NICEHCK 4N Litz OCC Copper Earphone Cable Review – Another Brick In The Wall
Pros — Excellent build, haptic, and looks; rugged; very light.
Cons — Not the most pliable design.
INTRODUCTION
NICEHCK 4N Litz OCC Copper Earphone Cable: in the last few years, third-party earphone cables have been a desirable asset for listeners and sellers (!) alike. I was recently talked into reviewing a few budget cables – and will retire from this duty in the near future as it is difficult to make universally valid statements on cable sound. there is no established physical relationship between wire material/structure and sound. Sonic quality is not measurable. Sonic differences between cables vary between earphones and it takes some cable rolling to find the right one in each case. I have always recommended a selection of budget cables of different materials (silver, silver-plated copper, pure copper etc.) for everybody’s toolbox. This NICEHCK 4N Litz OCC Copper Earphone Cable: cable can be a budget addition to your cable collection.
SPECIFICATIONS
Product Name: NICEHCK 4N Litz OCC Copper Earphone Cable
Wire Material/Conductor: 4N Litz UPOCC copper (purity 99.99%)
Internal Core Structure: Litz
Number Of Cores: 0.1*10 each strand
Skin Material: PVC
Insulating Material: Polyurethane
Length: 1.25 m ± 3 cm
Solder: WBT containing silver
Impedance:< Ω
Inductance: 0.4 uG/ft
Propagation Delay: 80% speed of light
Plug Types: straight 3.5 /2.5 /4.4mm
Plug Material: aluminum alloy
Spitter Material: aluminum alloy
Connector: MMCX/0.78mm 2Pin/QDC 2Pin
Tested at: $17-19
Purchase Link: NiceHCK Audio Store
PHYSICAL THINGS AND USABILITY
TECHNOLOGY
The important technologies used in the NiceHCK Blocc 4N UPOCC Copper Litz Cable are UPOCC (material) and Litz (internal cable structure). You may have come across these terms before, but, like me, do not remember the details. OCC stands for “Ohno Continuous Casting”. It refers to a method of copper refining developed and patented by Professor Ohno of the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan. UP stands for “Ultra Pure”. The process results in essentially oxygen free pure copper, which has ultra-low impedance that results in rapid signal transmission. And the lack of impurities makes the material corrosion resistant.
The “N” number in 4N refers to degree of copper purity. 4 refers to four nines as in 99.99% pure copper (5N would mean 99.999% and so on).
Litz is a special type of multistrand cable designed to reduce skin and proximity effect losses in conducturs below 1 MHz. It consists of many thin wire strands, individually insulated and twisted or woven together, following one of several carefully prescribed patterns frequently involving several levels (groups of twisted wires are twisted together, etc.). The result of these winding patterns is to equalize the proportion of the overall length over which each strand is at the outside of the conductor. This has the effect of distributing the current equally among the wire strands, reducing the resistance.
HAPTIC & BUILD
The NICEHCK 4N Litz OCC Copper Earphone Cable is exceptionally light in comparison to others. It is also comparatively (PVC)) stiff when bending and of medium hardness between my fingers. And it is rather loosely braided. Certainly not the most pliable one – but extremely resistant/less prone to tangling. The connectors are of good quality and pretty much standard across companies in this price class.
COMFORT
The NICEHCK 4N Litz OCC Copper Earphone Cable is reasonably comfortable. The tension of the memory wires is again standard in this class, and the cable itself is a bit lighter but also stiffer than the budget competition.
NOISE TRANSMISSION
None. Very good.
COMPATIBILITY
The NICEHCK 4N Litz OCC Copper Earphone Cable is available with all possible connectors: 3.5mm/2.5mm/4.4mm MMCX/NX7/QDC/0.78 2Pin
JEWELRY EFFECT/LOOKS
The loose braiding and shiny copper appearance makes this cable look a bit inconspicuous in comparison. The PVC is rather “ordinary” and probably not the. The PVC material is extremely dirt and greaseresistant.
SOUND: REFINING SNAKE OIL
Try it out yourself.
CONCLUDING REMARKS
The NICEHCK LitzOCC 4N Litz OCC Copper Earphone Cable: another budget cable that presumably works as well for you as it did for me. It is just another stone in the wall of anyone’s cable collection. I advise to spend money on a number of budget cables rather than on a single expensive one – at least in the early stages of this hobby. There is always time to upgrade based on experience gained with these.
Until next time…keep on listening!
DISCLAIMER
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