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Has anyone paired their W60 or W40 for that matter, with the OPPO HA-2? Thanks all!
Has anyone paired their W60 or W40 for that matter, with the OPPO HA-2? Thanks all!
I gotta find HA2, somewhere in the boxes. Regarding cable, no need to get two different terminations. Get balanced connection of your choice (dual 3.5mm for PHA-3, right?) and then use an adapter to go from BAL to SE. Lee (@zhibli06) has it for $5: https://www.veclan.com/engappliance_sel_one?eng_ApplianceVo.eac_id=8 (good quality adapters, btw).
With silver wire, if you have bright IEM to begin with, silver conductors can push it toward sibilance. I have tested W-series with both silver plated and pure silver, and never felt the sound to be sibilant. Also, keep in mind, unless it's a very thin wire, for $80 it will not be a pure silver material especially if it's multi-conductor braided cable (I think you are talking about the same seller a few others mentioned, 8-braid pure silver for $80, right?)
So who has been using an aftermarket cable? Of any sorts? I have the opportunity to pick up a pure silver single ended cable for $80, but the seller thinks that it may make the W40's too bright or sibilant? I'm comfortable spending a bit on a cable or two, as in my experience, I am one who finds a rather noticeable difference in in the sound with varying cables. And I plan on getting the W60's so the cables would be working for both sets...Anyhow I am looking to get a single ended as well as a balanced to use with my PHA-3 but wasn't sure as to which material would be best suited for the Westone's..I am looking to add a little clarity and soundstage along with if possible a little oomph in the lower end. Thanks again for all the help from everyone with my questions!
Any interest in selling your Oppo depending on what your opinion is of it? I went to that link and didn't see a balanced to single 3.5? Maybe I am just missing it...Yeah I was thinking that the silver would be a nice compliment to the very laid back signature of the W40/60's. Here is the link of the original posting of the cables I was looking at...http://www.head-fi.org/t/616247/dream-cable-5n-occ-solid-silver-upgrade-cable-for-westone-um2-um3rx-w4r Evidently the maker of the cable is tygamehk09. Thanks for all your help Twister!
I gotta find HA2, somewhere in the boxes. Regarding cable, no need to get two different terminations. Get balanced connection of your choice (dual 3.5mm for PHA-3, right?) and then use an adapter to go from BAL to SE. Lee (@zhibli06) has it for $5: https://www.veclan.com/engappliance_sel_one?eng_ApplianceVo.eac_id=8 (good quality adapters, btw).
With silver wire, if you have bright IEM to begin with, silver conductors can push it toward sibilance. I have tested W-series with both silver plated and pure silver, and never felt the sound to be sibilant. Also, keep in mind, unless it's a very thin wire, for $80 it will not be a pure silver material especially if it's multi-conductor braided cable (I think you are talking about the same seller a few others mentioned, 8-braid pure silver for $80, right?)
Any interest in selling your Oppo depending on what your opinion is of it? I went to that link and didn't see a balanced to single 3.5? Maybe I am just missing it...Yeah I was thinking that the silver would be a nice compliment to the very laid back signature of the W40/60's. Here is the link of the original posting of the cables I was looking at...http://www.head-fi.org/t/616247/dream-cable-5n-occ-solid-silver-upgrade-cable-for-westone-um2-um3rx-w4r Evidently the maker of the cable is tygamehk09. Thanks for all your help Twister!
Just contact Lee, he can make a custom connector for you if it's not listed in there. You can have dual 3.5mm to a single 3.5mm TRS, etc.
The cable you listed, as Law87 pointed out, looks like 2pin connector from their older gen IEMs. It's not mmcx connector, and termination looks like 3.5mm TRS single ended. I thought Sony (PHA-series) amp use dual 3.5mm TRS connectors, like in PONO?
So I was trying to find a pair of headphones that resemble the sound signature of the Westone's....Any recommendations?
what do you mean? he admitted it in the last page, and he pointed out the policy it clearly says original owner.