Not knowing what your criteria is for "high-end", price-wise I'd consider the Forza mid-grade. I do think they have a synergy with the 1266. Replacing the stock cable was an immediate improvement IMO, in the ways I described. So against stock, which I actually consider a pretty good cable, I'd still take the Forza all day long. I would guess, assume and hope the SC would be appreciably better still, considering the price difference.
The JPS Labs: Abyss AB-1266 Impressions Thread
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I do not like the stock cable for how it handles. I understand it is expensive, but I much prefer the Forza cable, if only for its suppleness and ease of handling.
Delacaff
Member of the Trade: Headonist
Joe gives information about the specs. Find a DYI store for o-rings and done. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-jps-labs-abyss-ab-1266-impressions-thread.666765/page-822
stemiki
100+ Head-Fier
Some considerations regarding the Superconductor HP in my system.
During the first hours of use I noticed a more full-bodied tone in the mid frequencies but very closed and congested.
The headset no longer looked the same. I was a little worried about this. But I had read that it requires at least 70 hours of burn in.
From this morning the cable starts to go GOOD! I'm about 30 hours of use.
It lost all the opacity it had. It brings out more micro details you didn't notice before, without ever going into sibilant or annoying highs.
The mid-range is now more present, the basses fuller. Super three-dimensional ....
I am now very satisfied!
Thanks Abyss Team!
During the first hours of use I noticed a more full-bodied tone in the mid frequencies but very closed and congested.
The headset no longer looked the same. I was a little worried about this. But I had read that it requires at least 70 hours of burn in.
From this morning the cable starts to go GOOD! I'm about 30 hours of use.
It lost all the opacity it had. It brings out more micro details you didn't notice before, without ever going into sibilant or annoying highs.
The mid-range is now more present, the basses fuller. Super three-dimensional ....
I am now very satisfied!
Thanks Abyss Team!
OMG another one...
Just stop reading after the first half of the post
You guys have to stop posting about how good the SC cable is. I'm starting to want one, but even I am having a hard time with the price.
Agreed. It is much nicer feeling than stock, and easier to work with.
Yup, definitely priced for the 1%
Subjectively I found the SC cable upgrade to be of the same order of magnitude as adding the M-scaler.
Just to re-convince myself that the money spent was worth it, I hooked up the stock cable and had a listen to a few songs.
There is more energy up top and sense of immediacy with the stock cable. but when compared to the SC cable, there are some obvious aspects where the SC cable helps to elevates the TC Phi to another level. The SC cable brings about a nice weight and thickness to the mids and midbass region. There is more sensation of "body" and warmth to vocals. There is also more of bass, in terms of amount and sub-bass rumble, and low end extension. Soundstage gets wider too.
It almost feels like a disservice not to pair the TC Phi with the SC cable.
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Can somone loan me SC cable, i will pay shipping cost 
Homrsimson
500+ Head-Fier
Can somone loan me SC cable, i will pay shipping cost
Likewise, lol. I can’t really justify doing a blind buy of it. Has anyone compared it to the prion4?
I did it here:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-jps-labs-abyss-ab-1266-impressions-thread.666765/post-14797813
In the end, after having both the SC and Prion4 for several months, I decided to keep the SC because of its fuller body and slightly warmer, yet still very resolving character.
The Prion4 is the most liquid and transparent cable I tried with the TC, though. It manages to be very detailed without any hint of harshness.
Very punchy and tight bass, where the SC has some more bloom and richness throughout.
Homrsimson
500+ Head-Fier
Interesting, almost sounds like a more resolving Danacable (which I’ve only tried with utopia, but I have an adapter supplier in Europe who is excellent and is making me utopia to abyss adapters).
Who is the adapter supplier? Sounds useful.
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