Guys, I just bought an used copper cable 4.4 balanced yesterday. New price $50, bought at $25. Can’t stop listen it for 4-5 hours last night. The sound improved! Significantly on wider soundstage. It is a discontinued cable, but u guys can check out info here. 768 wires VS 96 wires on stock cable FiiO LC3.5B ! [https://shopee.com.my/Hillaudio-CU-PRO-Pure-OCC-Copper-IEM-Upgrade-Cable-i.6548893.2612727359]
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More dynamics, better imaging. Just a little bit warmer (now I know previously I actually feels fatigue a bit due to brighter sound, I thought it was the eartips)…the only con is the thick looks, like a python on my tummy. My officemates (normal earphone people) will be shocked seeing it later.
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Hours of tuning, I found out the sound gets more dynamics with max phone volume (combo with FiiO Q3) VS lower phone vol. Compared using youtube dolby atmos video.
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Turning on gain mode on FiiO Q3 also gives more clarity, eliminates little noise maybe?. Tested on few vocal focused songs.
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I understand some people said it may be because of increased volume. But it is not! I even lowered volume than my normal level, still can hear sound improvement. 4.4 balanced makes volume about 5% more only for my case
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Now my $123 FiiO FH3 has become an $200 IEM. LOL! Thanks guys for all the knowledge.
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