Eletech Raphael | Copper/Gold Upgrade Cable for IEMs

Eletech Raphael | Copper/Gold Upgrade Cable for IEMs

I have dipped my toe into the iem game the last few years and found myself ingulfed into the hobby. Eletech quickly came into my radar as a no nonsense cable company spawning from effect audio. I have purchased a Raphael for my Noble zkublsi Khan and it is a match made in heaven. If you don't believe in cables and sound changes at the very least the feel of this cable is very premium. The sound is excellent. I feel like the mids are natural. Highs are tamed and sparkly with the Piezo super tweeter. Bass is thumpy and very articulate. I couldn't ask for more from a cable sub 1k. I cannot afford the more expensive Eletech options... but if I could I would get them in a heartbeat.

I have Kann Max connected to my AK zero 2. However, this combination gives noise that I have to use an impedence plug to reduce that, which would influence the sound to some extent.
Luckily, I noticed someone use this cable connected to zero 2 and I decided to give a try. This works! The sound is so clear I will strongly try this cable out. It will not let you disappionted.

I recently got my hands on a second-handed Odin with no cable included, so I began a journey on searching for the right cable for it.

Originally I paired it with one of the custom copper cables from a studio. The transparency and sense of space really stands out for me, and that was the start.

After trying out multiple materials cable I got more understandings on Odins strength and weakness. Odin has two major flawed part (imo) which one of them is the lack of sub bass (maybe it's not called sub bass Im not very sure). Don't get me wrong, Odin has one of the if not the best bass from all iem I heard, it just lack a little bit touch to create a warm and attracting atmosphere. It is the primary reason that Odin sounds fatigue to many.

The second flaw is the lack of warmth in vocals. Sometimes making Odin a little bit dry to my ears. Therefore when looking for cables, I want something that can boost the bass just by a little, and adjust the tone of the vocals.

Didn't expect this cable by a lot. In fact it has significantly smaller radius (25.5awg compared to 19awg) then my og cables. Nevertheless, when the moment I put it on, it suprise me by far. The lacking part of the bass is filled perfectly without being excess, and the vocal did tune towards the direction I want. Overall, my Odin was tuned into a direction that sounds much less fatigue, while maintaining the huge soundstage and incredible details.

There is compensation towards this adjustment as well. The treble of Odin had also turned less crispy, but still smooth as it was. The transparency gets downgraded by a little too, but in return Odin sounds more coherent as well.

Nevertheless, I am still extremely satisfy with this cable, there will almost always be compensation if one try to tune an earphone in specific direction. The only factor that you will need to consider is what type of sound you like and enjoy the most. And this cable suit my taste really well.