Different cables do sound different

I can also attest that with an IEM with very low impedance cables do make a difference, also sources and that´s not even subtle but should be clearly audbile for trained ears.

Many don´t trust in Zeo´s words but his findings with Cadenza 12 also showed that.

He was never a cable believer and almost lost his mind while finding it out during the review of C12.

One of my favourite reviews…peak entertainment :rofl:

Would i spend that much money on a cable though?
Probably not…you can get really good cables (0,3 Ohm) for 50€ from XINHS and IvipQ so why pay premium.

For arround 100€ you´ll get 0,2 Ohm cable from them.

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005007722021254.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.41884ae4HS73IC&mp=1&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005007975215878.html?sourceType=1&spm=a2g0o.wish-manage-home.0.0&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

But of course I´d suggest to start with tip rolling first for the most drastic changes in sound.

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Best sounding IEM cable I’ve heard so far has been the NICEHCK Moon God Furukawa cable. I wanted this to sound like ass because I think it’s damn ugly but it sounds really good. I bought some other nice cables during 11/11, but alas, the ugliest is the best sounding.



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It´s not thaaat ugly, could be worse :smiley:

What other cable did you buy?

Any recs for the cleanest sound presentation? Basically no coloration and well extended shimmery treble?
Oh and it must be lightweigt.

My favourite (sound wise) is this one, but the splitter and chin slider are a bit too heavy, its not heavy per se but enough for me to be annoying :smiling_face_with_tear:
https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005004030428388.html?pdp_npi=4%40dis!EUR!€%20170%2C24!€%2064%2C69!!!1259.17!478.47!%40210385a817348939561756249ea1a3!12000027877806964!sh!DE!703592571!X&spm=a2g0o.store_pc_allItems_or_groupList.new_all_items_2007566790219.1005004030428388&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

This is close second while being very lightweight
https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005006659700799.html?pdp_npi=4%40dis!EUR!€%20143%2C09!€%2064%2C39!!!1058.36!476.26!%40210385a817348941101684390ea1a3!12000037947663683!sh!DE!703592571!X&spm=a2g0o.store_pc_allItems_or_groupList.new_all_items_2007566790219.1005006659700799&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

I got:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004495807511.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008052545883.html

Unfortunately I wouldn’t be able to recommend anything. I’ve had so much new gear recently, there’s only a few anchor points I am familiar enough with that I can compare things to, and I haven’t been doing detailed comparisons. Most of my listening recently has only had part of my attention as I listen while I work. Some changes in sound are obvious though. That Moon God cable for instance; I use Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Take the Power Back’ as I have found Zach’s vocals to be a little hot on some gear; the Moon God cable smoothed that right out. That track is also good to discern masking as the kick drum and bass guitar easily blend into one on that track, unless your chain is well-synergised. That cable did a good job of that, too. This latter point was a marginal improvement and could be placebo; as I mentioned, a lot of my listening at the moment doesn’t get 100 % of my attention.

I’d be comfortable recommending the Moon God as a “good sounding cable” but wouldn’t want to claim anything specific past that without spending some serious sessions assessing it.

Unfortunately, I don’t care about cable weight so I wouldn’t say any of these are light. But they are all at least comfortable to use.

Great track, it´s also in my test playlist :slight_smile:

no problem, i just texted my friends at XINHS and IvipQ to ask them this specific question, didn´t annoy them in a while :smiley:

I highly recommend this one for Cadenza
Sonically but also optically…but again a bit too heavy for my taste.

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005001738547397.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.586.1ec85c5f05E20l&gatewayAdapt=glo2deu

It´s so hard to resell all these cables…I think about creating a cable rolling thread where people can trade cables I am sure quite a few of us have way too many cables lying around :see_no_evil:

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I ended up ordering ivipQ-190 and get it customized with the black and carbon hardware of ivipQ-199… might turn out really nice
Hope it won’t be too heavy though :see_no_evil:


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Anybody ever heard of this factory before?
They seem to have very Low impedance cables for the lowest prices I have seen so far

0,16Ω :fire:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EvFEO6k

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Looks like a XINHS wire and their cables measure around that.

Majority of the cables I have measured are in that range.

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Wait what, you bought all these cables to measure them? great work :star_struck:

tbh I don´t understand why some cables are advertised with a low impedance while others are even lower and much cheaper and no information is to be found

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that cable page is done by me and @paulwasabii, although I havent updated it in years so it is carried by paul nowadays.

Its extremely rare for cables to have their impedances specified.

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Speaking of cables… NiceHCK AceOrpheus with the lower jacket removed. Nobody wanted to buy it so I figured why not. I was wondering what was under there. I am keeping it now because I think it looks much better and isn’t as bulky feeling.

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looking for a cable for my new to me beyer T1.2’s since most of my cables don’t fit it (and maybe for some other HP’s while I’m at it lol).
considering vikingweave but wondering what other nice cables people like.
coming from mostly Hart Audio and a some other randoms.

Hart Audio will always be my recommendation for recabling headphones. Their modular system is so easy and flexible.

Nullaudio comes to mind, esthetically i really like their cables but never tried one.

I have good experience with Cosmic Cables ‘Mercury’ OCC Silver. Not crazy money but excellent sounding. Forza cables often get recommended to me by various people who have a lot of experience; again, reasonable money. Forza cryo some of their cables and to my ears, that’s worth paying for.

The last HP cable I bought was from Audiophile Ninja. It’s a great cable, I’m very happy with it.

think I would’ve gone with periapt if their 4.4 modulars had come out a couple years sooner I don’t like having to fiddle with the mini xlr hart uses lol but def better than most stock cables.

had one for a sundara back in the day lol thought it was a bit too stiff and microphonic but it’s been a while.

like the look of their Epsilon! and has a option for T1 dang tempting

was looking into them a bit after I saw a headfi listing, tempting for my DCA E3 and HE1000…

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It’s true, they are substantial. That is what I love about them; it’s got a pro, old school sort of feel to it! I have a 10 footer on the XS for the bedroom system and a 7 footer for the HD660 S for the desktop system.

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3 Forza cables sitting in cart for $800… yeahhhh maybe 2 in a couple paychecks :joy:

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