I needed to change the cable on my Katanas; nothing wrong with the stock cable, but I wanted to go balanced to match the AMP unit on my DX200 DAP.
I had exactly the same feeling as you! They felt immovable and I was really worried about damaging them!
Bluntly, it's just a question of using some force and persevering. Eventually, they will slide out. If you're really struggling, try wearing rubber/leather gloves for grip or something.
However, the one advice I can give here is to try to always ensure that the line of force you are using is matching the orientation of the pins in the connector.
The same when you are trying to push a new cable back in. Then there's comparatively little risk of breaking anything.
Others may have more advice, but this is how it was for me! Hope this helps
I finally tried again, praying to not damage anything and I can only agree to use some sort of rubber gloves or other sticking material. It worked quite well this way and now my Encore's rock a shiny new balanced cable
Hey Pinky, I have read your review on Tri Cu, how do you think the Tri Cu will fair with Katana? I am pairing the Katana with 1960, but I still feel it is lacking a bit of bass.
I finally tried again, praying to not damage anything and I can only agree to use some sort of rubber gloves or other sticking material. It worked quite well this way and now my Encore's rock a shiny new balanced cable
Looking at getting the K10u on massdrop. Checking to see if I will run into the same problem I did with my Andromeda and Mojo? Faint hiss and at lowest volume at night in bed was still to loud. The faint hiss was biggest issue for me.
Looking at getting the K10u on massdrop. Checking to see if I will run into the same problem I did with my Andromeda and Mojo? Faint hiss and at lowest volume at night in bed was still to loud. The faint hiss was biggest issue for me.
Looking at getting the K10u on massdrop. Checking to see if I will run into the same problem I did with my Andromeda and Mojo? Faint hiss and at lowest volume at night in bed was still to loud. The faint hiss was biggest issue for me.
No hiss to speak of running my K10Us through my unamped iPhone or MacBook.
After what must be nearly two months of owning the Kaisers vocals sound absolutely stunning. Please hit me up with similar (although slightly less cheesy) songs similar to this one so I can melt away into a much kinder parallel universe...
Apologies in advance if this is off topic. These DAC/Amps by FiiO come in at under $150 and have a great synergistic mix with the Encore and stock cables. Ruler flat response except at the extreme ends of the spectrum. Adding just a slight 10-20% warmth and great soundstage. Of all my DACs so far I have become enamored by this little toy.
Well, I don’t have any of the flagship desktops so maybe DACs are even better in the 4 digit category? And really I’m sure they are. Still for someone looking for an extra DAC/Amp, they should at least demo the Alpen 2.
Hey Pinky, I have read your review on Tri Cu, how do you think the Tri Cu will fair with Katana? I am pairing the Katana with 1960, but I still feel it is lacking a bit of bass.
Looking at getting the K10u on massdrop. Checking to see if I will run into the same problem I did with my Andromeda and Mojo? Faint hiss and at lowest volume at night in bed was still to loud. The faint hiss was biggest issue for me.
I have both IEMs and Mojo. K10U hisses less. Andromeda is louder. I only got my K10U last Friday, but since it's BA it probably won't change much with burn in.
Actually I have the same problem as you with Andromeda being a little too loud even at the lowest volume on Mojo/ Hugo 2, but with K10U it's OK for me.
Oh! And by the way, these IEMs are good, really very extra good!
(And by the way, have you tried iEMatch? It eliminates the hisses and lowers the volume. It also has higher output impedance than Mojo so makes Andromeda not so bassy. But I don't like the way it alters Andromeda's sound. I like it being bassy )
I have both IEMs and Mojo. K10U hisses less. Andromeda is louder. I only got my K10U last Friday, but since it's BA it probably won't change much with burn in.
Actually I have the same problem as you with Andromeda being a little too loud even at the lowest volume on Mojo/ Hugo 2, but with K10U it's OK for me.
Oh! And by the way, these IEMs are good, really very extra good!
(And by the way, have you tried iEMatch? It eliminates the hisses and lowers the volume. It also has higher output impedance than Mojo so makes Andromeda not so bassy. But I don't like the way it alters Andromeda's sound. I like it being bassy )
Thank you for the responses. I pulled the Massdrop K10 trigger yesterday. I did try the IEMatch with Andromeda. Took care of the hiss and volume. I did not like what it did to the sound.
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