Ha!!! The cable is out of phase! I used it inverted and the sound is exactly the same as the stock cable! I will remove the hook cover so i can bend it the other way and use this cable.
My conviction about cables not affecting the sound remains the same
Oh crap, when i pulled the plastic hook thing out it must have disconnected something inside the right 2pin connector, now there is no sound. This cable was born to go into the trash can…
Funny story: to try to avoid receiving packages during holidays, lee from VE delayed it but had to send something to not get bad ratings on aliexpress. So he sent a monk+ smoke…
You can feel my surprise when i just received these:
@luizgarcia thanks for heads-up on the Kbear Rhyme cable, got one that should arrive this week for my Teas so will definitely check it.
And @Rikudou_Goku great tip on a simple check like that for 2-pin cables, definitely going to check once the kbear turns up. And before I forget, thanks for pointing me to XINHS too way back in your thread (fairly brand new here) - got an 8-core, great cable but didn’t check properly on how chunky and hefty it was. It’s a bit like wrestling a snake so maybe not suited for portability.
I was actually able to use a multimeter to confirm the inversion. Now comes the difficult part, convincing these people they need to send me a new cable
Already exchanging messages since i found out, had to record a video, now they want me to purchase something cheap from their store to pay for shipping because they say shipping would be too expensive for them to send me a new cable!
I say hell no and asked for a full refund, which they are declining. Like, WTH!?
Exactly, even asking me to record 2 videos to prove that i have an IEM which is working fine, and that it does not work with their cable is total BS… And now that i finally convinced them their cable is defective they are giving me a hard time with the replacement, totally unacceptable imo…