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FOBean
125
Nov 16, 2018
Fellow Audiophiles, I've been doing HQ audio recording for 21+ years now and used to think of different aftermarket cables as snake oil, until I actually bought them and tried them out for myself.
The difference wasn't as big with different microphone cables, but with IEM's, the difference is VERY real, whether you believe it or not!!! I would never spend more than $300-$350 for an MMCX IEM Cable, but I HAVE spent $140 on a Linum G2 Bax MMCX Cable, and around $275 on a Linum G2 SuperBax MMCX Cable (with expedited shipping LoL 😁). There IS a difference, you just have to try it for yourself, and have good enough IEM's to actually hear it!
I have a pair of CA Andromeda and Dorado IEM's, plus a pair of Westone UM Pro 30 (G2) IEM's, and I can EASILY hear a difference with ALL 3 pairs of IEM's when I use the Linum cables vs the stock Westone/Campfire Audio MMCX cables!
In fact, just last night I was listening to my Andromedas and Dorado's to see which of the 3 cables I liked the best with both pairs of IEM's, since I actually had the time to do it (CA Standard Litz MMCX Cable, Linum G2 SuperBax and Bax MMCX cables)! I easily heard a difference between the 3 different cables, and on BOTH pairs of IEM's, the difference was bigger and very drastic IMO!
In the end, I preferred the sound of the Andromedas with the Linum G2 SuperBax and CA Standard Litz cables. They had better low-end than the Linum G2 Bax cable, and a tighter, more defined sound overall!
With the Dorado's, I preferred the Linum G2 Bax MMCX Cable, as well as the CA Standard Litz MMCX Cable. Those had better high-end extension, yet a nice and punchy low-end/bass. The SuperBax made them a little bit too punchy/bassy for my tastes.
Campfire Audio already does an amazing job of finding the best cables for each of their IEM's that they make, and while I would've been completely happy with the stock/Standard CA Litz MMCX cables, I am not the biggest fan of the memory wire that they use, and I often prefer the smaller and more comfortable Linum G2 MMCX cables. Trust me when I say this, there is DEFINITELY an audible difference between the different MMCX Cables. It just depends on the impedance, number of Drivers, sensitivity and overall sound of your IEM's! Although there's definitely a difference, I would still NEVER spend more than $350 on an MMCX Cable. Period. The diminishing return just isn't big enough and I'd rather put the money elsewhere into my portable listening setup and live Audio Recording setups!
Just because you can't hear a difference between the different aftermarket cables with your $50 Tin Audio T2/T2 Pro IEM's, doesn't mean that others DON'T!!! And when I start running my new CA Solaris ($1,500) and Dorado IEM's balanced out of the new Shanling M5s DAP in the future, I'll be spending $300-$350 for the CA/ALO Reference 8 or SXC-8 MMCX cables with a 2.5mm TRRS balanced cable, mainly because the stock CA Litz MMCX Cable sounds awesome, and they use RIGHT ANGLE connector's.
So I'm SURE that I'd be able to hear a difference with the PlusSound aftermarket cables, however they don't have a right angle connector, which is a deal breaker for me!!!
Ajs308
59
Nov 18, 2018
FOBeanThat is a lot of exclamation points!
FOBean
125
Nov 18, 2018
Ajs308Wowza, I guess I did use a lot of them LoL 😁
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