish is quite good. I have several cables from Xinhs and what is true is that it depends on what you pay, it uses connectors of more or less quality and the cables and construction vary a lot too.

I always use one as a base, I talk to him and ask him for improvements such as changing connectors, more or less cores... he always sends me premium cables for less than $60.