That cable reminds me of my stock Focal cable, which I never use because of the stiffness of its construction.
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if you look closely it is the Focal cable 
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It may be something new - that could be an engineering sample floating around.
Here’s a link that is in Chinese but just let google translate for you. There’s a little bit of chatter of the Aune AR-5000 in the thread.
That Hakugei lucky voice cable has quality issues I had 6 now 3 stopped working the ends spin arround and 1 is wired out of phase acording to the earhook
Yes that’s the one. I do use mine sometimes, cuz of it’s sonic capabilities. But yeah, it’s a very stubborn serpant that just can’t be tamed.
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This amp looks sexy AF - sad that I can’t afford it. I never wanted a tube amp (nor have one) till I saw this one.
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ooof Im glad I dodged that one. Same problem with the purple peace cable?
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Yup , My purple piece earhooks came loose , Joyfull voice ok. Maybe they fixed the quality issues now I bought mine when they first came out.
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Been looking at Tube Amps to purchase next year, I might need to keep an eye on this. I am still leaning towards the Valhalla 2 though.
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Also Moondrop got some stuff coming
https://twitter.com/MoondropLab/status/1702604058144432223/photo/1
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NSYNC reunites to release a new single/
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Kiwi Ears introduces their first planar in-ear monitor (IEM), featuring an in-house 12mm planar driver
In-house? Interesting if true
Bass-Lover’s Dream: Unlike the neutral tonal balance of other Kiwi Ears IEMs, the Melody caters to bass enthusiasts with a tuned emphasis on powerful bass output characteristic of planar drivers.
NOW we’re talking, definitely paying attention to this one.
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Fostex TH616
“FOSTEX TH616 (scheduled to be released on October 28, 2023)”
A limited-edition model with a built-in Biodyna diaphragm driver, featuring a housing machined from high-quality solid black walnut wood that resembles a ray of light.
Price: 154,000 YEN /~980 EUR /±1050 USD
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Interesting. Like the idea and the design and all, but $1000 is still steep for them given the market right now, and when you can grab other Drop-Fostex/Denon/E-MU headphones for half the price at times - and pay more for… just for a little more CNC to open the earcups? I guess they didn’t budge on the price tag their - Fostex being Fostex. One question: Made in Japan? Cuz then I guess the price may make some sense. But the current competition still doesn’t.
PS: Also, I’d like to tease you guys with my Modded E-MU at this point (couple of 3d printing, grills etc., for much lesser, and yes, Open Back does sound better if you were gonna ask) if you don’t mind, at which point, I’ll definitely pass despite how much I love biodyna cans:
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Prices for Fostex headphones went up like crazy!
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Yeah these guys and the Final Audio folks - feel a bit entitled methinks.
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