Buckbrick
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cheap cheap only, hoot lor..
Lol yeah. Bought It. Will listen and see if Zen 2 is worth getting too.
cheap cheap only, hoot lor..
Hello all!
Eh, anyone know where i can get balanced 2.5mm 2 pin cables ah?
Just got a Onkyo DPX1 and i wanna run my Oriolus balanced....
E1
Stereo
Jaben
Treoo
ConnectIT
Null audio
Audio sanctuary
Wanna fast no waiting needed, try to search from carousell will do
E1
Stereo
Jaben
Treoo
ConnectIT
Null audio
Audio sanctuary
Wanna fast no waiting needed, try to search from carousell will do
Don't know of a local store called Audio Sanctuary ard here, but I believe it might have been a mistyped typo earlier by obichacha, he prolly meant Music Sanctuary store instead.
@3SG_NS_Wong: Hey Sergeant, just gonna throw you a few cable choices w/2.5mm balanced jack options. You can go Music Sanctuary and check out their Effect Audio Ares II, it's one of Effect Audio's latest line-up just introduced during May last mth. Composition materials are based on Litz Stranded Copper, with same insulation wire coating as found on their latest Heritage series Leonidas cable. I have demoed their Leonidas cable and compared to my Effect Audio Mars (their flagship cable) before, in terms of usability/ergonomics both Leonidas/Mars series definitely have very little skin-effect/non microphonic properties and is easy to keep/coil away, so Ares Series should be the same too.
The Ares II series definitely won't break a hole in your wallet, and if you are willing to bite for the 8-conductor wire ver it only runs up to SGD 339. I suspect Ares II is your kind of thing because I have been very impressed with Litz Copper-based cables so far, they have the detail/clarity level similar to well-known SPC based cables but seem to be more lushed/smooth in terms of bass/midrange tonal qualities as well. Can also check out PWAudio The Flash SPC series or Effect Audio Eros Hybrid series if you yearn for something that able to provide more treble extension/micro-detailing though, these 2 cables have their fair share of fans and are pretty popular too among HK/Taiwan hobbyists as well from my understanding.
If got moola to splurge, Gootman would say MTL go straight for Effect Audio Mars (great compatibility with the Oriolus as shared with ya prev) or want something that focuses more in terms of speed/dynamics and tonal neutrality, can opt for A&K PEF23 Crystal Cable Next Portable Cable in 2.5mm option, the Crystal Cable Next should already be avail for purchase at either E1PersonalAudio or Treoo locally, but not exactly sure where you can demo/audition this cable though, as demo availability seems to be quite scarce locally atm from my understanding.
The PEF23 Crystal Cable Next cable was more of a blind hoot for me (but I already had their Piccolo Diamond Series in RCA and mini-mini 3.5mm interconnects for pretty awhile...), just bought it during April solely for use with my Oriolus 2nd Gen.
Tbh I will still push the Effect Audio Mars over Crystal Cable Next if vocals are mainly your main thing though, but the Crystal Cable Next does show up quite noticeable sonic advantages over my other cables including the Mars, when it comes down to listening to complexed tracks found in mainly movie scores/ orchestra soundtracks or classicals, for example I do like the Crystal Cable Next pairing with my Oriolus when I am listening to composer works by Nobuo Uematsu/Yoko Kanno/Hans Zimmer for OST scores and Taro Hakase/Yo-Yo Ma/Berlin Philharmonic in terms of classicals.
Sorry for the long WOT, just throwing some cable suggestions along the way since you are looking for a new 2.5mm balanced cable for yr beloved iem. Happy Listening!
actually i was in the vicinity of Tampines today and popped by Connect IT, they had the ALO Tinsel in stock and i thought i would try that out first. Pricing is attractive as well...cables still in the box, will try it out in abit and report back. Thanks bro!
No worries Sergeant Wong! Wow that's pretty fast, you just posted you were searching ard for 2.5mm balanced cable earlier this morning only, then evening time you already went to Connect IT and hooted the ALO Tinsel liao, really ish jin fast hand quick fingers sia.
Anyway congrats on your new cable hoot, and do kindly share and report back how is the synergy pairing with Oriolus next time! Had personally listened to the Tinsel cable by ALO (in 3.5mm SE ver) before paired with the A&K T8ie previously on my LPG setup, I would say it's a pretty decent sounding setup though def not something I would gladly pick over my normal Dita Answer Truth/Oriolus 2nd Gen w/stock cable in terms for listening to vocal pop genres though especially when you consider the ALO Tinsel + A&K T8ie IEM retail pricing after adding up the overall costs.
Cheers!
K10?
Yes I did mine mojo with iPhone all the time.. has creamy amount of SQ there
Are you guys using the apple camera kit with it?
I'm planning to purchase the moon-audio black dragon lightning cable. Really saves the hassle of connecting two cable tgt. Wanna share shipping over?
Mojo to iPhone (Tidal & Spotify) user here too. It is very very good. Truth be told I find the iPhone headphone out to be no slouch either.
Gonna try the Onkyo to my mojo once I get the suitable OTG cable...what iems are u using?
Actually ah, how do u find Spotify quality? Some of the better recorded stuff there really sound excellent on the mojo.