General Information
I am not very good at describing my audio experience, but I’ll give it a go.
I was fortunate to be a participant in the Null Audio Cable tour organized by @Barra and here are my impressions of the cables sent out to be auditioned.
Of course, it being the most expensive, I had to try out the Vitesse Silver first. All my comparisons were with my 64 Audio U18t and its stock cable.
Vitesse Silver
The first thing that got my attention with the Vitesse Silver was how smooth and flowing it sounded. The highs had a shimmer to it that just flowed like warm melted butter, and actually had less sibilance than the stock U18t cables. Then what I noticed next was its deep and wide soundstage, it just sounded bigger than the stock cable. Voices had more texture and seemed more natural as well. The Silver was faster with good snap and slam and not just the highs but throughout the frequency range, but yet smoother as said before. Separation and imaging was cleaner with more air around instruments.
Vitesse copper
The Vitesse copper was somewhat similar to the Silver, but less of everything I described above. It had a smaller soundstage, slower with less snap, a little rolled off in the treble and not as smooth and buttery as the Silver. To me it didn’t sound coherent, I’m not sure how else to describe it.
Lune silver plated copper
The Lune was my fav because I actually preferred its signature to the Silver as well as it is at a better price point. It was also not quite as smooth and buttery, but that’s ok with me because it seemed to provide a little more sharpness with more perceived detail and excitement. It, like the Silver, excelled with “air” between instruments, space of the acoustic, slam with good flow. The Lune seemed a little more organic and natural than the Silver to me.
Arete
I don’t have much to say about the Arete. It seemed very similar to the stock cable that comes with the U18t with a small soundstage, less separation, a little rolled off treble, but yet seemed a little harsh compared to the other Tour cables.
U18t Stock cable
As mentioned above, very similar to the Arete.
One thing I did not like about the Null cables was the straight plugs. My preference is for plugs with a 90 degree bend. That seems safer especially when going mobile. With straight plugs it just seems like they stick out more and may be prone to catch on something making it easier to break the plug or the socket they plug into. However, I think you can order cables with 90 degree angle plugs from Null Audio.
After experiencing good after market cables I am struck with how much more enjoyable my IEM’s are with them in the chain, and I am seriously considering buying the Lune. Thanks to Null Audio and @Barra for putting this together and making this tour possible.
I was fortunate to be a participant in the Null Audio Cable tour organized by @Barra and here are my impressions of the cables sent out to be auditioned.
Of course, it being the most expensive, I had to try out the Vitesse Silver first. All my comparisons were with my 64 Audio U18t and its stock cable.
Vitesse Silver
The first thing that got my attention with the Vitesse Silver was how smooth and flowing it sounded. The highs had a shimmer to it that just flowed like warm melted butter, and actually had less sibilance than the stock U18t cables. Then what I noticed next was its deep and wide soundstage, it just sounded bigger than the stock cable. Voices had more texture and seemed more natural as well. The Silver was faster with good snap and slam and not just the highs but throughout the frequency range, but yet smoother as said before. Separation and imaging was cleaner with more air around instruments.
Vitesse copper
The Vitesse copper was somewhat similar to the Silver, but less of everything I described above. It had a smaller soundstage, slower with less snap, a little rolled off in the treble and not as smooth and buttery as the Silver. To me it didn’t sound coherent, I’m not sure how else to describe it.
Lune silver plated copper
The Lune was my fav because I actually preferred its signature to the Silver as well as it is at a better price point. It was also not quite as smooth and buttery, but that’s ok with me because it seemed to provide a little more sharpness with more perceived detail and excitement. It, like the Silver, excelled with “air” between instruments, space of the acoustic, slam with good flow. The Lune seemed a little more organic and natural than the Silver to me.
Arete
I don’t have much to say about the Arete. It seemed very similar to the stock cable that comes with the U18t with a small soundstage, less separation, a little rolled off treble, but yet seemed a little harsh compared to the other Tour cables.
U18t Stock cable
As mentioned above, very similar to the Arete.
One thing I did not like about the Null cables was the straight plugs. My preference is for plugs with a 90 degree bend. That seems safer especially when going mobile. With straight plugs it just seems like they stick out more and may be prone to catch on something making it easier to break the plug or the socket they plug into. However, I think you can order cables with 90 degree angle plugs from Null Audio.
After experiencing good after market cables I am struck with how much more enjoyable my IEM’s are with them in the chain, and I am seriously considering buying the Lune. Thanks to Null Audio and @Barra for putting this together and making this tour possible.
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