Yes, that's it! Looks and sounds the part. But not a noticeable sound upgrade from the Cadmus.
I just saw your listening to some Black Sabbath…. Good stuff…Just because I said it doesn't need a cable roll did not mean I wasn't going to! Red baby!
Can you elaborate on what these cables are doing with the Archangel, please? Include the Red cable as well, if you can. BTW, the red cables makes me want to buy it, just for the looks…Yes, that's it! Looks and sounds the part. But not a noticeable sound upgrade from the Cadmus.
For an actual sound upgrade, I spent the last couple hours cable rolling, and found that the Apos+X cable was the star. Keeps sound profile of the Cadmus but expands pretty much every factor including widening the stage which is its secret sauce.
Yeah, Stacey, I can try
! so I hooked it up, and I literally lost hours of the day yesterday to unadulterated listening pleasure! This cable sounded very close to what Code 24 sounded like, in some ways the sound off Code 24 was slightly preferable, but the aesthetics and the ergonomics are pretty bad. Asos+X on the other hand despite being a behemoth, is soft supple and not heavy. In fact it's the least heavy and stiff of the Penon behemoths. Like the Code 24, Asos+X preserved the basic sound of the Cadmus while enhancing it, especially in the staging and holographic nature of the sound. Haha love the cable journey, StaceyYeah, Stacey, I can try
IMHO, the stock Cadmus cable is a great match and doesn't disappoint. It being SPC in material, and from EA, I first switched to the bright blue Code 24 which is EAs much better SPC cable and it sounded very similar but staging expanded significantly wider and taller and spacing of instruments gained more space and separation. Switching to the red cable, it's made of copper and graphene. This sound was also good, but not as good, even though it looked good. With the red one, bass was tamed down a tad, and the staging was more linear. Perhaps lack of silver had a role? I then tried Totem and that was great and was aesthetically perfect. But something seemed to be veiling the upper mids a tad, maybe the gold and copper heavy mix?
Finally, I remembered one of the Penon behemoths, the Asos+X, was primarily SPC and in my drawer
I think Asos+X will be my Archangel's go to upgrade for the long haul!
That’s some serious audiophile side questing! Sounds like the Asos+X really hit the sweet spot—always satisfying when you find that one combo that just clicks and makes the hours disappear. Bonus points for comfort too—behemoth in name, not in feel!
Thanks Mark! That’s exactly what I was wanting to hear. Being that I don’t have an ASOS+X, I probably need to buy one for future uses…. Also, the red cables needs to be in my collection. I’m assuming the red cable adds a reasonable amount of of note weight…Yeah, Stacey, I can try
IMHO, the stock Cadmus cable is a great match and doesn't disappoint. It being SPC in material, and from EA, I first switched to the bright blue Code 24 which is EAs much better SPC cable and it sounded very similar but staging expanded significantly wider and taller and spacing of instruments gained more space and separation. Switching to the red cable, it's made of copper and graphene. This sound was also good, but not as good, even though it looked good. With the red one, bass was tamed down a tad, and the staging was more linear. Perhaps lack of silver had a role? I then tried Totem and that was great and was aesthetically perfect. But something seemed to be veiling the upper mids a tad, maybe the gold and copper heavy mix?
Finally, I remembered one of the Penon behemoths, the Asos+X, was primarily SPC and in my drawer
I think Asos+X will be my Archangel's go to upgrade for the long haul!
after unboxing impressions 
Penon’s legendary Mids on board Excellent projection of the above Huge, decayed, Impactful, detailed bass. Haven’t fiddled with the switches yet. Good Treble resolution, the brilliance is well made here, 
Tuned for the modern times. Not slow, not speedy, the perfect adsr prat for me at least Timbre is 
Massive headstage. My dap’s not even warmed up, out of head Superb 3d effects! I thought D (DSnuts) was joking 
Efficient, like a BYD, a Toyota hydrid. Seems like my 260’s enough to Holograph the Archangel packaging unboxing is 
️️️️️ One of the loveliest shells, period This is a keeper even if you’re new to Penon Audio
Really? Nada, mafi, nyet, wala, NONE... 
it was a good deal with vip discount. Just ordered one.
I was just discussing this with someone else, whether it makes sense to get Archangel in addition to having either or both Shock and EBC80. If you do not have either of those, I do think this is the more mature and probably more forward looking tuning of all three. And that's not even mentioning Voltage which this is certainly evolved from.
So I canceled the ebc80 order and decided to get the Archangel. I’ve had my eyes on the Shock for a long time so I really hope this blind buy works out for me. The ebc80 I ordered was cancelled because I would have to order an additional cable because the included one is…… let’s face it, not great. With the archangel I don’t feel like I need to change cables. I own the penon 10th, Tsmr X and a Fan 3 so I’m pretty excited for this one. Bring the bass man! Let’s hope I made the right choice by canceling the Isn ebc80. I own a Pilgram Noir and I hear it’s not far off from the ebc80, that was my other reason for going Archangel. Fingers crossed!
I think you will be happily rewarded! Let us know what you think!So I canceled the ebc80 order and decided to get the Archangel. I’ve had my eyes on the Shock for a long time so I really hope this blind buy works out for me. The ebc80 I ordered was cancelled because I would have to order an additional cable because the included one is…… let’s face it not great. With the archangel and don’t feel like I need to change cables. I own the penon 10th, Tsmr X and a Fan 3 so I’m pretty excited for this one. Bring the bass man! Let’s hope I made the right choice by canceling the Isn ebc80. I own a Pilgram Noir and I hear it’s not far off from the ebc80, that was my other reason for going Archangel. Fingers crossed!
