Whilst reading Friday's Daring Fireball blurb on the subject, I surfed to the above table at Heis.de.
oreo cables: ortofon's ec7s x ec8s
Ultrasone IQ and ortofon ec8s
Closely mirroring the fit and finish of their e-Q7/8 series flagship earphones, ortofon’s latest production, a pair of MMCX cabless, are beautiful, if awkward. Beautiful in that they look, and feel, like first-party offerings. They are slim, comfy, mostly free of touch noise, and, aside from the lack of a neck cinch, great for use out and about because they lack spiny memory wire. Awkward in that ortofon don’t sell earphones compatible with them; if you want them, you’ll have to attach them to another maker’s earphone.
Read moreNaked, the PlusSound way
(Anecdote alert): Why are more and more manufacturers dropping memory wire from their IEM cables? Simple. Their bosses wear glasses. They feel the pain. And, being bosses, they know what they want. What do they want? Ear liberty. Spectacle autonomy.
Read moreTRRRS 4,4mm: JEITA's new balanced headphone standard
Phileweb inked four pages (Japanese) about a new, bigger, sleevier balanced headphone standard devised by the Japan Electronics and Information Industries Association. JEITA's reason for further complicating our world? There were too many connectors. Naturally, the world needed a new one. They didn't want to cooperate with extant designs (page 2). 2,5mm and 3,5mm were too small and 6,3mm was too large. 4,4mm was just right (page 3).
Read moreA new cable believer feat. Linum cables
The old skeptic in me would have dodged Linum’s Fujiya Avic booth. But thanks in large part to Linum’s booth, that old crotchet sort of bit it(1).
Read moreHeadfi: Estron Linum BAX IEM cables
A great read by, tomscy2000, one of the industry's sanest, and most trustworthy voices. Tom's brand of sanity pushes him toward cables with the least resistance first, ease of use second. Ω's happy with something that feels good. As it happens, Estron's Linum BAX IEM cables appear to bridge the gap.
“The bottom line is that if you are happy with the stock sound of your IEM, but desire a cable that is much lighter and much lower profile, consider the Linum BaX. If you are a stage musician and need a thin, light cable that can blend invisibly with your performance attire, strongly consider the Linum BaX —- this cable really is made for you. It’s strong, it’s featherlight, and it’s nearly invisible.”