Plussound Exo Gold Plated Silver 2.5mm
I want to say a big thank you to @ostewart for letting me borrow the Exo GPS so that I could trial it with the Trio and Legend X.
First aesthetics. The immediate thing that grabbed my attention was the colour; a lovely mix of gold and silver. The 2pin connectors and the termination plug look and feel quality and are well connected to the cable. The cable itself is quite soft and the braiding of the wires is excellent. It is easy to wear and doesn't pull.
Now that I have been listening to the cable for a few days, here are my basic impressions for the 64 Audio tia Trio. Set up:- Trio -- Exo GPS (bal) -- Cayin N6ii -- Tidal Hifi / Master
At first I was unsure what to make of the differences the cable made. I was moving between the 64 stock and the Exo to see what I could notice. The first thing that struck me was the improvement in clarity. I thought the stock cable gave a good sound to the Trio, but the Exo GPS seemed to take that clarity up a notch. This was on Tidal master tracks though. When it came to Hifi tracks I was initially struggling to notice a huge difference between cables. I kept listen though and after a day or so, something changed. This might be brain burn, but it seemed like the music presentation just opened up. Not just on master tracks but now also on hifi tracks. In fact it was the hifi tracks that seemed to have the most change. To my ears in any case.
There was now a lot more space between instruments, and I was able to really hone in on each individual part of the music. Rather than listen to the music I found myself being distracted by trying to pinpoint every instrument on the soundstage. Speaking of soundstage, I didn't feel that it had increased much in width, but I did feel it had increased in depth. I'm not sure how to describe the change in bass. It felt kind of tamed slightly, or not as raw. It is still there though when needed and I was really impressed how I can detect the twang of bass guitars in the tracks. Vocals can be really good dependent on the song. Some, like Kate Bush and Level 42 sound great but on other tracks they can be a little recessed, as though the music is more upfront and the vocals a bit further away. This could depend on how the track is recorded though. Highs are smooth and not piercing. Though to be fair, even on the stock cable the highs were always smoothed off.
Overall I think the Exo GPS is a good cable. It pairs really well with the Trio. I think it brings a nice warm feel to the sound, but is also detailed. The set up here was non fatiguing and I was able to listen for hours without any issues. It's a thumbs up from me on this particular set up.
Next I am going to pair the Exo GPS with the Legend X.
Nice write up! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to reading impressions on your next pairing!
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