Recabling Ety

[Liver]

If you had to, what wire would you use?

I have been reading about people doing this on the monster 255 page thread here, and most often people say the wire they chose was too stiff. However, a recommendation is not made on what wire would be ideal.



Thanks

 

[ClieOS]

Which Ety?

 

[Liver]

I am looking at the Ety 4s.

However I may recable them, but I am more concerned with what cable is considered best in class for portable use.

 

[Liver]

ideas?

 

[EFN]

Guide to ER-4 Recabling
I have posted this over a year ago. Since then my ER-4S has been recabled 20 times or more with different types of cable. Now I am happy with solid core 5N 0.2mm pure silver.

This is how they look now:

 

[Liver]

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Originally Posted by EFN /img/forum/go_quote.gif Guide to ER-4 Recabling I have posted this over a year ago. Since then my ER-4S has been recabled 20 times or more with different types of cable. Now I am happy with solid core 5N 0.2mm pure silver.

Thanks for the link.

My main question is what cable to use, so where did you end up finding the cable?

Is it still flexible given that it is a solid core?

 

[EFN]

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Originally Posted by Liver /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for the link. My main question is what cable to use, so where did you end up finding the cable? Is it still flexible given that it is a solid core?

The solid core silver wire that I use is 0.2mm (teflon coated) so they are VERY tiny and flexible - not cumbersome at all. Don't go beyond 0.2mm for solid core because you will get a stiff IEM in return. My ER-4S uses four strands of solid core silver with a pair in each channel and they are heatshrinked using 1mm tubes. The heasthrink tubes helped to protect them + makes them even more flexible.

The silver wires I use are available from Octave Audio

 

[thedips]

beautiful mod.. they look awesome and must sound great... did the pure silver core ... what audio differences have you experieenced with this recable job?

 

[EFN]

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Originally Posted by thedips /img/forum/go_quote.gif beautiful mod.. they look awesome and must sound great... did the pure silver core ... what audio differences have you experieenced with this recable job?

Well Ety being Ety, they still sound like Ety.

The improvements are in the form of tamed highs with audible smoothness and transparency. Pure silver is not "annoyingly bright" as some would believe. SPC yes, they are glaringly bright.

 

[ZarakiSan]

Where exactly did you get this cable? I want something thin and flexible as well, but I'm having lots of trouble finding some.

 

[EFN]

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Originally Posted by ZarakiSan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Where exactly did you get this cable? I want something thin and flexible as well, but I'm having lots of trouble finding some.

The silver wires I use are available from Octave Audio