[Wildcatsare1]

You may want to see this post before buying an Axios:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/kimber-kable-axios-headphone-cable.792149/#post-12507544

Norne are the only cables I buy personally.

I’ll second you on the Norne Cables, as good, if not better, than the Prion and Lazuli, but with real world pricing.

 

[ken6217]

Rh

I’ll second you on the Norne Cables, as good, if not better, than the Prion and Lazuli, but with real world pricing.

Then through Forza in the mix too.

 

[ken6217]

You may want to see this post before buying an Axios:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/kimber-kable-axios-headphone-cable.792149/#post-

I call BS on someone crying sour grapes. Kimber has been and is a respected cable company.

 

[Fernando Goñi]

I’ll second you on the Norne Cables, as good, if not better, than the Prion and Lazuli, but with real world pricing.

Fully agree!!

 

[macx]

Which norne cable do you guys recommend

 

[koven]

Which norne cable do you guys recommend

Depends if you're looking for copper or silver. Generally I pair silver w/ warmer headphones and copper w/ brighter headphones. I've owned 3 of their cables (below) and just ordered my 4th.

Left: Solvine
Right: Draug Silver

Einvaldi

 

[macx]

Interesting, well now I have to choose, I don’t know what to pick!!!

 

[ufospls2]

Depends if you're looking for copper or silver. Generally I pair silver w/ warmer headphones and copper w/ brighter headphones. I've owned 3 of their cables (below) and just ordered my 4th.

Left: Solvine
Right: Draug Silver


Einvaldi

Damn. Talk about cable porn!

 

[Arniesb]

Interesting, well now I have to choose, I don’t know what to pick!!!

Norne is the way to go! Lazuli cost so much yet it comes with cheap connectors and oxygen free copper which is nothing amazing for such price, Copper usb cable for 600 are you kidding me? Its money grab company. Double Helix prices makes 0 sense also...
Norne cables though deserve praise, heard Draug 2 and it is already fantasticly built and also step over any stock cable in sound.

 

[macx]

Which norne to buy though is the question, there’s so many connector options, there’s 2 of the rhodium 4 pin xlr options no idea what’s different about them, also I gotta pick which cable to go with...

 

[480126]

Depends if you're looking for copper or silver. Generally I pair silver w/ warmer headphones and copper w/ brighter headphones. I've owned 3 of their cables (below) and just ordered my 4th.

Left: Solvine
Right: Draug Silver


Einvaldi

Can you tell me the difference of Solvine and Einvaldi. I bought solvine - Trevor said it is Solvine 2 -. If is off Topic please PM. Thanks

 

[thecrow]

Can you tell me the difference of Solvine and Einvaldi. I bought solvine - Trevor said it is Solvine 2 -. If is off Topic please PM. Thanks

One thing i think is solvine is 1/2 copper and 1/2 silver but einaldi is silver with a touch of copper

 

[Fernando Goñi]

Depends if you're looking for copper or silver. Generally I pair silver w/ warmer headphones and copper w/ brighter headphones. I've owned 3 of their cables (below) and just ordered my 4th.

Left: Solvine
Right: Draug Silver


Einvaldi

I am using Silvergarde S3c and cannot be more happy, but I haven’t had the chance to heir the Einvaldi’s...

 

[GryphonGuy]

I recently had the privilege of auditioning Meze Empyrean headphones on the Chord DAVE. Now my regular headphones are Focal Utopias but after 3 hours of auditioning in the shop (Thanks Zeppelin!), I came to the conclusion that I could live with either headphone (Utopia or Empyrean) when run directly from the DAVE.

The key difference that I could articulate after 3 hours was that the Focal Utopia puts you amongst the band on the stage (such is the tightness and accuracy of the soundstage) and the transients are really really strong through the Utopias. The Empyreans (with a couple of notches of increased volume on the DAVE) sound like you are a couple of rows back from the performance because you can hear everything you can with the Utopias (with the same accuracy of timbre) but with just a slightly less impact or intensity like you would hear/feel if you moved metres away from the instruments.

Had I not already owned the Utopias, I may have leaned towards the Empyreans for their slightly wider soundstage and super comfortable fit (not that Utopias are not comfortable, they are). But I cannot justify trading in my Utopias for a slightly different presentation on the DAVE.

Regards
GG

 

[kumar402]

I am gonna buy these.
Left my Z1R at my hometown when i went for vacation and i just can't enjoy HD800s for too long. I really enjoy them when i have to listen for 30mins to 1 hr. If i go beyond an hour I end up getting headache even with low volume. I am more of speakers guy since they are less fatiguing but I am staying in an apartment and I can't own speakers here.
When I went to Canjam I was in no mood to buy any new headphones as i was contempt with my 800s, 600 and Z1R but every desk there had these cans on them and I listened to them at almost every desk. Best pairing was with Dave pairing.
I don't have Dave but i do have Chord Mojo.
I liked them so much as I felt it has the sound signature that I can listen to for long duration without getting headache.
I think I will buy them tomorrow but have a question, is the warranty transferrable to new owner in case you buy used ones?