Not sure if this is a hot or cold take, but I was thinking about how much I like the HD 600 series cables, love Audeze cables, and loathe Hifiman cables. So yeah, what stock cables do you all think are really good or really bad for whatever reason?
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I think Audeze ,ZMF and Abyss have excellent stock cables . I also think the stock HD-800 cable is also very good but the HD-700 cable is just a tangly mess but solidly made. I have had several HiFiMan cables fail on me . I own 7 HiFiMan headphones and only 4 have a working stock cable. I have had a 6XX cable fail as well but being on the first Drop was sent a longer cable and it is still going.
Yeah Audeze and ZMFs are not bad, but have you seen the stock cables on HarmonicDyne and Timsok headphones?
For IEMs, the best cable I’ve seen so far is on the Dunu Titan S. It is at least on par with some upgrade cables like the Tripowin Sirene/Solstice/Mirage.
The worst cable by far came with the Tripowin Léa. It’s ironic that a company known primarily for their excellent upgrade cables would include such pathetic excuse for a cable with one of their own IEMs, but it really is that bad. It’s honestly worse than if they hadn’t included one at all.
Sennheiser 😭 I have an IE 40 pro iem with proprietary cables thats not on stock anywhere anymore and third party replacement is bad. My ie 400 pro cables after 4 months ripped and with them being acquired by a some company their customer support and website in my country is non-existent. At least the 400’s is popular enough that there are still plenty of authentic replacement cables but my ie 40 pro is bricked. would love to get the 660s but idk if ill push through with this kinds of problems
I like my Denon AH-D5000 cables
Sennheiser IE Pro line has the best behaved cables for me and they’re very soft.
Hifiman goes for the worst can’t imagine any premium brands close.