Dragon Cables
Silver Dragon Headphone Cable - B-Stock
$475.00 USDSilver Dragon Headphone Cable - Universal (Fits Most)- B-Stock
The Silver Dragon Headphone Cable version 3 is our top-of-the-line and most popular headphone cable. It can improve the listening enjoyment of any high-end headphones, adding detail and energy with a fantastic soundstage. It allows your music to express itself fully, as it removes the veil that stock headphone cables often add. Stock headphone cables are an ends to a means and simply a way to get the signal from A to B without adding cost to the headphone. Adding the Silver Dragon will improve dynamics and definition thanks to the use of the very best of materials. Silver Dragon cables will tighten up and control the lower frequencies of bass-heavy headphones. It is the best option for those looking for a more “resolving” listening experience, or to try to balance out overly warm headphone.
Materials Matter
The Silver Dragon Headphone Cable V3 is a silver conductor-based cable and uses 4 x 99.99998% UP-OCC Stranded Silver 24AWG Teflon insulated stranded conductors. This cable can be customized with various connectors and lengths, so you can be assured of a quality cable that is compatible with your specific headphone needs.
What are B-Stock Dragon Cables?
B-Stock Dragon Cables are gently used audio cables that offer premium quality at a reduced price. These cables have been:
- Used for demonstrations at shows or in our showroom
- Returned by customers within 30 days of purchase (no highly-used customer trade-ins)
- Thoroughly tested and cleaned to our highest standards
Key Features:
- Guaranteed functionality
- May have minor cosmetic imperfections
- Rigorously tested and quality-controlled
- Full 1-year warranty against manufacturing defects on Dragon Cables
- All Sales are Final: No returns accepted on B-Stock Dragon Cables
Experience premium audio quality at a fraction of the cost. Shop our B-Stock Dragon Cables today!
Silver Dragon Sound Signature
The Silver Dragon is the original cable. Silver strands clarify instrument separation, increase soundstage, and find previously lost high and mid-frequency sounds. Transients appear more cohesive and the bass is tighter for a more controlled sound. The detail and clarity of the Silver Dragon make it a perfect match for classical music and other genres with many nuanced instruments.
For more information on finding your signature sound, visit our Sound Signature Guide.
Blue Dragon Cable Design
The Silver Dragon Headphone Cable is our Top of the Line Headphone Cable. It is a silver conductor-based cable and it uses 4 x 99.99998% UP-OCC Stranded Silver 24AWG Teflon insulated stranded conductors. It can improve the listening enjoyment of most high-end headphones, and it has lots of detail, great energy, and a fantastic soundstage with lots of air.
It is a great candidate for Darker Sounding headphones or headphones that have a bloated bottom end. For example, headphones such as the Sennheiser HD650 (a darker/warmer-sounding sounding can) or headphones like the Hifiman HE-500 and the Audeze LCD-2 & LCD3, which are planar magnetic driver headphones and warmer-sounding headphones. The Silver Dragon V3 will add detail and clarity to the top end and provide a cleaner, more transparent sound. With closed headphones such as the Denon AH-D7000 & AH-D5000, the Silver Dragon will tighten up the bottom end and control the bass better.
The Silver Dragon V3 is not a good choice for a thin-sounding headphone like the AKG K701. Nor is it a good choice for a forward-sounding headphone such as the Grado RS-1, which is very much like a studio monitor or an up close and personal sound. However, there are still folks out there who are detail freaks and want to push or tip things more forward, so we have re-cabled both of these examples with the Silver Dragon V3. As Drew explains, it just depends on what you are trying to do and your affinity for sound. Lastly, the Silver Dragon V3 is also a good choice for a phone that has a bloated bottom end like the Ultrasone Pro 900. It will tighten up the bass and make it more defined.
We have improved the Silver Dragons conductor's properties in this Version 3 cable, as these conductors are free from impurities and have virtually no crystal boundaries. The conductors have almost no distortion compared to ordinary silver conductors. Each conductor is made up of a special, varying-sized stranded geometry. The silver strands are mixed with Kevlar strands to reinforce the conductor, making it stronger overall and less prone to failure due to the harsh, constant flexing that headphone cables experience.
Each conductor is encapsulated in a Teflon casing. The conductors are then surrounded by cotton and a thin layer of aluminum foil. It is then protected by a 100% coverage silver-plated copper secondary shield and placed in a polyethylene jacket for further protection. To improve its flexibility, we are no longer using Techflex jacketing as we did with our previous versions.
A variety of connection options are available for your downstream connection, such as the mini plug, RCA, XLR, and a whole host of others. We custom-build these in-house to your connection specifications. The cable can be used in either a single-ended or balanced design. The wire is soldered to a connector using high-quality Cardas silver solder.
Compatible Headphones
For example, the Sennheiser HD600 has long been one of the best headphones for classical music on the high-end headphone market due to its smooth, warm sound signature. The HD600 is not as dark and laid back as the Sennheiser HD650, and so the neutrality of the Blue Dragon V3 is the better fit for the HD600 signature. It is a great cable for a wide variety of music genres.
If you are using a very warm tube amp and a forward headphone, the Blue Dragon is also a good choice to keep the sound signature the same. The Blue Dragon V3 is also the most flexible of the full-size headphone cables and makes a good choice for headphones that use a single entry connection point, like many of the Ultrasone headphones.
Hack Your Headphones
Dragon Cables are an easy do-it-yourself upgrade to your favorite headphones with detachable cables. With a wide array of connection options, a plug-and-play cable is just a few clicks away.
We also offer custom headphone hacks for your hard-wired cans, like many Grado, Sennheiser, or AKG headphones. For more information on custom headphone modifications, visit our Hack Your Headphones portal.
Recommendations
The SD V3 is a great candidate for headphones such as Sennheiser HD650 (a darker/warmer-sounding can) or headphones such as the Hifiman HE-500, HE-6, and the Audeze LCD-2 and LCD3, which are planar magnetic driver headphones and warmer sounding headphones.
We also recently added some specialized "Silver Dragon V3" cables for certain headphone models and brands. See these links for more information:
Silver Dragon Premium Audeze Headphone Cable, Silver Dragon Ultrasone Headphone Cable, and the Silver Dragon Shure Headphone Cable.
Quality You Can Trust
Most stock headphone cables are made of poor, ultra-thin conductors that work as a bottleneck for sound. Poor geometries, no shielding, rubber jackets, and a whole host of other issues in OEM cables can limit the performance of the headphone driver in terms of clarity and definition.
Dragon Cables are handcrafted from quality materials in Moon Audio's headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. All of our cables are created with ultra-pure, single-crystal silver and copper strands and engineered to provide the cleanest, most musical presentation. Our wire is void of impurities and crystalline boundaries, leaving nothing between you and your music.
What is UP-OCC?
UP-OCC stands for Ultra-Pure Ohno Continuous Casting (OCC). This is not a material, but a way of extruding silver and copper to prevent any impurities and fractures in the crystalline structure of the wire. The wire is drawn very slowly to cast as an almost perfect single crystal small-diameter conductor. The resulting purity and the size of the cast wire make a tremendous difference and there is less damage to the near-perfect cast state. We find this UP-OCC process produces a very clean and close to neutral sound in our copper-based and silver-based cables.
Tailored Cables for Any Setup
If you have any questions about the right terminations for your setup, don't hesitate to reach out via our Contact Us page. When purchasing, be sure to fill out the 'List your devices to ensure compatibility' field, as this helps us match your gear with the perfect connection. Whether you're using standard equipment or have a unique configuration, we've got you covered. We specialize in creating custom cables for almost any setup you can imagine. Have a rare or unusual connector? Chances are, we can build exactly what you need. Let us know your requirements, and we’ll take care of the rest.
Pick Your Dragon
Clear | Detailed
- 4 x 24 AWG Teflon-insulated 99.99998% UP-OCC Stranded Silver Conductors
- The Silver Dragon maximizes the amount of detail, clarity, and instrument separation you get from your music.
Warm | Flexible
- 4 x 21.5 AWG Teflon-insulated 99.99998% pure single crystallized UP-OCC pure copper with 7N purity
- The Black Dragon provides a warmer tonality, more musical presentation, and improved bass performance.
Neutral | Uncolored
- 4 x 24 AWG Teflon-insulated 99.99998% pure single crystallized UP-OCC pure copper with 7N purity
- The Blue Dragon adds detail and resolution, improving dynamics without changing the coloration.
For more information on finding your signature sound, visit our Sound Signature Guide.
Press & Reviews
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Cable Design Specifications | |
| Conductors | 4 x 24AWG |
| Material | 99.99998% UP-OCC Silver |
| Construction | Varying Size Stranding |
| Solder | Cardas Silver Solder |
| Shielding | Teflon, Foil, Braided Wire Shield |
| Jacket | Silver Polyethylene |
| Product Features | |
| Application | Fullsize Headphone |
| Sound Signature | Analytical |
| Break-In Time | 80 Hours |
| Warranty Information | |
| Coverage | One-Year Limited Warranty |
| Protection | Against Material or Manufacturing Defects |
