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gucraftsman copper 6n occ 8c (brown,alo,MV)....136/142..143/143..127/133..130/135..[26.8] (mmcx/2.5mmTRS) use not following the ‘User Guide’ or any additional safety, use, or warnings included in the product materials. If the replacement cable increases the listener’s pleasure, the cost to upgrade becomes far more justifiable. Just approach cable replacement as a tweak. Best case, it should provide improved aesthetics, durability and construction as well as a subtle sound improvement. All audio tweaks should be a small percentage of the cost of the major components of the stereo chain, where the most dramatic changes and improvements to the quality of sound will come from replacing the headphones themselves. My wife grew up in a different country and thus used a different language with different sounds, etc. During a conversation I mentioned the word “pup” and “pop.” She asked me why I repeated myself. I told her I did not. I said the two words again and she couldn’t hear a difference. My daughter, listening in, said she could hear the difference and couldn’t understand why her mother could not. Upon analyzation, it seems during my wife’s growth, she was never exposed to the vowel sounds from “pup” and “pop.” Her brain translates those two sounds as one. An ABX test, unlike a simple blind test, is a test whereby the listener has to listen to a total of three samples, i.e. Sample A, Sample B (known samples to the listener) and Sample X (unknown sample to the listener, which is selected at random from either A or B). The listener would then have to identify X as either A or B. From researchgate.net
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; You have at least what most consider normal human hearing capabilities. If you are unable to hear certain frequency ranges well then obviously you likely will not hear the changes a cable may make. Overall, I am quite satisfied with the meticulous craftsmanship behind these cables and the quality materials Lavricables has chosen. There are many alternatives for SPC and copper cables, but there are not many companies that combine pure silver with high-quality components at this price segment. In my daily life I often run across people who don’t notice much of anything subtle, and so when they listen to music or taste food or judge the image quality of a lens always seem to need aspects like bass and etchy highs, spices and salt, ultra-sharpness etc. strongly accentuated before they notice. If I refer them to the subtleties of a Sylvania 5751 tube or MIT Shotgun cables, or natural flavors, or micro contrast in a lens . . . they fail to see what the fuss is about, whereas for me the subtlest of qualities are the best part of high-end anything. 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.Gu's craftsmanship is what you are paying for - cosmetic and sonic. More on the sonic side of course but also for the hand made "honest yet premium" (honest and premium - tangibly and also sonically) cables! The Lavricables brand was created in 2012 as a hobby by a group of passionate audiophiles. Dissatisfied with the high prices in the audio industry, this group decided to create their own cables. Hailing from Latvia, Lavricables stands out for its use of pure silver wire. Their range of products is remarkable, and they also offer limitless customization options. Their range includes headphone cables, speaker cables, USB cables, interconnects, and more. In this review, we take a closer look at the Master Line headphone upgrade cable from Lavricables. Headphone cable construction also includes the physical aspects of durability and usability. In general, this encompasses:: Like most people who are into audiophile equipment, I’ve heard the “golden” vs “lead” ear arguments many times. After over 50 years of trying various wires I know I can hear a difference in how wires conduct signals. I am also convinced there are people who do not hear differences. Why? If waiting hundreds of hours for a cable’s dielectric to become properly ready to transmit audio seems a bit far-fetched, the process of cryogenically treating cables may be too much for you. It typically consists of applying liquid nitrogen vapor to chill the cable to about -300 degrees Fahrenheit. This is done over many hours (or days) and the cable is slowly allowed to return to room temperature. Photomicrographs of Materials Before and After Cryogenic Treatment from Pearl Audio
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. As I have mentioned earlier in this thread- "Most of the Lightning OTG cables, which have an output of 3.3V 100mA cannot fill the need for portable DACs. 5V 200mA should work well -However, I thought the "ddhifi" is 200mA so it should theoretically work.
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System (as a whole) tuning and synergy. By this I mean how they perceive or feel about what they hear. Cables can be used to add a little HF extension and detail retrieval when paired with overly warm gear like tube gear or dark headphones like Audeze cans. Cables can lower noise floor (allowing one to hear more of what is being veiled). Cables can also effect the system to sound more lush (almost tubey like). Everyone hears differently and has personal tastes or preferences. Cables are one way to help realize the maximum potential from their gear. the wire is enough flexible. it doesn't get tangled, it's not springy, and didn't found noticeable microphonics. If ever there was a topic to avoid discussing with audiophiles, it would be the question of whether high-end cables improve sound reproduction. This includes anything from power cords, to headphone cables, and every wire in between. Cable discussions, all too often, cascade into very passionate for-and-against arguments.
when saw Gu uses the same wires for all their hand-crafted cables, supposed that he chose that wire carefully. so the wire is true 6n occ, as claimed; i still don't know if the wire of silver color version is the same than copper version or it is silver plated copper. about the color of copper variant, i might prefer the orange tone of naked copper, but this moderately shiny light brown is ok. it's between the naked copper and the dark brown we are seeing lately. occ spc 8c (brown,oyde,M).............................107..114..106..125..[31.4] defective (see spoiler) As far as silver wiring goes- if you are going to use precious metals, I'd rather see them used as something to make the 'phones look fancy rather than hide the premium material inside insulation. It makes no difference to actual sound performance as long as your headphone cables are under a few hundred feet long- silver is only 6% more conductive than copper so unless you have a kilometer of cable, you aren't going to find enough difference in conductivity to justify the cost. Silver also oxidizes MUCH faster and more readily than copper, and that can cause a bunch of problems too. I'd rather see the money that would be spent on silver wire go into more premium materials for the earcups, earpads, etc.Strain Relief– the transition from the cable to the rigid connector – intended to prevent load applied to the cable from being transferred to the connection. The Skeptic proclaims that they only have confidence based on proven scientific evidence and testing. The most common evidence cited involves the claim that no one has ever passed a proper ABX test of cables. What is an ABX test? Perhaps the debate should be changed to ‘is it justifiable to upgrade cables?’ This changes it into a personal question. One that you can ask yourself. This divorces the debate from the polarized viewpoints of others and focuses on the value a headphone cable replacement can bring to the individual. The Value of Pleasure
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