In Reply to: RE: DB-510 posted by Duster on November 17, 2016 at 10:49:58:
Duster, your Shopping in Japan site worked well for me. The DB-510 arrived very quickly and each step of the ordering and shipping process was documented by email. I would certainly trust dealing with those folks in the future.
The cable itself appears to be very well built with solid, well-built connectors and a visible braid shield beneath the UV cut polyurethane outer covering. I like that it has foamed polyethylene insulation, which I like the sound of in analog cables, and a carbon semiconductor layer, which is included with some of the best digital cables on the market. That they use 5N solid silver and two shields is also extremely impressive at the price point.
Unfortunately, I have no hook-up to burn in a BNC cable on my Audiodharma Cable Cooker so in it went totally cold. Although my system is fairly resolving, I tend to hear less differences between digital cables compared to analog cables but the differences are there. You said I should hear,
"a substantially more vivid sonic signature when placed between your server and DAC"
and that is exactly what I hear. There seems to be more resolution, particularly in the higher frequencies, and vocals, particularly female, seem to move forward just a bit. Bass remains solid and dynamic with maybe a bit less bloom. My system retains its core characteristics although with a bit more resolution but it does lose just a touch of that "burnished copper glow" that is a strong characteristic of the sound I enjoy. The DB-510 has added just a bit of "bite" and is perhaps a bit "hot" with the shimmer of high frequencies and it certainly leans more toward neutral than warm. I like the improved resolution and will be even more satisfied if time resolves the "hot" issue, which is minor but noticeable. To be clear, this is my initial impression of the Oyaide cable after only an hour in my system and certainly not a review. My customary approach is to leave the new component/wire/etc. in my system for a while until I am fully used to the sound (usually weeks or longer) and then to replace it with the former component/wire/etc. that was in my system previously. Only after I put the Canare cable back in will I be able to record my final thoughts on what this Oyaide cable does for my system and whether I like the result.
Thanks again for the recommendation.
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