Some time ago, my Etymotic ER4P cable broke and I needed to find a replacement. After some research, I settled on the following: – This cable from EasyDIY seller on AliExpress: An equivalent one could also work. Anyway, this is what I have, and it is flexible, beautiful, very well made and sturdy. Unfortunately, the… » Read the full article
A few months ago I bought a Stax Lambda, but one side of the cable was faulty at the junction section. I gathered the information necessary (thanks to Head-fi’er padam) to shorten the cable (in order to fix it), and I am sharing it. For the Lambda, a hot air gun will be needed to… » Read the full article
In this review I am testing a high quality aftermarket headphone cable, the Dynamique Audio Tempest 2, configured for Hifiman Sundara. The Tempest 2 uses 4 solid-core 7N OFC conductors. Although solid core wires offer the best sound quality, it’s not frequent to find them in headphone cables because of their fragility. To solve… » Read the full article
This is the review of two Dynamique Audio cables, the Shadow 2 interconnects and Shadow 2 power cord. I came across this company (based in UK) and I strongly appreciate the details they provide regarding their design choices. Rather than selling “voodoo” or marketing obscure secrets to audiophiles, everything is explained from an engineering point… » Read the full article
Revelation Audio Labs have been in the market for several years, known for making very high quality cables with solid silver, and at some point, a few years ago, several users reported non-delivered goods and total lack of communications. The same happened to me: five years ago, I bought and reviewed a Revelation Audio Labs… » Read the full article
This is a review for Acoustic Revive USB-1.0SPS twin cable. I have been using this cable with AMR DP-777, one of the most capable sources in revealing the Acoustic Revive special qualities. This pure solid core copper cable is built with a special shielding. Being single core, and because of its structure, the… » Read the full article
The increasing popularity of music streaming services such as Tidal, Spotify, Apple’s new Beats Music, and of network file storages, are increasing demand for a better listening experience. The SOtM iSO-CAT6 and dCBL-CAT6 (respectively, LAN filter and cable) pair offers a combination designed for users who want to build their HiFi systems around network streaming…. » Read the full article
This is my review for the TotalDAC Ethernet cable, which I bought to use with the SOtM sMS-100 network player. The purpose of the TodalDAC Ethernet cable is to take care of the radio-frequency and electro-magnetical interferences that can be picked up and travel through the network lines, degrading or limiting the digital performances in… » Read the full article
My latest acquisition is the filtered USB cable from TotalDac. I have been very interested in this cable and how it would compare with my other favourites, and most specifically with the JCAT from Jplay. The TotalDac usb cable is conceived like a standard looking cable with a metal box in the middle. The box… » Read the full article
The Audiophilleo 1 and 2 latest acquisitions, following Halide Bridge, ART Legato and Stello U3 as high fidelity USB to SPDIF interfaces. I initially bought the Audiophilleo 1 + PurePower upgrade, as I was interested in its high quality digital attenuation. Soon, I also decided I wanted a standard, cheaper Audiophilleo 2 to see to… » Read the full article
