[Bonddam]

I have the first van quicky installed with good amount of electrical tape. I don't do much have a very comfy job. Only safety issue is climbing utility poles. Safety concern power line falls and puts me into a coffin early last some jerk hitting my line while I'm hooked and strapped to the steel worst at that point tractor trailer takes me for ride. But in my down time I listen to headphones. I'll build something later and maybe make something to house bigger amp to run my 1266 O.G. here you go try not to laugh to hard. It's all I got.

 

[Slim1970]

I have the first van quicky installed with good amount of electrical tape. I don't do much have a very comfy job. Only safety issue is climbing utility poles. Safety concern power line falls and puts me into a coffin early last some jerk hitting my line while I'm hooked and strapped to the steel worst at that point tractor trailer takes me for ride. But in my down time I listen to headphones. I'll build something later and maybe make something to house bigger amp to run my 1266 O.G. here you go try not to laugh to hard. It's all I got.

Whatever works to get great sound on the go!

 

[Quickanddirty]

Why is everybody so crazy about the "superconductor"? I got no problem with spending lots of money for a good cable, but do we know any specs? Exact materials of the conductor, quality, construction and Gauge / AWG? Everything about this cable seems to be a big secret which is ridiculous at this price point isn't it???

 

[stemiki]

The Superconductor, like the other Jps cables, is made of Aluminum. But the type of material used does not matter, what matters is the result it gets you!

 

[SuperBurrito]

Final conclusion, formula s+ powerman is the top solid state choice for the tc. Thanks guys

Don't forget the Luxman P-750u. One person here had both and preferred it to the Formula S. Not to mention, you can get the Lux for nearly a couple grand less than the Powerman w/ external power supply.

 

[Quickanddirty]

The Superconductor, like the other Jps cables, is made of Aluminum. But the type of material used does not matter, what matters is the result it gets you!

Word, but most probably you'll get the same good results for a fraction of the price of the superconductor.

I'm just interested to hear how some other (no nonsense and specs related) aftermarket cables do perform in direct comparison.

 

[ken6217]

Why is everybody so crazy about the "superconductor"? I got no problem with spending lots of money for a good cable, but do we know any specs? Exact materials of the conductor, quality, construction and Gauge / AWG? Everything about this cable seems to be a big secret which is ridiculous at this price point isn't it???

And would it make any difference to you or help you make a decision if they told you the guage, how it’s twisted, the jacket, etc, etc? You’d still have no idea how it sounded without listening with it.

 

[SuperBurrito]

Word, but most probably you'll get the same good results for a fraction of the price of the superconductor.

I'm just interested to hear how some other (no nonsense and specs related) aftermarket cables do perform in direct comparison.

From what I understand, the SC is tuned specifically for the 1266, to bring out the mids and smooth out the v-shaped response.

Any other aftermarket cable is designed to be universal, so is not going to tune the 1266 in the same way as the SC.

 

[stemiki]

Word, but most probably you'll get the same good results for a fraction of the price of the superconductor.

I'm just interested to hear how some other (no nonsense and specs related) aftermarket cables do perform in direct comparison.

I've tried cables in other materials, but you don't get the same result, trust me! The stock cable is also very good, but the SC is better.

Another cable that I think is very good is the Prion4, but then it depends on which one goes best with the rest of the setup.

 

[julien-hifi]

Just to help, i wanted to see if i could depart from my SC, so i tried a draug norne audio silver cable (1200$), and a nordost heimdall 2.
i wanted to believe i could get almost the same result but no, the SC was just way better. Trying to know if not just me, i did blind test to my loved one, and each time with SC she said the sound was bigger and fuller.
That’s also my conclusion.

 

[Quickanddirty]

OK guess I need to hear the SC at least.

For the moment I'll get a Neotech upocc hybrid made from 4 x AWG 20 copper stranded + 4 x 24 AWG silver solidcore. Had really excellent results on that basis with lots of other headphones including the HE 6.

 

[deuter]

From what I understand, the SC is tuned specifically for the 1266, to bring out the mids and smooth out the v-shaped response.

Any other aftermarket cable is designed to be universal, so is not going to tune the 1266 in the same way as the SC.

What are we trying to fix ? If there is an issue with the sound signature Abyss should fix it at the headphone not rely on a cable to smooth things out.

 

[Gavin C4]

What are we trying to fix ? If there is an issue with the sound signature Abyss should fix it at the headphone not rely on a cable to smooth things out.

I actually do agree. The cable itself should be a neutral picec of equipment. So that it will reflect the actual sound of the headphone. We should no be using the cable to solve and problem with the headphone.

You rather save that money to upgrade your amp or dac for better results. Before getting into the cable.

 

[FLTWS]

What are we trying to fix ? If there is an issue with the sound signature Abyss should fix it at the headphone not rely on a cable to smooth things out.

I actually do agree. The cable itself should be a neutral picec of equipment. So that it will reflect the actual sound of the headphone. We should no be using the cable to solve and problem with the headphone.

You rather save that money to upgrade your amp or dac for better results. Before getting into the cable.

In a perfect world, yes.

 

[number1sixerfan]

I actually do agree. The cable itself should be a neutral picec of equipment. So that it will reflect the actual sound of the headphone. We should no be using the cable to solve and problem with the headphone.

You rather save that money to upgrade your amp or dac for better results. Before getting into the cable.

I don't think it really ever makes sense to say there should be a particular way anyone goes about improving a headphones' weakness. Whether you change a cable, amp or dac it's all the same concept--you're trying to eradicate that weakness. And especially at this level where most people already have TOTL dacs and amps.

That said, I'm not really big on cables because the ROI is so low, much like a lot of expensive tubes. I can take that same $2k and put it towards one of the new flagships for far higher ROI and greater enjoyment to me. Now if the superconductor cable actually fixes the TC's mids issues, I'd be all over it, but that's not the sense I get from this thread.