After all the TOTL CIEM tours I have hosted, I have only once seen a stock cable that matches the quality of the featured TOTL CIEM regardless of price. Some are garbage, some are good enough, but none seem to be premium enough to leave as is. The cable look can make or break the experience. There are a few notable exceptions that offer multiple connectors to fit our assortment of connection needs - thank you DITA - but mostly there is only a 3.5mm option that will not work with our balanced Sony/AK DAPs to hear our toys at their best. Of course, many swear by the improved SQ or signature tuning that premium cables offer. For all these reasons and more, premium cables become an obvious question after a TOTL CIEM purchase.
To see what an upgrade cable can do for our new CIEMs purchases, Null Audio has graciously offered to provide a compelling tour kit that tour members can audition.
US Premium IEM Cable Tour, Featuring:
Null Audio is providing us with a nice full range of cables terminated in balanced AK2.5 with a 3.5mm and a 4.4mm adaptor so we can listen to all our gear. Even better, they are in both 2pin and mmcx so every CIEM option is covered. The Vitesse is even cryo treated so I am expecting great things.
Cables:
Vitesse Silver
Vitesse Cryo 7N CGOCC-A Pure Silver Earphone Cable utilizes the specially made 7N purity CGOCC-A silver wires with a gauge of 23AWG and an amazing 148 strands of a fine silver conductor. It is 8 wire braided to minimize cross interference and insulated with ultra flexible silicone sleeve.
Vitesse Series Earphone Cable utilizes a special type of metal conductors, which are Crystallized Grown by Ohno Continuous Casting Processed and then Critical Temperature Annealed. The wiring underwent cryogenic treatment to further reduce residual stress, resistance and enhance music signal transmission.
The special processed metal conductor has a single crystal structure. The process re-heats the extrusion in the crystal structure as the molten metal is forced out of the mold and very slowly and gradually draws the grain or crystal down the conductor's length, creating a 'single crystal structure'. The improvement is significant, with almost no crystal boundaries, the audio signal is no longer impeded down the wire and resulting in much less signal distortion and decay. More information and detail is delivered as much as original to the receiving equipment.
The percentage reduction of area on our cable is increased by 414% and elongation characteristic is improved by 239%. Resistivity on our cable is 31.7% less than regular process wire, the gas impurity is reduced to 5ppm(O2) and 0.25ppm(H2), which significantly reduces signal attenuation and helps a faithful transmission of the signal.
Vitesse Copper
Vitesse Cryo 7N CGOCC-A Copper Earphone Cable utilizes the specially made 7N purity CGOCC-A wires with a gauge of 23AWG and an amazing 144 strands of fine copper conductor. It is 8 wire braided to minimize cross interference and insulated with ultra flexible silicone sleeve.
Vitesse Series Earphone Cable utilizes a special type of metal conductors, which are Crystallized Grown by Ohno Continuous Casting processed and then Critical Temperature Annealed. The wiring underwent cryogenic treatment to further reduce residual stress, resistance and enhance music signal transmission.
The special processed metal conductor has a single crystal structure. The process re-heats the extrusion in the crystal structure as the molten metal is forced out of the mold and very slowly and gradually draws the grain or crystal down the conductor's length, creating a 'single crystal structure'. The improvement is significant, with almost no crystal boundaries, the audio signal is no longer impeded down the wire and resulting in much less signal distortion and decay. More information and detail is delivered as much as original to the receiving equipment.
The percentage reduction of area on our cable is increased by 414% and elongation characteristic is improved by 239%. Resistivity on our cable is 31.7% less than regular process wire, the gas impurity is reduced to 5ppm(O2) and 0.25ppm(H2), which significantly reduces signal attenuation and helps a faithful transmission of the signal.
Arete MKIII
The Arete Series MKIII Cable is made of premium grade multi-stranded OCC material conductor. Combined with elastic insulation material, Arete series cable offers the most flexible (when selecting with Nylon sleeve) earphone cable solution on market. The cable itself is quad braided to reduce low range distortion and interference for max performance and offers dynamic and euphonic sound presentation.This cable carries very little memory effect nor microphonics. If you are looking for a cable for extreme comfort and mobile/outdoor usage, this is the best solution for you!
What is changed in the MKIII generation?
Lune MKVI
The Lune utilizes specially made silver wires with chemi-resistant TPE sleeving as high-performance conductors, braided to reduce low range and interference noises. It minimizes transmission phase shifts and distortions while providing immense clarity over the sound realm with better depth, width, image focus and finer low range resolution. The Lune is of extreme lightweight, terminated with high-quality audio connectors. This is a very sharp looking cable and serves as the best IEM replacement cable on market.
What is changed in the MKIV generation?
To see what an upgrade cable can do for our new CIEMs purchases, Null Audio has graciously offered to provide a compelling tour kit that tour members can audition.
US Premium IEM Cable Tour, Featuring:
Null Audio is providing us with a nice full range of cables terminated in balanced AK2.5 with a 3.5mm and a 4.4mm adaptor so we can listen to all our gear. Even better, they are in both 2pin and mmcx so every CIEM option is covered. The Vitesse is even cryo treated so I am expecting great things.
Cables:
- Vitesse Cryo 7N CGOCC, Pure Silver (2pin) - 2.5mm TRRS connector ($399 SGD)
- Vitesse Cryo 7N CGOCC, Pure Silver (mmcx) - 2.5mm TRRS connector ($399 SGD)
- Vitesse Cryo 7N CGOCC, Pure Copper (2pin) - 2.5mm TRRS connector ($249 SGD)
- Vitesse Cryo 7N CGOCC, Pure Copper (mmcx) - 2.5mm TRRS connector ($249 SGD)
- Arete MKIII, OCC Cast 7N 48 Strand Copper (2pin) - 2.5mm TRRS connector ($99 SGD)
- Arete MKIII, OCC Cast 7N 48 Strand Copper (mmcx) - 2.5mm TRRS connector ($99 SGD)
- Lune MKVI, OCC Cast Silver/rare Metal Alloy, Litz 4 (2pin) - 2.5mm TRRS connector ($149 SGD)
- Lune MKVI, OCC Cast Silver/rare Metal Alloy, Litz 4 (mmcx) - 2.5mm TRRS connector ($149 SGD)
- Hyper Short 2.5mm-3.5mm converter ($29.95 SGD)
- Hyper Short 2.5mm-4.4mm converter ($29.95 SGD)
Vitesse Silver
Vitesse Cryo 7N CGOCC-A Pure Silver Earphone Cable utilizes the specially made 7N purity CGOCC-A silver wires with a gauge of 23AWG and an amazing 148 strands of a fine silver conductor. It is 8 wire braided to minimize cross interference and insulated with ultra flexible silicone sleeve.
Vitesse Series Earphone Cable utilizes a special type of metal conductors, which are Crystallized Grown by Ohno Continuous Casting Processed and then Critical Temperature Annealed. The wiring underwent cryogenic treatment to further reduce residual stress, resistance and enhance music signal transmission.
The special processed metal conductor has a single crystal structure. The process re-heats the extrusion in the crystal structure as the molten metal is forced out of the mold and very slowly and gradually draws the grain or crystal down the conductor's length, creating a 'single crystal structure'. The improvement is significant, with almost no crystal boundaries, the audio signal is no longer impeded down the wire and resulting in much less signal distortion and decay. More information and detail is delivered as much as original to the receiving equipment.
The percentage reduction of area on our cable is increased by 414% and elongation characteristic is improved by 239%. Resistivity on our cable is 31.7% less than regular process wire, the gas impurity is reduced to 5ppm(O2) and 0.25ppm(H2), which significantly reduces signal attenuation and helps a faithful transmission of the signal.
Vitesse Copper
Vitesse Cryo 7N CGOCC-A Copper Earphone Cable utilizes the specially made 7N purity CGOCC-A wires with a gauge of 23AWG and an amazing 144 strands of fine copper conductor. It is 8 wire braided to minimize cross interference and insulated with ultra flexible silicone sleeve.
Vitesse Series Earphone Cable utilizes a special type of metal conductors, which are Crystallized Grown by Ohno Continuous Casting processed and then Critical Temperature Annealed. The wiring underwent cryogenic treatment to further reduce residual stress, resistance and enhance music signal transmission.
The special processed metal conductor has a single crystal structure. The process re-heats the extrusion in the crystal structure as the molten metal is forced out of the mold and very slowly and gradually draws the grain or crystal down the conductor's length, creating a 'single crystal structure'. The improvement is significant, with almost no crystal boundaries, the audio signal is no longer impeded down the wire and resulting in much less signal distortion and decay. More information and detail is delivered as much as original to the receiving equipment.
The percentage reduction of area on our cable is increased by 414% and elongation characteristic is improved by 239%. Resistivity on our cable is 31.7% less than regular process wire, the gas impurity is reduced to 5ppm(O2) and 0.25ppm(H2), which significantly reduces signal attenuation and helps a faithful transmission of the signal.
Arete MKIII
The Arete Series MKIII Cable is made of premium grade multi-stranded OCC material conductor. Combined with elastic insulation material, Arete series cable offers the most flexible (when selecting with Nylon sleeve) earphone cable solution on market. The cable itself is quad braided to reduce low range distortion and interference for max performance and offers dynamic and euphonic sound presentation.This cable carries very little memory effect nor microphonics. If you are looking for a cable for extreme comfort and mobile/outdoor usage, this is the best solution for you!
What is changed in the MKIII generation?
- OCC cast 7N copper conductors - total 48 strands per wire
- Ultra-durable TPE insulator, chemical repellant
- Copper bodied IEM connector(For 2PIN/MMCX/A2DC), Y-Splitter, 3.5/2.5mm connectors
Lune MKVI
The Lune utilizes specially made silver wires with chemi-resistant TPE sleeving as high-performance conductors, braided to reduce low range and interference noises. It minimizes transmission phase shifts and distortions while providing immense clarity over the sound realm with better depth, width, image focus and finer low range resolution. The Lune is of extreme lightweight, terminated with high-quality audio connectors. This is a very sharp looking cable and serves as the best IEM replacement cable on market.
What is changed in the MKIV generation?
- OCC cast silver/rare metal alloy conductor, same secret recipe, now OCC cast.
- Litz 4 configured conductors - Four individual 18-strand conductors, total 72 strands per wire, 288 strands per cable.
- Four individual braids surround a center Kevlar reinforcement fibre core for maximum tensile strength and durability
- Ultra clear and durable TPE insulator
- Copper bodied IEM connector(For 2PIN/MMCX/A2DC), Y-Splitter, 3.5/2.5mm connectors
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