PWAudio No.5 MMCX cable

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  1. Bill-P

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    Heavy discount for this cable because the connectors came loose and cut out on my Andromeda from time to time if I do things like yawn while listening to music. (so yeah, the cutout is pretty bad)

    This issue might be specific to my Andro (my left Andro housing has slightly more raised connector compared to the right side, so it's not like my pair is balanced or anything), or it could just be the cable. I have been offered the option of shipping this back to Music Sanctuary in Singapore so they can fix the connectors, but... I'm just so busy these days that the cable has been sitting there for a while. And now I find my Andro sounds "decent" enough with the stock cable and ZX2, so I think I'll stick with that for a while. I still think No.5 is superior in sound and comfort, but I don't think I'll have enough time in the foreseeable future to wait for the cable to be fixed.

    Asking $80 + shipping. Friends only please.

    Update 09/23/2017: I noticed the pin on each side was a bit off center, so I used a tweezer to pushed them toward the center, and then the cable no longer cut out with my Andro, so I'm guessing it's somewhat fixed. But I'll still leave this sale up for about a week in case any friend would like a good deal on this cable. After that, I guess I can just keep it and use it with my iPhone/iPad.
     
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    TRS or TRRS? Might want.
     
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    I had the same problems with my Copper 28 and Andros. I sent them back PW and he swapped the MMCX connectors for his latest units which have a very tight fit and have had no problems since. Whoever ends up with them might consider going through PW directly, since I assume MS would send them to PW in Hong Kong for repair.

    As for provenance, I bought @deafdoorknob's No. 5 and sent them to PW to reinforce the ear hooks with a 2nd layer of heat shrink. He asked me no questions, but I was a previous direct customer.

    If they're going back to PW anyway, he could easily wire them up TRS or TRRS as desired.
     
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    TRS. :(

    I was too cheap to do TRRS. But this + iPhone = me not wanting to mod Andro at all.
     
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    I have both but some cruel twist of fate has me missing my balanced cable after the move
     
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    Damn. Yeah, it's an awesome cable. I really would love to keep it, but... no time to deal with emails and stuffs. I barely have enough time to go on here and post random stuffs every now and then. :(
     
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    Updated first post. I think I fixed the connectors. No more cut out. Currently using this cable to test that out.

    I'll leave the sale up for about a week, still, in case anyone would still like to jump on the deal. If not, I'll just keep the cable. :)
     
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