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Sep 13, 2022 at 10:40 AM Post #34,966 of 88,602
Sep 13, 2022 at 10:44 AM Post #34,967 of 88,602
A good inexpensive cable for Jewel is the Liquid Links Venom. That is what I am using.
Cheaper still is a DrJuggles cable. He has two different ones. About half the price of the Venom. Should have mine by the end of the month.
I'm actually using DrJuggles Clear Cable. Definitely prefer it over the Venom.

I feel that the Clear cable has been overlooked by many people. Hope to hear your impressions soon! :)
 
Sep 13, 2022 at 10:55 AM Post #34,968 of 88,602
Expensive daps coming out, New AK SP3000 and Hiby RS8.


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Sep 13, 2022 at 11:23 AM Post #34,969 of 88,602
Sorry for the out of focus phone pic, as you can imagine I couldn't be bothered to retake it

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I understand. When such good IEMs sound in my ears and the phone is in my hand, I also become helpless to take pictures.
 
Sep 13, 2022 at 11:34 AM Post #34,972 of 88,602
Sep 13, 2022 at 11:34 AM Post #34,973 of 88,602
Great point Covid shut ins increased the market.
If this closure had not provoked the growth of players, which now become portable only within the confines of the home.
oBravo is just for people that only care about bling.
Can't agree more about oBravo. I have several models and they sound great. But when it comes to their top models, they are very critical of the tips, cable and source.
But I understand such opinions, because few people will do this purposefully.
 
Sep 13, 2022 at 11:50 AM Post #34,975 of 88,602
Wish that would catch on. Even offer different cable choices with different cost adders to make it a one stop shop.
I would actually like if the engineering/sound team listened and designed to certain cables and then offered the 2 or so choices as you stated. I believe Oriolus did that with Traillii, but then never mentioned it was also tested with Orpheus and they preferred it ( I believe @aaf evo found this out).

I realize a manufacturer may have an agreement with a specific cable maker. That is fine, just offer what is best from that manufacturer at a minimum with maybe 2 recommended choices. I dislike cable rolling.
 
Sep 13, 2022 at 11:56 AM Post #34,976 of 88,602
Now there’s a thought.

Survey: What deflowered you into the TOTL realm?

For me it was the OG Solaris.
I followed the strategy of selling everything and buying one much better model when over time I found myself with several IEMs of the same level.
So I bought Andro 2017.
Then Solaris SE.
Then Traillii.
 
Sep 13, 2022 at 11:57 AM Post #34,977 of 88,602
Sep 13, 2022 at 12:00 PM Post #34,978 of 88,602
I would actually like if the engineering/sound team listened and designed to certain cables and then offered the 2 or so choices as you stated. I believe Oriolus did that with Traillii, but then never mentioned it was also tested with Orpheus and they preferred it ( I believe @aaf evo found this out).

I realize a manufacturer may have an agreement with a specific cable maker. That is fine, just offer what is best from that manufacturer at a minimum with maybe 2 recommended choices. I dislike cable rolling.

Yep when I spoke with Oriolus before I blind bought the Orpheus they had stated they tried it with Traillii but the cost to bundle them would have been too expensive.
 
Sep 13, 2022 at 12:07 PM Post #34,980 of 88,602
Ha! Does it have a 4.4mm balanced output? Maybe I missed it, but I did not see that in the description. Tks.

3.5mm SE and both 2.5mm and 4.4mm balanced. Finally :)
 

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