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vivi112 t1_j8mwodv wrote

Reply to comment by No_Analysis6187 in I have become a believer in cables by Xane1985

Not sure why you are down-voted. With low-impedance headphones, sonic changes between cables can be more audible. Even headphone show confirmed it lately and it's not first time I see Andromedas mentioned in that context.

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GnT_Man t1_j8n1fg2 wrote

This is natural considering the physics. The lower the impedence, the larger effect the impedence of the cables have on the signal transferred to the headphones.

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cb__360 t1_j8nlrnb wrote

As i know there is a rule, source output 1/8 max impendance of the headphone, where FR does not change. Its something different.

My setup:

WIN PC--> Apple Dongle-->Extension Cable--> Cable X or Y or Z--> Sennheiser ie 600

I hear a difference in all 3 cables, and prefer a cheap 16 core silber platted cable.

And for sure its not some placebo, and i hate the fact i hear a difference, but there is one.

Cant say what changes, and the fact companies selling this very expensive cables cant tell me hard facts like measurements too, makes me believe its not this relevant.

So in the future i will keep an eye on this, but never spend huge money on cables.

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No_Analysis6187 t1_j8n6tln wrote

It's because people lack experience or simply too foolhardy to admit that cable can change sound. Like they said, "ignorance is bliss."

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dongas420 t1_j8pqaky wrote

There's been a rising trend of new audiophiles who get all their information from bite-sized YouTube videos and thus don't know any of the exceptions to the basic rules.

IIRC, Andromeda bass drops by something ridiculous like 2 dB per ohm of impedance added. It's been documented and graphed, CA themselves recommend an IEMatch, and big-brain KB tuned at least the original while listening out of a Sony DAP with 1.5 ohm OI. It's nothing you can't simulate with a voltage divider like an IEMatch, EarBuddy, or UE Buffer Jack, though, so the $300 cables are still pretty pointless.

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wijnandsj t1_j8mwwzj wrote

On the one hand there's this, on the other there's the usual avalanche of downvotes if you mention that spotify is lossy

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vivi112 t1_j8mxute wrote

Oh yes, and even this avalanche may be small compared to mentioning that one "three letter" format, lol.

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