ddHifi BC150B Headphone Cable Review
Gears Used for Testing
Hifiman Sundara Closed
Hifiman Sundara
Hifiman Ananda Nano
Earmen Tradutto -> Earmen CH-Amp
Specifications
Conductor:
22.8AWG (Signal +)
24.3AWG (Signal-)
21.5AWG (Shielding)
Cable structure:
$0.08mm 4N Silver + $0.05mm 4N Silver + Ф0.05mm Silver-plated OCC + Ф0.05mm Furukawa Silver-Copper Alloy (Signal+)
Ф0.05mm 5N OCC (Signal-)
Ф0.06mm Silver Plated over OFC (Shielding)
Build Quality
The cable itself is very well built, it is not too stiff or soft, easy to store and brought out from storage. The dual 3.5mm jack as well as the 4.4mm jack is very solid, gold plated for the dual 3.5mm as well as on the 4.4mm, the design somehow has very good ergonomics in my opinion, where the shape of the jack somehow provides a very good grip when you want to unplug it from the headphone or your amp. Very well thought out
Foreword
My review is solely based on what I hear via my equipment and I never consider my reviews to be objective in any way rather a subjective approach. Do take into consideration that everyone’s ear anatomy is not the same, so the psychoacoustics perception might be different as well, but i believe it will not stray too far
Sound Impression
*The cable has been run in for approximately 20-30 hours prior to writing this sound impression.
As ddHifi advertised, the difference or rather perceived upgrade for the soundstage is true to its claim. I paired up the BC150B with Hifiman Sundara Closed, which has a rather small soundstage and a little slow bass performance on a stock cable. Let’s take a look at the breakdown below:
Bass
The bass seems to sound a little faster, tighter and doesn’t sound as woolly as it is with stock cable, cleaner sounding overall
Better extension to my ears
Mids
Mids are slightly forward compared to stock cable
Vocal for both male and female has good texture and weight to it, doesn’t sound thin at all
Treble
Sundara Closed on stock cable, to my ears are slightly warm
Pairing it with the BC150B seems to slightly elevate the treble, specifically the air and presence region, not a lot, but just enough for you to feel the improvement on the soundstage
Detail retrieval is slightly improved as well
Soundstage/Imaging
This is my favourite aspect of the cable, the soundstage is just amazing
The Sundara Closed on stock cable, the soundstage and imaging is just average, lacking depths and height
Pairing the Sundara Closed with BC150B, the improvement is noticeable right away, better depth, width and height perception, very holographic sound, especially when i’m listening to Lana Del Rey’s Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel under Ocean Blvd
Imaging and separation does improve slightly compared to stock cable
Final Thoughts
Cable altering/improving the sound of the transducer is a very controversial topic, there are some who don’t hear any difference and there are those who are like me, who have the ability to perceive the changes/improvement. Do keep in mind that cable will not make a bad sounding headphone sound better, That aside, ddHifi’s BC150B is definitely a worthy investment if you are looking to improve or tweak a certain aspect of your headphone (soundstage,lusher mids and slightly better treble extension), this is the cable for you.
*Received the review sample from ddHifi for the purpose of this review, big thanks to them for the support as always
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