Cables for Audio Mirror Tubadour III

Audio Envy seems to offer two PCs - 2p which is ungrounded, and 3p which is grounded. It sounds like 2p is what they are recommending for DACs, but I'm not sure what all that means or if there's risk involved.

@yyzsantabarbara IIRC your headphones are Meze Empyrean right? What kind of improvement did you notice with the Wywire cables? I have Hifiman Arya and Focal Clears, not as high end as yours but still considered reasonably good performers. I do wonder if it's worth spending extra for non-stock cables. 

Hey @arafiq 
You have some respectable headphones that will scale well.

Just to give you some reference; of my phones my favorites are Beyerdynamic T1 and ZMF Auteur.
My system is just phones, no speakers.

So, I have Ocean Elite 3 connected to my power line conditioner to which all of my components are connected.
It has been a BIG improvement in detail & sound stage.

I just ordered a 2P for my Audio Mirror.
The 3P is safe for any application, so no worries about risk or damage.

You can email them for recommendation.
Audio Envy has a liberal return policy.

I think you will see a positive change in the sound of your system with these power cables & price is reasonable

BTW what do you think of the Curious Cable USB?

Best Regards,
P.B.

@arafiq  I had to look up IIRC, I do have the Empy. My frame of reference is the Empy and a Sennheiser 600 10 years ago. So not much experience with headphones. 

I bough the Empy because a dealer told me to get that instead of the Focal Utopia which he also sells. I bought the Benchmark HPA4 and DAC3B from the same dealer and he said the Empy is great with the HPA4. He was correct. 

I am prone to fatigue with bad sound and I was worried that the Empy would do that as the Sennheiser, which I had to give away. I was very happy to find that the Empy has 0 fatigue even after hours of listening. The Empy is a little dark on top with the stock cable, which is made of copper. It is more than enjoyable but I felt there was some restriction in the sound. I think the lack of fatigue was because of the darkish sound.

After some discussions with guys on Head-fi they steered me to the WyWire Platinum copper cable (on sale 40% off). When I first plugged in the cable I could hear a lot more detail but also got a ton of fatigue. This never happened with the stock cable.

I let the headphones play on the stands for a few days and then listened again to the same album that gave me fatigue (forgot which it was now). After the burn-in I heard the same details but also a more relaxed sound without any fatigue, even after every long hours of listening. There was  a sparkle in things like drums that I was missing with the stock cable.

So these 2 copper cables had a different effect on me and sounded very different. I sent the WyWire cable back to WyWire to get a longer version since they have a buy back program. Great company and cables.

@pastorbob -- did you mean to say 2P is safe for any application, or were you referring to 3P? Based on what I read on the website, it looks like 2P is a better choice for DACs, but I'll certainly reach out to the AE.

So for Curious Cable, right now I don't notice any differences apart from a maybe a bit more bass. Unfortunately, I have been super busy lately and have not been able to burn in the cable yet. It'll probably be a couple of weeks for me to put on 50+ hours, at which point I will share my impressions. But right now, I honestly cannot hear any differences.

BTW, I have never had a power conditioner in any of my systems -- headphone or 2 channel. That's another avenue I still need to explore. Maybe after upgrading ATM3.