[Strifeff7]

Hi guys, hope you doing well.
I just posted the review for the IKKO CTU01 upgrade cable. Overall really great cable for its price, it provide better bass impact, smoother and fuller midrange, well defined yet fatiguing free treble, also promote the soundstage and resolution noticeably.
If you interesting for this cable you can checkout my detail review: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/ikko-ctu01-upgrade-cable.24713/reviews#item-review-24542
Have a great weekend!

nice cable,
is it available on aliexpress?

 

[Strifeff7]

JQ 4U (beryllium DD) = 160 usd


https://www.linsoul.com/collections/all/products/jq-4u


Another beryllium DD added to the beryllium train. When is the train fully seated?

4U = For You,

wow, I cannot guess,

 

[PhonoPhi]

Hi guys, hope you doing well.
I just posted the review for the IKKO CTU01 upgrade cable. Overall really great cable for its price, it provide better bass impact, smoother and fuller midrange, well defined yet fatiguing free treble, also promote the soundstage and resolution noticeably.
If you interesting for this cable you can checkout my detail review: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/ikko-ctu01-upgrade-cable.24713/reviews#item-review-24542
Have a great weekend!

It is really surprising to see a cable review without any measurements, the cable is a conductor after all...

On the opposite train of thought, why not to have a good detailed section on how cables sound on their own - it will be pure hard core subjectivist impressions

 

[dharmasteve]

hybrid membrane of dynamic drivers

This what the Revonext RX8s box says about the dynamic driver. Anyone got any idea what that is?

 

[Ziggomatic]

nice cable,
is it available on aliexpress?

nice cable,
is it available on aliexpress?

I have this cable, and I really enjoy it on my LZ A6. I got mine direct from ikkoaudio.com, and it's available from Amazon in the US.

 

[jeejack]

All of my cables are 2.5mm balanced and I have an adapter for converting 2.5mm to 3.5mm if I need it. Works without problems.

This is the right way

 

[cenizas]

JQ 4U (beryllium DD) = 160 usd


https://www.linsoul.com/collections/all/products/jq-4u


Another beryllium DD added to the beryllium train. When is the train fully seated?

Frequency response:

 

[RikudouGoku]

Frequency response:

Roller coaster treble lol.

 

[baskingshark]

Frequency response:

Thanks for the graph. Is your coupler peak at the 9 kHz region?

 

[cenizas]

Roller coaster treble lol.

It's actually fairly smooth, more so than the graph would suggest. Bass is good, good extension yet still snappy and with good rumble, might be some of the best at the price point (jq's direct price point not linsoul's marked up one). Mids are on the lusher side, good tone, decent texturing though lacking some resolution. Treble is generally inoffensive but with good sparkle and extension as usual from beryllium. One thing to note is these are very source sensitive, sounded great out of a warm source like the hiby r6 but a bit cold and wispy out of the sony wm1a. These are extremely competitive if you buy them direct from jq, at $159USD significantly less so imo

 

[cenizas]

Thanks for the graph. Is your coupler peak at the 9 kHz region?

You can actually move the peak around, with the jq and this pair's owner's tips, 9k just happened to be the easiest round number to hit for a quick measurement.

 

[RikudouGoku]

It's actually fairly smooth, more so than the graph would suggest. Bass is good, good extension yet still snappy and with good rumble, might be some of the best at the price point (jq's direct price point not linsoul's marked up one). Mids are on the lusher side, good tone, decent texturing though lacking some resolution. Treble is generally inoffensive but with good sparkle and extension as usual from beryllium. One thing to note is these are very source sensitive, sounded great out of a warm source like the hiby r6 but a bit cold and wispy out of the sony wm1a. These are extremely competitive if you buy them direct from jq, at $159USD significantly less so imo

What is the JQ price then?

 

[cenizas]

What is the JQ price then?

Slightly over $100usd

 

[RikudouGoku]

Slightly over $100usd

So linsoul is taking 60% more? Wow...

 

[RikudouGoku]

try to use a peq on P1 to match the P2,
how does it sound?

P1 (simulating P2 with EQ):
Ok my ears died.

First of, that upper treble is horrible. I am NOT sensitive to the upper treble, but cymbals are like needles (Linkin park Numb killed me...and that isnt even a sibilant track at all....). The timbre sounded extremely artificial and unnatural.

Female vocals that are god tier before lost a ton of detail and is extremely unnatural now. Similar case with the male vocals.

Bass quantity is better but still needs more quantity.

Technicalities.....honestly I cant listen to it deep enough to tell you guys more about it...garbage.....

peak eq: 25 hz, Q: 1.85, Gain: 2.5db
low shelf: 200 hz, Q: 1.1, Gain: 2.5db
peak eq: 820 hz, Q: 1.3, Gain: -1.5db
peak eq: 4250hz, Q: 2.0, Gain: -4db
peak eq: 6450hz, Q: 2.6, Gain: 2db
peak eq: 8000hz, Q:2.95, Gain: 10db
peak eq: 10 000hz, Q:3, Gain: 9db
preamp: -5db

Now I am praying that either my settings are completely wrong and crap OR that the P2 somehow sounds better IF this is accurate (in terms of FR).....