NewFantasia 4-pin XLR Balanced Cable 6N OCC Copper Single Crystal Silver Plated Cord Compatible with Hifiman Arya, Sundara, Ananda, HE400SE Headphones 2.1m/6.8ft (4-pin XLR to Dual 3.5mm Version)

I love products like these. Sensibly priced that offer huge performance. The cable I received with my new HiFiman HE6se was defective so I ordered this as a bridge until I receive a new one from HiFiman. I could care less about the name of a product and only care about how it performs. This cable is superbly constructed and sounds as good as any other high end cable I've used. Highly recommended! It's plugged into my Topping A90 amp. Ultra clean, tight, clear.Topping, NewFantasia, HiFiman ...... doesn't smack of audiophile naming smoothness ... but it's all about performance to me .

Only complaint is the lack of flexibility of the plastic dipped wire. It can't really be coiled up, it just springs back to a certain radius.

For a modest price this cable is sturdier and allows for a more open sound stage compared to the stock cables that came with my HiFiMan HE6SE headphones.

I bought the cable for a new pair of Sundara headphones. I wanted a balanced connection out of my Schiit stack.I have only used them a couple of hours and the plugs seem very picky about how they are plugged in to the headphones. A bit too far, not far enough, you get only muted, partial sound. When properly seated in the phones, they sound great but even small head movements can cause them to unseat and screw up the sound.I never had this problem with the stock unbalanced cable so I am leaning toward blaming this on the cable male connections rather than the headphone female connections. I am hoping with a little use this might work itself out.

This balanced cable really opens up the sound of the HiFiMan Arya's. Previously I was listening to the Arya's with the single ended stock cable with the iFi Pro iDSD. I wasn't very impressed as I thought they were overpriced and overhyped. Actually I thought about selling them. On a whim I decided to give this cable a try. I'm glad I did because this balanced cable makes a big difference. The Arya's are now keepers. Now I get the hype!

If you like wasting money on expensive cables, you will hate this. If you need a 4 pin cable to 3.5mm with no high end “audiophile “nonsensical stuff. This will do just fine. My Hifiman Sundara connected to my Topping a30pro works just fine. Dependable and just works. I don’t listen to cable, I listen to music. Need a cable like this? Want to not spend allot. Just get this. It works fine.

I have 5 pairs of this cable. Some don't like it because it is somewhat stiff at first. But with continued use it limbers up nicely. I have a pair of silver and one of copper from an old school cable company. The silver was about $450 and the copper $350. Honestly, the Neofantasia truly sounds better than both of the others. Sonically, it's like having no cable at all because it doesn't choke or mis-shape the music signal. They need a good 10 hours of use before opening up and conveying musical bliss, at least in my system.

Not recommended for usage unless you hate yourself.