After receiving my Silver+Gold X6 cable for my LX and spending couple of days with this combo here are my thoughts:
Fit/ergonomics/ weight;
So i mostly use my iems on the go or in the office. So i always used to go for 4 wire cable max.
But after hearing that people ussualy hear improvements with 6 or 8 wires i had to give it a try.
Yes, it is heavier than stock Ares II. But absence of ear guides and lovely softness and flexibility of cable makes it wrap around the ear nicely and i have no issues of cable pulling iems out even with soft tips like E-pro Horn Shapes.
So it is well suitable on the go. Tick!
Build quality.
This one is exceptional. While Ares II is well built and has premium part. Thing like unscrewing jack cap is a bit annoying. Also ear guides, while its more of a preference thing and fairly soft is still not my cup of thing.
There is nothing i can complain about X6
There is no plastic sticking out of jack cap no ear guides. Y splitter is strurdy. Everything just screams premium.
And the fact that selection of colours and finishes is huge allowed me to match the cable to LX colour scheme. Cherry on the cake. Tick!!
Sound.
So my gear is as follows;
Dx220 high gain Hiby Music app/ Fidelizer Ultimate mod for amp8 / X6 / Legend X / E-pro Horn Shape tips.
So many say LX lack in treble department and are quite dark.
I actually think if i had any more treble with this combo it would become too much for me.
The amount of sparkle and airines i get is just amazing. It helps defining stage better the seperation goes another step in a right direction.
The imaging feels a bit more precise.
I think the tighter control in bass helps the above as well and low end still stays Legendary.
They are all tiny amounts of improvements but together they make it really pleasant step up sonically.
I think its a very good middle ground between good sonic qualities and price and ergonomic.
Especially for warmer iems.