Headgear Audio Athena I Silver Earphone Cable

The cable used with a high-end pair of earphones is often an afterthought—especially for those listeners who don’t typically experiment with after-market cables. An experiment gone right, the Headgear Audio Athena I is a legendary entry in the space, courtesy of a meticulous attention to craftsmanship and a truly impressive set of high-end materials. The silver-plated copper cores sport an impressive 36-gauge diameter and have been hand-braided to ensure a quality and a stability that’s hard to recreate with factory-spun cabling. Each conductor has been Teflon-insulated and coated with a see-through finish that shields the cable from interference and looks pretty slick, too. Complementing build quality with versatility, the Athena I comes in a variety of connector and terminations variants: 2.5, 3.5, and 4.4-millimeter jacks and 2-pin or MMCX connectors. That means that no matter what earphones you’re working with, there’s a version for you.