Mid priced IEM cables thread.

[Rin1990]

Yes, I think too it's the same oem

So... Your cable is great

Hooray lol.

But it's not all sunshine and rainbows though truth to be told. I'm one of those who isn't on the ThieAudio Monarch MK II hype train/bandwagon.

Like cable rolling with its stock cable I still got less-than-desirable synergy sadly.

My issue with Monarch is that its treble has some strange dip at some songs I went through, and here's what I got out of using the Super Fusion cable.

Monarch MK2 with this cable is ... Ehhhhhh.... Slightly mixed results.

Bass is tightened up further, punchier and has more meat to it but sorta lost a bit of texture in some songs.

Midrange is more lush and is still quite detailed, but there seem to be a bit too much brightness going on.

Treble has rather weird alleviation in some songs but other songs it feels like the brightness went through the moon to the point of overwhelming. Not an ideal mix.

I've had issues with its occasional bizarre treble dip before using the stock cable but here it doesn't seem to do too much to fix the problem...bummer.

Soundstage is wider and separation has improved but the brightness made things a bit much still.

Overall it's not quite the improvement I expected from stock cable.

5/10 synergy.

And yeah, I paired it with the IFI Gryphon.

 

[DaveStarWalker]

Synergy can be very tricky, yes.

With my Encore = too much brightness, piercing high...

With my Ringo's = very good, but less analogue and liquid sound than with my tricopper x8...

So but then but

Cables, cables, cables...

If you take it seriously, it's a subtle and complex subject.

The ideal is to be able to try before you buy. But... Not easy...

 

[ToneDeafMonk]

Latest for me custom XINHS cable , I asked for this cable with custom ends and both the pure silver and OFCC = thickness came out beautifully sounds fantastic and is super lite and thin. Well done XINHS and thanks for the fast shipping.

Standard version comes with thicker OFCC and I like it thinner and more equal balanced thickness of both kinds of strands and the thinner OFCC make it a really nice 8 core thin and flexible.

C$ 40.20 31%OFF | 8 Cores Pure Silver And Single Crystal Copper Mixed Braid Headphone Upgrade Cable For SE846 SE535 UE900S ED12 TRN V80 V20
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msh2sVA

 

[Mangodango369]

Latest for me custom XINHS cable , I asked for this cable with custom ends and both the pure silver and OFCC = thickness came out beautifully sounds fantastic and is super lite and thin. Well done XINHS and thanks for the fast shipping.

Standard version comes with thicker OFCC and I like it thinner and more equal balanced thickness of both kinds of strands and the thinner OFCC make it a really nice 8 core thin and flexible.

C$ 40.20 31%OFF | 8 Cores Pure Silver And Single Crystal Copper Mixed Braid Headphone Upgrade Cable For SE846 SE535 UE900S ED12 TRN V80 V20
https://a.aliexpress.com/_msh2sVA

looks pretty good for a $40 cable hahaha which iems do you pair it with O.O

 

[ToneDeafMonk]

looks pretty good for a $40 cable hahaha which iems do you pair it with O.O

Currently on my Yanyin Canon

 

[Mangodango369]

Currently on my Yanyin Canon

nice, did it work as well with ur other iems?

 

[ToneDeafMonk]

New - for me OpenHeart bSilvwr OFCC mix cable braided w cloth.
Spoiler I like this cable very much has a great sound signature defiantly adds some sparkle/clarity to top end , tightened up bottom over a pure OFCC 7N . Great ear hooks and OH can custom with shorter regular 2 pin connector.

Very much recommend!

 

[Qualitas]

Could anyone recommend a quality 0.75mm cable with a right angle plug, for use with my 64 Audio A12t's? Could be 3.5mm or 4.4mm; ultimately I'll need both.

I was all set to go out and buy the Dunu DW-02S since I like the convenience of swappable plugs, but then I found out that 64 now spec's all 2-pin models with 0.75mm, not 0.78

 

[WarrenS]

Does anybody have any suggestions for the 64 Audio Trio please up to around $200?

I am looking for a cable that will help warm up the Mids as I am finding vocals to be a touch too bright. I don't mind a little darkening in the treble but don't want to sacrifice detail.

I have been looking at the Cema Osprey Series but I am not sure if an all copper cable might blunt the treble detail too much?

Also on my shortlist is the ISN GC4, Penon GS849 and the GD849 although the latter might be too bulky for my taste but I am happy to compromise for performance.

Any help, advice or suggestions will be very much appreciated.

 

[ToneDeafMonk]

Does anybody have any suggestions for the 64 Audio Trio please up to around $200?

I am looking for a cable that will help warm up the Mids as I am finding vocals to be a touch too bright. I don't mind a little darkening in the treble but don't want to sacrifice detail.

I have been looking at the Cema Osprey Series but I am not sure if an all copper cable might blunt the treble detail too much?

Also on my shortlist is the ISN GC4, Penon GS849 and the GD849 although the latter might be too bulky for my taste but I am happy to compromise for performance.

Any help, advice or suggestions will be very much appreciated.

I have a few Hakugei Big Rice fantastic Cable , tightened bottom end and the highs still beautiful and clean crisp top end. Better than my graphine cables and better than most of my more expensive ones .It just works and sound fantastic!

Found a link with a crazy price right now.
C$ 40.86 5%OFF | HAKUGEI Rice litz 6N OCC nomocrystalline copper hifi Earphone Upgrade Cable 3.5 2.5 4.4 MMCX 0.78 QDC
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLGReXi

 

[WarrenS]

I have a few Hakugei Big Rice fantastic Cable , tightened bottom end and the highs still beautiful and clean crisp top end. Better than my graphine cables and better than most of my more expensive ones .It just works and sound fantastic!

Found a link with a crazy price right now.
C$ 40.86 5%OFF | HAKUGEI Rice litz 6N OCC nomocrystalline copper hifi Earphone Upgrade Cable 3.5 2.5 4.4 MMCX 0.78 QDC
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLGReXi

Many thanks for the suggestion and heads up. That does look like a crazy cheap price and I will give it a go

 

[llysender]

The Wolfram cable I ordered for my FD7 finally arrived. To be honest I was quite disappointed in how smooth the treble is being pretty uncharacteristic of pure silver. Thankfully I have a FH5s which will be the the cables new home. Tames the spicy trebble while filling in the lower treble and in general giving the FH5s more air. All the usual silver goodness. Bass suffers abit with a slight decrease in decay but to be honest with the FH5s its a good thing esp on bass meme mode(Bass and mid switches on).

While its good I dont really agree with @Dsnuts that its the best silver cable in the price. Its kind of a niche in that it works well for iems with hot trebble and you want to tighten the sound at the same time.

Its kind of surprising how it sounds. To be honest if you told me the wolfram was a fast sounding OCC Copper I would have believed you. That being said it still has alot of the advantages of silver with good saperation being the key point.
Looking forward to breaking it in.

 

[Dsnuts]

My reasoning for saying that is due to that is doesnt enhance the trebles like pure silver like you was saying making it more versatile in my book. It will obviously depend more on how it synergizes with your IEMs as well but for me anyways. It made most of my IEMs I tested it with sound markedly better without enhancing the treble to be even more enhanced like most pure silver cables have a tendency to do. Wolfram on sale was a steal of a deal. Not so much at the retail price. If bought at the sale price, ya those are about as good as it gets imo if not unique at the price but most importantly versatile. I can't say that about most pure silver cables I own.

 

[DaveStarWalker]

The Wolfram cable I ordered for my FD7 finally arrived. To be honest I was quite disappointed in how smooth the treble is being pretty uncharacteristic of pure silver. Thankfully I have a FH5s which will be the the cables new home. Tames the spicy trebble while filling in the lower treble and in general giving the FH5s more air. All the usual silver goodness. Bass suffers abit with a slight decrease in decay but to be honest with the FH5s its a good thing esp on bass meme mode(Bass and mid switches on).

While its good I dont really agree with @Dsnuts that its the best silver cable in the price. Its kind of a niche in that it works well for iems with hot trebble and you want to tighten the sound at the same time.

Its kind of surprising how it sounds. To be honest if you told me the wolfram was a fast sounding OCC Copper I would have believed you. That being said it still has alot of the advantages of silver with good saperation being the key point.
Looking forward to breaking it in.

Prehaps you should try the FiiO LC-RD pro cable (pure silver).

I find it absolutely perfect (as a default cable ; sound and ergonomics) with the FiiO FH9.

 

[WarrenS]

Does anybody have any suggestions for the 64 Audio Trio please up to around $200?

I am looking for a cable that will help warm up the Mids as I am finding vocals to be a touch too bright. I don't mind a little darkening in the treble but don't want to sacrifice detail.

I have been looking at the Cema Osprey Series but I am not sure if an all copper cable might blunt the treble detail too much?

Also on my shortlist is the ISN GC4, Penon GS849 and the GD849 although the latter might be too bulky for my taste but I am happy to compromise for performance.

Any help, advice or suggestions will be very much appreciated.

I contacted a few companies on Ali Express this morning and so far I have received 3 recommendations

ivipQ Flagship Cable Japan Imported 8-core High-purity Litz 7N OCC+Palladium + Graphene Three Elements Earphone Upgrade Cable​

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004393109690.html?gatewayAdapt=4itemAdapt

Has anybody got any experience of this cable as I can't seem to find any reviews or mentions?

And two suggestions from Cema:

Cema Pipa series High level headset upgrade cable
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002058647720.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_allProduct.8148356.1.3b591d86M6soDg&pdp_npi=2@dis!GBP!￡318.12!￡264.04!!!!!@2100bdf116626489800824740e8269!12000018589599515!sh

Cema Owl series 2022 pop music rock music upgrade cable new design​

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004073254704.html?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_allProduct.8148356.1.5d46a3cavmUoJM&pdp_npi=2@dis!GBP!￡390.13!￡273.09!!!!!@2100bde716626491036384843ec9ad!12000027950358254!sh

I know all 3 are over my original budget but maybe there is a deal to be done if I ask nicely. Any thoughts on these recommendations would be greatly appreciated.