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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My Moondrop Kato cables also had this happen to them. In my case the outer sleeving popped out, pushed against the connector and strained the wires, and then the inner cable sleeving wore out and now the cable looks somewhat like this.

I suggest replacing with a cheaper Tripowin cable, the Grace cable has been pretty good to me so far, but I think a plug with a longer insert might be better.

I've been thinking about making custom iem cables now that I'm comfortable with headphone cables... but sourcing every part in low quantity is pricey.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this normal? The most "extreme" thing I've done is to only have one iem in my hear. That might have put pressure on the cable

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Looks like a poorly made cable. Thank goodness the cable is detachable. You should contact moondrop and have them send you another one. For the price this shouldn't happen without something specific.