Well the Hart Audio cable, for example, is soft and lovely from the split to the cup. But split down to the jack is a bit stiff, bit of a memory to it, reminds me of a sleeved USB cable for you phone.
I don’t find there’s any memory or stiffness to it tbh. But again, I have limited experience with 3rd party cables. Sorry.
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I think you’d know if it did
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Love it!! Great to hear you love it so much. I agree, and continue to enjoy it as we speak. Just an incredible marvel that anyone missing is under utilizing their headphones by about 50% if not more. I’ve tried every top tier DAC and Amp, and without Danacable Nirvana, they all fail my Utopia and Stellia. Btw, any skeptics should know they offer 30 days return policy, no questions asked. They won me over…so I really want to share their product and story with everyone!
Here are my impressions of the Hifi Hear 16 core cable which I have been evaluating.
The Hifi Hear 16 core silver-plated copper cable is very well made and looks good. It is neatly braided and very supple. The 3.5mm gold-plated plug and colour-coded 2-pin connectors have a carbon fibre effect and the Y-split and chin slider are in black metal. The ear guides are stiff but provide a secure fit around the ear. It comes nicely packaged and includes a velcro cable tie. The 2-pin connectors fitted securely into the sockets on each of the earphones I tested.
Cables can have a significant effect on the sound of an earphone. A copper cable can be used to moderate the sound of a bright IEM and a silver or silver-plated one can help to brighten a darker sounding earphone. The Hifi Hear cable is different. It manages to enhance the sound of an IEM without changing its basic character.
The cable was tested with my Xduoo X20 DAP and a selection of different earphones. The comparisons were made versus the stock cable on each earphone.
On my KZ BA10 there was an improvement in soundstage and imaging was more precise with an increase in detail retrieval. The background was “blacker” which led to a higher resolution.
On the KBEAR Diamond, its exciting V-shaped presentation was enhanced with extra detail and a more balanced sound profile making the V less pronounced.
The CCA CA16’s well-balanced character gained in projection with a slightly more forward balance in the mids. The bass became tighter and more defined.
This Hifi Hear cable is an excellent product. By preserving as much as possible of the original signal it provides a kind of sharpening effect to the sound of any earphone it is used with, as if brought into perfect focus. Of course the improvement will be most noticeable on a higher quality IEM. It is highly recommended.
This sample was provided for review by Sunny at Better Audio US via Amazon.com.
Product link:
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I recently ordered this one as a back up for my Campfire Atlas’s. It is an MMCX connector. Impressions to come later.
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I took a look at the USB cable that Schiit sells for $20 and compared with the one Straightwire sells…
Supposedly these are who makes the onew Schiit sell…and they are $42 from Straightwire!
They look exactly the same…
Great deal from Schiit, and Schiit even states you can save more to buy one from Monoprice!!
I like Schiit!
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This is a cable I bought recently: 7 bucks. 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000067RMY
My USB port is right next to the Focusrite interface. That was a heck of cable management. 
USB cables are more a binary thing: they whether work or not. If they’re faulty you’re gonna hear it quickly, i.e., cuts, pops, etc… YMMV.
Bought a lot of cables from them as well. They have a wide range of options.
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Great deals indeed. I wish the ply was indicated in order to confirm how good of a value this is!
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No AP results to show distortion/tearing after how many wipes? 
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No, but I’m pretty sure there are measurements on ASR
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I have used Markertek several times in the past for custom microphone and TRS instrument cables with Canare Star-Quad, great cables that have lasted a long time. Ordered a couple of additional mic cables from them in the last couple of years and the quality is still there and they are timely.
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Good Afternoon good people, I was hoping to get some suggestions on a good 1/8” to RCA cable. I had planned on ordering from Ghent, until I saw the current shipping times estimated around 5-6 weeks. I need a solid interconnect for my Chord Mojo to my amplifier, hence the 1/8” to RCA.
Before I replaced my Oppo HA-2 with my Schiit stack, I used a Blue Jeans Cable MSA-1 1/8" to RCA for several years to connect to my powered monitors.
https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htm
They are dirt cheap compared to some of the cables being discussed in this thread, but I thought they were great, meaning they didn’t appear to add or subtract anything from the music coming out of my monitors. I like BJC because they are very transparent about the cables and connectors they use, and I feel like I’m just paying for their labor. If you have Amazon Prime, the total cost may be slightly lower due to the free shipping.
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Awesome. Thank you for your recommendation!
True about Blue Jeans. I have some of their IC’s in balanced (up to 10 feet in length) and SE configurations and digital cables too. I also use their Canare 4S11 speaker cables as my one and only.
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Blue jeans cables are amazing. I bought 6 1.5 meter RCA cables a few years back for around 189$.
Beautiful quality. One of my best purchases in audio in terms of value.
LINSOUL Cables from China.
Got this off E-bay for 56$ CAN!!!
Build quality is excellent and the cable PERFECT SURFACE COPPER.
Warm and darkside sounding, however it accentuates the mid bass even more
On my Atlas.
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I can’t recommend the KBEAR cables enough for IEMs. Just got these: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001244034183.html
I also like this cable: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08D67W5SH
The one I got is unbranded, which is nice. No “Yinyoo” branding like in the stock photos.
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Gorgeous. Copper colour but not too much copper coloured. Weathered copper?? Like it.
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