The key is to buy these when there is a fat coupon in the store which happens often. I got the $499 dragonscale for $150, the GrKing for $100, the rest all below $50.
I received my Gladiator Copper Silver Harmony today. The cable was beautiful, but I decided on the Dyneema sheath for more durability. It is too soon to offer impressions but after a first listen, there is an improvement over the stock one. The first photo is mine, the others are from Gladiator's own Instagram.I am excited, my new Gladiator Cables OCC Japanese Coffee Litz. Been itching for a while to get a 4.4mm for my Verite in shorter length, will be interesting to compare this to my Forza AudioWorks Claire HPC cable. Now its just to wait for the slow Italian post to deliver it to Norway
I have Meze Elite as well and was fortunate to receive it with the Silver PUCHD as stock cable. Is this what you are comparing the Gladiator to, and if so what are the areas of improvement? Thanks, and enjoy!I received my Gladiator Copper Silver Harmony today. The cable was beautiful, but I decided on the Dyneema sheath for more durability. It is too soon to offer impressions but after a first listen, there is an improvement over the stock one. The first photo is mine, the others are from Gladiator's own Instagram.
No, I was referring to the stock cable that came with the first ones, the one in the attached image.
I ordered this cable, too, and just got it...what are these connectors!? The pins are inside the housing!
Looks like a QDC style connectorI ordered this cable, too, and just got it...what are these connectors!? The pins are inside the housing!
For example:I ordered this cable, too, and just got it...what are these connectors!? The pins are inside the housing!
The top 2 I get, the bottom 2 just annoy me.For example:
1. We must to remember that QDC connectors have reversed polarity.
Just got the blackcat from China, was on special offer, like £15 or so....
I ordered this cable, too, and just got it...what are these connectors!? The pins are inside the housing!
I picked up a few XINHS cables 2+ years ago and while I had good things to say about their customer service and build quality, I couldn’t shake the feeling they sounded the same - unexceptional and providing little or no audible improvement over stock cables. So I moved on, because plenty of other cables do make a sonic difference to my ears. But now I’m starting to realise that their slightly higher priced ones ($50-100) are really rather decent (and still fall within the price range for this thread).
This one is described as “silver palladium-plated” in the listing title but also contains some sort of gold plating or alloy and that’s what I hear more of.
It’s a relaxed but surprisingly resolving cable that enhances midrange while keeping treble and bass extended without dominating the mix. It also has a blacker background than anything else I’ve tried in its price range.
More of my impressions from the Penon thread:
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/1005005357155557.html
Btw I paid for this cable myself at the last AE sale. Since a smaller one is round the corner, I thought I’d share some impressions. I don’t get a thing whether or not anyone buys or clicks or reads this.
