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I will contact them direct and see what is going on 
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Wow the man himself replied. Thank you very much that would be greatly appreciated.
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I just have tried the mele with the best cable i have and suspistion is correct the bass and treble extension can go much further that with the stock one.
With the stock cable the bass is like being held back and cannot go to the maximum of what the driver can do.
Same with the high the stock cable feels like it is holding it back but not as much as with the bass.
The set up i am using is as below.
Iem : Mele
Cable : Custom silver gold with 3.5 with mmcx to 2 pin adapter
Dap : Sony Wm1A ( mr walkman mod neutral tuning )
Tips : Jvc spiral dot ++
Can you share the cable link?
I made it from local builder https://www.cypherusaudio.com/. I got most of my mod from him from hd6xx hybrid driver to my full moded cd900st. He uses a oyaide rhodium 3.5 mm plug with oyaide mmcx female. The silver gold cable is from him that he got from excess cable for hd800s that he was making.
Sry for the low res of the picture.
This cable i also use for my hd6xx and my other iem that uses an mmcx connector.
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I have a gold + silver cable, but it changed nothing so I was curious.
I wish you can try this set up with me. I have a b test both cable on multiple genre and it sounded better with silver gold. Also got another reviewer that approves the mele.
Mele vs TC-01
Itās not that I hate Mele not at all I just think TC-01 overall better iem for my tastes and needs. Both cost 50-ish bucks and are from the same manufacturer.
When first played Mele I didnāt like it at all, maybe because my ears are used to brighter iems. Potential was there but not for me. I already decided to give them away to a friend. Then I figured lets swap the cable and tips to the same ones I use on TC-01 and these being Nicehck 16 core copper āeagleā and KZ starline tips. Things improved greatly mostly because of tips, Starlines are differently shaped and longer than the stock ones giving excellent bass response and extending upper region because they put driver further away from the ear. Now with the same cable and tips I think Mele is very good, I can listen to it all day. But for pure fun and enjoyment TC-01 are unmatched in $50 range, IMO everything sounds fantastic from EDM to rock and metal.
Iām writing this because I think TC-01 is very underrated. Currently there is a huge hype for Mele, they are very similar but TC-01 offers much more IMO.
Now go and try TC-01 you will be surprised.
Mele pros
- nicer shells
- slightly better, nicer looking cable
- safer tuning for masses
TC-01 pros
- better (imo) tuning past 2k, just more enegetitic presentation, more fun on both ends especially in high mids and treble region.
- smaller, more comfortable shells, better for side-sleepers
- adequate size carrying case, small and just perfect compared to oversized Mele case.
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You might wanna try remove the stock mesh carefully, it can be reversed. Increases treble which seems to suit you.
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Removing the mesh makes them sound radio-like and it can peak drastically at 2 and 4khz. If you know how to eq, you can fix it, my set sounds way better like this than stock, at least for my library and ears
I donāt like meshless Mele. I use Tanyaās Mesh on it atm. But could be useful to that guy, since he needs a lot of treble it seems.
EDIT: For clarification (keep in mind placebo effect), to my ears Tanyaās > Stockās >>>> Meshless.
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Okay, Iāve had the Mele for a while now and it definitely gets its fair share of use. Iāll still take the VK4 over the Mele for general use, and especially for more complex music like metal and orchestral, but the Mele really excels with Rock and Blues music. I really donāt know if the VK4 was just a happy tuning accident or if some mysterious genius at QKZ convinced management to give him or her free rein, but it works! As for Mele, @hawaiibadboy clearly tuned this thing for enjoying his kind of music, and he nailed it.
By contrast, I just tried out the 7Hz Timeless. Technically, that set mops the floor with Mele, but like so much of the stuff Iāve owned (cough Andromeda cough) it either wasnāt tuned for enjoying music, was tuned to hit some academic concept of āneutralā (what Iād call lowest common denominator tuning), or was tuned for enjoying some super-obscure genre that doesnāt make it into my eclectic rotation.
Whether itās Tripowin x BGGAR, Moondrop x Crinacle or what have you, I think the future of quality hifi lies in deliberately tuned products from respected ears. Hereās hoping for more of them in the future.
EDIT - I totally forgot to mention that listening to Back Door Slamās Roll Away inspired me to write this.
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Words inspired by music are the most enjoyable to read 
Zpoltās review on Mele:
The mele is funky!
Makes me what to clap my hands
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That is a dope trackā¦and I f****** love vinyl 
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