Love the smell of leather after a good tofu lunch. Hiby RS2 - Phatlab Phantasy II - IE900 w/Forza Claire Hybrid IEM cable.
Pictures of Your Portable Rig (part XVI)
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musicinmymind
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What is your opinion on Forza Claire Hybrid IEM cable, do you like it?
Surprisingly very good. I say surprisingly because Forza's Claire Hybrid headphone cables are very solid but not the most resolving. They do the job, sound good, and will improve on any stock cable but they won't necessarily offer a higher upgrade on a technical level. However, the IEM version is much better. I don't know if it's because he uses a different wire, but it pairs exceptionally well with IE900.
Prior to this I had a Brise Audio STR7-REF cable, which I'd consider high-end. It sounded amazing and was built very well. Ergonomically, however, it's not very malleable. Although I somewhat regret selling it, the Forza cable is not far off in terms of performance. Hard to tell from the photo, but ergonomically the Forza is very supple but also very well built.
In any case, as with a few things from Forza, he doesn't list on his site (this is not the cheaper Hybrid Series cable) so you need to drop him a line. And then hope he replies!
More here, btw: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/forza-audioworks-impressions-thread.661441/page-277#post-17155078
As far as I know, no-one else seems to have this cable. Maybe I'm wrong.
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Podster
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Going “Light Action” today 
DaveStarWalker
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Guilty pleasure ?
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/show-off-your-iems-buds-and-accessories.945980/page-91#post-17354420
Not at all !
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/show-off-your-iems-buds-and-accessories.945980/page-91#post-17354420
Not at all !
frankraindog
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Does this count as portable?
AlexxxAA85
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Oh man that Mentawai looks very interesting! Too bad it seems discontinued. It's not for sale anywhereGuilty pleasure ?
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/show-off-your-iems-buds-and-accessories.945980/page-91#post-17354420
Not at all !
DaveStarWalker
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No, no, not discontinued at all broOh man that Mentawai looks very interesting! Too bad it seems discontinued. It's not for sale anywhere
https://www.alambic-ears.com/
AlexxxAA85
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Really??? Did they change the name? I checked their website and the Noosa model seems to be the same configuration.
AlexxxAA85
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Nevermind lol. For some reason the model only comes out on the French version of the site. But it's not something I can afford right now lol. I'll stick to my TRI Starlight for ultra details for now
DaveStarWalker
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here it is :Nevermind lol. For some reason the model only comes out on the French version of the site. But it's not something I can afford right now lol. I'll stick to my TRI Starlight for ultra details for now
here : https://www.alambic-ears.com/produits-et-services
But like Elysian Acoustic Labs, @Aldo40 is completely alone to built and test (a complete benchmark test at each manufactured product - measurements - etc.) his iems ; and he is a real craftsperson.
Therefore, it can take some time if many orders arrive at the same time...
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Gavin C4
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Some kind of magic in 6 dynamic drivers......
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