occ 4c (copper,furt,MV)......................................57/57/ bad 59/59/ bad 53/53/54 64/62/62 [36] Hifiman’s Edition XS has been my favorite headphone since its launch and I listen to it every day, so I’m pretty well acquainted with its sound signature. I’ll be testing the Lavricables Ultimate Line 24 AWG litz cable with the Edition XS. The sample I received uses Lavricables’ own plugs and connectors. The headphone cable costs about 250 USD. Here are the specifications including pretty much everything about the cable; this wire looks like (053). in fact, same colors available (orange+white, red+white, silver..). but brown color version of this cable says it's spc, while brown (053) is copper. the wire is not identical, when you close look at it.

Again, it is difficult to measure the audio improvements of this process and results are anecdotal. Chapter 7: Manufacturer Claims This warranty extends only to personal use & does not extend to any product that has been used for commercial use, rental use, or use that is not intended. There are no warranties other than expressly set forth herein. Expectation bias is often mentioned when talking about the Believer. However, it works both ways. The Believer may expect that a more expensive cable will sound better, and the Skeptic may expect that all cables will sound the same. These expectations lead each group to hear “improvements” or “no difference at all”, depending on their bias, and to dismiss anything that doesn’t fit their own expectations. As long as the cable is functioning properly and can transmit the signal, the science basically boils down to resistance, capacitance and impedance in the wire (and perhaps within the terminations). Resistance in a wire results in loss of all frequencies while inductance causes losses that are proportional to the frequency. Increasing capacitance enough in relation to the damping factor can cause high frequencies to be rolled off. Skin EffectA couple of audio illusions are making the rounds on social media. Do you hear Yanny or Laurel? How about Brainstorm or Green Needle? the pics doesn't reflect true color, because i had to use a warm artificial light when taking the photos. Headphone cable discussions must also include the value of aesthetics. Beautiful cables are like jewellery. Even if they don’t meaningfully impact the sound, they can certainly increase user satisfaction and enjoyment of their headphones. Nicely written. I appreciate your charity towards all perspectives about a subject complicated further by false claims of manufacturers trying to sell products. My go-to IEM on a daily basis is Vision Ears’ VE7. It is a great benchmarking tool with a highly resolving signature and I use it to evaluate gear. I’ll be testing the Lavricables Ultimate 2-pin upgrade cable with the VE7 & several others. The IEM cable costs about 220 USD. Here are the specifications of the 2-pin cable;

i've tested them. xduoo x20 balanced with toneking t4, and zishan dsd ak4495 + ghostaudio miniA1 amp + he400i (single end). The Skin Effect of a conductor describes a phenomenon of propagation in a wire, originally published in 1985 by Professor Malcolm Omar Hawksfort Ph.D, which states that there is an optimal conductor diameter for audio transmission in cables. He found that different frequencies move through the copper wire at different speeds (higher frequency signals travel through the wire faster than lower frequencies).

Yes, Gu is pricier than his competition. Oter stores will offer you something of the same specs for cheaper but Gu will give you the real thing, as promised. On top of that, there's a reason for the Craftsmanship. i've compared frequency response and distortion using different types of wire (same conditions), and the difference, if any, is not noticeable. so no tonal variation. there is an exception of this, when using sensitive balanced armatures (hybrids included) earphones; resistance of the cable is added to output impedance of your source; above 1Ω (total) can alter tonal response noticeably (high frequencies specially). this is another reason to seek for minimal resistance cables. in my experience, i'd aim to cable resistance below 200mΩ (equivalent to 26awg conductor) per signal. Disclaimer by writer Adnan Firoze: This is not an advertisement, but it is definitely a recommendation. Nothing was handed to me for free. I bought these cables with my money and on top of that, I don't even know Gu - who makes these cables but I know that he is probably the best IEM cable maker I have tried - and believe me, I have tried a lot including more expensive cables from Moon Audio, Effect Audio, and ALO Audio. There are a couple of scenarios where I think magic cables affect the sound: One is if you have an especially load-sensitive (ie, "bad") amp, and second, if he cable has bizarre electrical characteristics (one extreme example being the Polk 'Cobra Cables' in the early days of the magic cable era). These apparently had massive amounts of inductance which caused amplifiers to oscillate and, in many cases, blow up. But they looked cool.

Regardless of the type of cable, a cable length has a linear relationship with the resistance on the audio signal. Measurable differences between cables approach zero as the wire gets shorter. A perfect wire would have no measurable resistance, inductance or capacitance. In general, minimizing these three properties, and their impact on impeding the flow of electrons, is the goal of proper cable design.Without measurements to support the descriptions, fuel is added to the debate. Chapter 1: The Spectrum of Belief We’ve covered what may not be real, so let’s move on to the facts. What’s inside headphone cables? Chapter 4: Anatomy of a Headphone Cable Cable anatomy image from Pro Sound Web There is an inexhaustible amount of opinions about the impact on sound quality of every aspect of cable construction and materials. The type of metal, properties of the insulation, shape/size/braid of the conductors, type of solder, etc. are all widely debated! With this many variables, it is no wonder that there is no clear consensus on the best headphone cable.