Silver Dragon IEM Headphone Cable V1

Over the last few years, I have been replacing my audio, usb, lightning, headphone, and in ear monitor cables with Silver Dragon. I got this one to try with a Massdrop/NuForce EDC3 iem with 3 Knowles balanced armatures. I liked the resulting sound better than my Grado 10e, which are now my wife’s Grado 10e.

I have emailed Dan at Periodic Audio about making sure that Drew Baird at Moon Audio gets some of their new connectors as soon as they are released because I wanted to be first in line to get my two favorite dynamic iems, Beryllium (Be) and Carbon (C), fitted for Silver Dragon.

I think the Silver Dragon is a great sonic tonic wherever you wish your music sounded clearer, cleaner, with more detail and less harshness. I tried a Silver Dragon lightning usb cable for my iPhone in my Honda CRV, and cancelled my plans to replace the stock stereo, saving me thousands.

Great cable, fast service for this cable with non standard balanced Sony plug. I have ordered several cables from Drew and company now, always pleased with order.

This is a great product that allows me to access the balanced mode on my Kann music player.

The cable arrived as expected however prior to shipment I requested for the pins to be around 0.76mm so it would be a better fit for my JH13s, but that was not to be as my right iem kept falling off from the cable. Apart from the the finishing is still top notch and sounded great.

Just was wondering how to improve my listening experience to my Noble Audio Kaiser Encore despite of my Hugo II.I checked several sources and I came up with this.Firstly the durability of the cable is impressive, coming to the sound qualty improvement,I was astonished how a cable make such a difference.The soundstage had improved tremendously,just needed to take care about the 2 pin connection,connection to NA is quite tight and needs focus.Last thing to mention is the color of the cable which is the same as my Kaiser Encore.I wonder was it tailor-made or else,whichever, I thank Moon Audio for this.

As advertised. No issues with the product and fast delivery.

Despite the fact that these cables cost as much as a pair of mid-tier audiophile earphones...these definitely take things up a notch...or 10!

Let me first of all point out that the level of customer service is perfect! Communication is amazing, and turnaround is fast! I wanted to burn these in during a business trip, so the guys at Moon were able to expedite the order to get to me before I traveled.

So....WOW!

How I used and tested them? Well started out by using the balanced connection into the new RHA DACAMP, connected to firstly a pair of Noble Audio Djangos...the headphones couldn't handle it, they were clipping out even at lower volumes. Then bringing the DACAMP gain down to low, that problem was resolved and all I heard was a crisp, clear and deep sound taken up 10 notches when compared to the original cable.

Then I hooked the cables up to my new Auduze iSine 20's and the clarity and the sound stage was clear, brilliant, sharp. The bass was still a bit subdued, but the iSines are not designed for bass.

Finally, I hooked up my Ultimate Ears UE18 customs...and just to my iPhone...holy crap they sounded amazing! Previously, even on my iPhone I would have to crank the volume around, or above 3/4s the max volume. WIth the Silver Dragons...half was more than enough, and the clarity...yikes! Oh, did I mention that I picked up the adapter to take the cables down to a 3.5mm minijack connection, so the iPhone connection was a regular balanced connection.

Seriously, the clarity achieved with a simple cable change was beyond words for me. Next step is going to be getting a second Silver Dragon cable for my JH Audio Astell&Kern Angie universal IEMs...which are already booming without any sort of cable upgrade.

Moon Audio, I will definitely be coming back to you guys again!

I had purchased the silver dragon cable and use with 64 audio U6 iem. The cable has brought forth a subtle yet significant difference in the sound. The vocals have more realism and life, overall the clarity has been improved, but its not shrill sounding. Extremely happy with the purchase.

Having gone through a least 4 sets of cables in the past 2 years due to cord failure at the jack connector from other manufacturers led me to my purchase of the Moon Audio Silver Dragon IEM Cable. The side mount and solid construction is impressive and fingers crossed that cord failure might be averted going forward. Sound quality definitely improved by a substantial margin with my JH-16's making for a great sound enhancement to my sound quality investment. Thank you and I look forward to years of maintenance free usage!

It is great in this day and age to see a small self owned business put out such a high quality product that made in America and High Quality are actually synonymous with the excellence that they meant so many years ago. I will buy from no other company for any of my Audiophile needs. If you are looking for that silence that exists in cables under power or should I say that lack of hiss, then Moon Audio is your Company. Kick back and enjoy their excellence.

For my Noble Kaiser 10 IEMs and the cable just gives you more bits!

A worthy upgrade and a must for getting everything from your music!

Excellent!

You can hear the sound improvement in JH16 earphones since second one.

Definitely a recommended product. I am very happy with the purchase. Thank you.

I bought this cable to use it on a Onkyo DP-X1 in balanced mode with Noble K10 and it's one of the best cable I ever heard. It's a bit expensive cause of duty fees (+50 euros) but the Sound is clear and detailed and the soundstage is lightly improved.

This cable is clearly not warm so if you're a bass lover, go on warm IEM or DAP.

A very good point is the balanced angle 2,5 mm connector. Moon Audio is the only company to give this option which is pretty cool for transportation sleeves.

I hear a definite improvement over my stock UM Miracles cable, plus the TRRS makes the ZX2 perform even better.

Better separation, better clarity , better imaging, better sound.

Since this was my first aftermarket cable i was a bit sceptic of potential 'snake oil' territory but the hype is true - this cable really delivers !

Very, very pleased with my purchase , my ZX2+Miracles combo is like a completely new pairing now.

Great job, guys.

I was shocked when I replaced the stock Westone ES60 IEM cord with the silver dragon balanced - amazing upgrade in sound, detail, most everything!

It was so good I ordered another one for my ES5s which had different connection - again, sound opened up, not muddy, etc. Highly recommended.

Just bought a Silver Dragon for my recently acquired 1964 Ears V6S. Must say it's a nice change having a non-braided IEM cable above the split. For me, braided cables invariably begin to unravel above the split, and then it's all downhill from there. Even braided cables not far off the price of the Silver Dragon. I'm hoping the Silver Dragon solves the durability issues I've always found with other IEM cables.

Happy with the quality & value for money of the Silver Dragon, yes, somewhat pricey (particularly if your country's exchange rate automatically makes everything 30% more expensive), but as they say, you get what you pay for and that's certainly the case with the Silver Dragon.

Does it significantly change the sound of the V6S compared to the stock cable ? I honestly can't say (at least not significantly). Maybe a little louder at the same volume (out of a Fiio E12 DIY, which isn't the easiest thing in the world to volume match precisely with its shitty analog volume pot & on/off switch combined) ? But yeah, I can't honestly say it changes the sound significantly, and frankly, I'd be worried if it did. If it does, it's very subtle.

Overall, really happy with the Silver Dragon.

Got the silver dragon cable installed on my Cypher Labs C6iem's today - really wakes them up, Drew's recommendation was spot on.

The C6 iem is a bit dark and bass heavy with the stock cable. The silver dragon iem headphone cable tilts them upward and gives them some air.

Just what I was looking for...

Now that I've spent a couple of weeks living with my Silver Dragons, I'm happy to report that overall I'm VERY pleased with them.

1) Couldn't be easier to work with Drew & Crew. All businesses should take notes, as the entire process (pre-sale questions, order, delivery, tracking) was 100% Painless � as it should be.

2) Yes, using "balanced IEM cabling" (somewhat inaccurate terminology - in my biz "balanced" means "3 conductor +4dBm line level differential" signal interconnection. I believe the more correcterish term might be "discrete"?) that separates the L/R grounds from one another ABSOLUTELY makes an audible difference, in both the apparent LF transient response and the apparent L/R channel separation ("imaging").

3) Yes, the Silvers wire does have a sonic effect ��smoother upper-mids, slightly extended HF and (again) better LF transient response. Tighter, smoother, snappier ��what's not to like?

4) Build Quality overall is quite good. I like the 3.5mm connectors being properly strain-relieved by filling the gap between the heat shrink and cable jacket with some type of solid gookumpucky (glue, epoxy - dunno). Definitely "rock n' roll" spec.

5) Speaking of heat shrink, the only nit I would pick: the heat shrink used for protection/connector ID was perfectly placed on the L ch. 3.5mm � the R ch. was not placed 100% down on the edge of the 3.5mm case. Functionally it matters not. Visually, well � I can be a little OC sometimes (my guys say "VERY OC all of the time") but if I'd been assembling it I'd have done that one over again.

6) This is my first set of IEM cables that aren't equipped with any type of bendable wire support at the IEM plug (just what the hell DO you call those, anyway?). Since I utilize the cables back over my ears (and adjust the "slider" to pull the cables together behind my head) I'm a little concerned with the arrangement and if its putting too much strain on the two teeny tiny IEM pins � but Time Will Tell.

Personal Disclaimer: I am a 59 yr. old "Old Soundman", with 40+ years (gasp!) of live and studio engineering experience. Golden Ears, maybe - extremely well-educated ears for sure. These days I spend a lot of time commissioning large rigs, studio monitor chains and high-end resi systems. My current rig (FutureSonic MG6Pro IEMs, Silver Dragon "balanced" cables and the new Pono Player source) is for sonic reference at work and travel/entertainment, usually while flying.

So There. Your mileage may vary.

I rarely write reviews - I may comment here and there in a forum, but as a rule I just don't usually make it back to a site and leave a review - but I do have to comment about these. I picked up a Pono about two weeks ago and quickly realized I needed to up my headphone game and get something more "audiophile". I could tell the player sounded better, but it wasn't a huge difference with HiRez streaming audio now available.

So first off I got a pair of Fidue A83 IEM's - that was better, still not that 'wow' factor I expected, but better. I knew I wanted to try out balanced mode (heck, until I picked up the Pono I didn't even know that was an option) - so I found Moon and heard good things about the silver dragon's - yep, they're pricey, and if you'd told me a month ago someone would spend that much on a cable I say they had too much money.

Anyhow, ordered on a Sunday night, did two day shipping and they went out on Monday and I had them in my hands yesterday - pretty nice for hand made :)

Swapped out the cable, plugged in to my Pono and changed the setting to balanced mode - OMG, OMG, OMG - where has this been all my life! It's just amazing the sound I'm getting out of these, probably the best upgrade I've made in years. It's like going from a Hifi single speaker from the 60's to full on 7.1 surround.

I think the balanced mode is probably the single most important option on the Pono and I'm soooo glad to have these cables.

I'm really pleased with the sound, quality or the cable, quality of the workmanship (all parts of the cable including Y-splitter, connectors, etc), and even the smooth texture of the cable.

I have used the twisted pair cables a lot, and while the sound is great, they are a little uncomfortable at times --not to mention that they tangle terribly, really annoying.

The Silver Dragon does not tangle, and feels great around the ears.

I bought the Silver dragon V1 IEM cable with 2.5mm 4pole plug for my Noble audio IEM and InEar SD-2.

I have used other 3rd party cables, but this Silver dragon is the best so far in resolution and stage size. ( I use it with my AK120 II and balanced connection.)

I think the 2.5mm plug quality, especially, the contact quality is only a weak point. I hope Moon audio will add better plug option for 2.5mm plug which other 3rd party cable suppliers use (I do not have any contact issue with them).

Drew and Nichole - the Silver Dragon V1 cable is a huge upgrade over the stock JH Audio cable on the JH Audio JH16 IEM's with JH3A amp. The difference in clarity and overall dynamics is astounding.

Also, fantastic job on the design of the custom IEM's; the Black and Silver Dragon logos on the faceplates look awesome. Thanks for working with me to get the design just right. It was well worth it.

It's a pleasure doing business with you both.

I ordered a Silver Dragon IEM cable from Moon Audio for my JH13's. Originally, I ordered it because the JH13's came stock with a silver cable, so I chose the Silver Dragon to be consistent.

I have to say that I am normally not a fan of silver cables. But the Silver Dragon is definitely an exception. It has taken my IEM's to a new level.

After reading Jerry Harvey's comments, I can confirm that I hear what he states as being "a +3db increase in input sensitivity across the entire frequency range."

The most noteworthy improvement to me though is the increased high frequency detail while being less fatiguing. In case you couldn't tell, I highly recommend the Silver Dragon IEM cable.

I would like to give you an update on my JH16 and Moon Audio Silver Dragon V1 IEM headphone cable.

Moon Audio Silver Dragon IEM cable...I was a little worried, that it will be a little microphonics, because is not as soft as original cable. That's not the case at all... once you route the cable properly behind the ears.
I was listening JH16's from 3 sources. Directly from Macbook Pro and iPod classic, then via Fostex HP-P1 and iPod classic. First time I used original cable and listened few songs multiple over and over again, then I
switched the cables to the Moon Audio Silver Dragon.

Believe or not, switching between the cables makes more difference for me than listen iPod with or without Fostex. I never had that feeling before but that sound somehow reminds me when I was young and first heard Revox G36 reel to reel tube tape recorder.

Now if I compare both cables...
BASS on MA about the same level as OEM, cleaner, faster (on OEM has echo like charakteristic), fuller (sounds more analog then digital) MIDS, TREBLE have higher levels than OEM, much cleaner, faster airy, better depth..instruments are more spaced out, you can tell better what instrument is louder and when plays in louder or softer volume, vocals closer to me, you can hear articulation better, better stereo effect HIGH tones..I can hear now what was muted and much cleaner, it creates more stereo effect, now I can hear reverberation of cymbals.

There was even bigger difference after I switched back from Moon Audio to the original JH Audio stock cable, the sound collapsed with the JH stock cable and it was muddy and the bass which bothered me before was back plus the volume clearly dropped down. I definitely love my Moon Audio Silver Dragon V1 IEM headphone cable.

I have owned a set of JH Audio 13 Pro CIEMs for around 6 months now. One of my issues with them was that I could not find a good iPhone cable, without sacrificing sound quality. It occurred to me that most cables made for IEMs were, in fact, afterthoughts. I have literally spent hundreds of $$ trying to get the right cable...

JH Audio sells several "vanilla" cables and also a cable with an iPhone remote+Mic module...but the remote cable was a noticeable downgrade in quality, as were several other cables I tried, including ones from Ultimate Ears and a set from China.

Another issue was that after a few cable swaps, it was very obvious that the actual 2-pin connection into the IEM's themselves was not designed for every other month swapping...

On another search for a good cable I came across the link on JH Audio's site to the silver dragon v1 iem headphone cables, and I found the solution in these adapters and the Moon Audio system.

Now I can leave my JH13's permanently cabled and simply switch out the moon audio iem adapter set, based on whether I am connecting to my Centrance HiFi-M8's balanced RSA output, my iPhone or Fiio 17 mini jack, etc.

I didn't realize it at the time of order either, but a recable with the Silver Dragon v1 iem headphone cable was a huge upgrade in sound quality over the stock (non iPhone, good quality) JHA cable. WOW!

If my CEntrance gets me 100 points better sound than a straight iPhone DAC, then the Moon Audio cable setup, even with the Mini XLR inline, gets me 30 to 50 extra points, Punchier bass and much better imaging.

Wow. I would add that I believe you really want a foot of cable or more for the adapter. A half foot puts the weight of the XLR's too close to the terminations, and that's too much too close.

Now, in addition to this, Drew also does custom stuff, so making me up a custom, high quality cable I can attach an iPhone mic control to is also in the cards.

If you spent over $1,000 on your cans or IEMs, you'd be crazy not to get a Moon Audio v1 iem headphone cable right now... For big audio improvement and fantastic flexibility...Seriously.

Well done, Drew

I am using the cable with my Ultrasone IQ and right out of the box I found it to be a big improvement compared to the factory cable which is not bad but by far not as good as the Silver Dragon. The biggest improvement to me is the sound stage and the clear definition the cable brings to my Ultrasone IQ IEMs.
Even though this cable is no bargain, I believe it is worth the price and I will have a lot of "good music" with it.

I'm use this cable with my JH16. It is every thing better than the original cable from JHA, The high range and middle range perform more clear, more laudly, and more fast. And low range did not be killed, still deep, strong, and fast response. Great one, thanks Drew.

Hey Guys! I just got my Silver Dragon V1 IEM Headphone Cable for my JH16's, and so far they sound amazing! It is well worth the purchase. Thanks again for the amazing product! Cam

Picked up a Peachtree Deepblue Bluetooth speaker in late July 2013 - impressive even in Bluetooth. Connected my iPhone -- Rdio, Pandora, etc. -- with an HRT istreamer that I use in the office. There was some improvement but not what I thought it could produce. So, just before heading out on vacation, I ordered the Moon Audio's Silver Dragon IEM cable. Ran it for 24 hours. With the Silver Dragon, the stage depth, mid-range, and bass and upper frequencies were substantially improved. However, there was some splashy upper frequency detail. Ran the system frequently over a two week period while on vacation and it finally broke in. Now this Peachtree-HRT-Silver Dragon system is not equivalent to my Rowland pre-amp-Rowland mono blocs-Basis-Avalon system but an impressively musical and pleasantly detailed system for a reading or other room. The Silver Dragon V1 IEM headphone cable brings it all together.

After a lot of research, I ordered the Silver Dragon V1 IEM cable last week for my Westone earphones, and the cable arrived today. Initially, I was surprised by the awesome customer service prior to my order. I just wanted to thank you for the quick turn around time and the absolutely wonderful product. Although playing directly off of an IPod, I could instantly hear the difference compared to the stock cable. This cable is worth every penny! The cable lays perfectly and feels great. Drew, thank you for providing such incredible integrity in a product; not easily found in companies these days.

My first experience with the Silver Dragon IEM cable was with pre-recorded music. I immediately noticed an increase in volume compared to my JH16 Pro's IEM cable. I also noticed a clarity that exposed microscopic details in the mix.

My ultimate experience was an actual gig. The Silver Dragon IEM cable and JH16 Pro combo reproduced all of the tonal variations and dynamics in my signature 6-string bass.

For the first time in a live performance, I was able to hear all of the subtle nuances in my playing with 100% clarity and detail.

Drew, I just wanted to tell you how pleased I am with this cable on my new Freqphase JH Audio 13's. The improvement to the clarity of these new phones was only magnified by this cable.
It did so without altering the tonal balance, and added a sense of refinement to the sound.
They are not floppy flexible like some others but they are perfectly manageable and don't tangle or spring back at you when coiled like other cables I've tried.
Well done.

The Silver Dragon IEM cable works flawlessly with my JH16 Pro's whether I'm driving them directly from iPod, from my Ray Samuels SR-71B or from iBasso D12 "Anaconda".
It has flawless tonal balance and really opens up the sound of the JH16 Pro's, giving them almost HD800-like soundstage and fluidity.
I couldn't imagine listening without it. The bass sounds fantastic.