inputs.text: great value great product - first im frankly surprised people complaining price item next cheapest nonfiio lod could find 30 zn7ii zycable continue upwards ten times srp fiio l9 not mention youre purchasing lod ipod means youve presumably already spent money amp audiophile community fiio reputation making decent products affordable pricesits probably somewhat pertinent dont lot money havent done ab testing cables cant compare wayvalue 5 5 care sound im skeptical effect quality 25 inches cable going overall sound therefor im not willing spend lot money lod theres lot argument subject given price lods cables general theres lot evidence lot people believe difference willing pay perhaps \\golden ears\\ lot high end equipment youd able notice difference dont things reason id rate really great bargainbuild quality rate 45 5 cable much higher quality 3535 connectors come fiio amps much robust connectors strain relief normal use dont foresee l9 wearing time soon said im not opinion quality 25 inches wire really matters im not going comment plus dont real way knowing without dissecting cable points deduction cable seems stiffer would ideal making somewhat difficult pair amp ipodusing fiio e5 switching using headphone lo difference immediately apparent treble detailed brighter bass reaches deeper impact also controlled mids also body clearer plugging headphones directly headphone ipod everything muddy really no comparison using l9 amp however using cheap amp like e5 going drawbacks like amps ability handle current drive headphones without clipping notice using l9 e5 significant amount clipping not tracks switching e11 problem alleviated amp not cable something people aware ofoverall rate fiio l9 5 5 value decent quality immediate obvious improvement sound quality definitely recommended youre looking inexpensive way connect ipod portable amps reaches deeper impact also controlled mids also body clearer plugging headphones directly headphone ipod everything muddy really no comparison using l9 amp however using cheap amp like e5 going drawbacks like amps ability handle current drive headphones without clipping notice using l9 e5 significant amount clipping not tracks switching e11 problem alleviated amp not cable something people aware overall rate fiio l9 5 5 value decent quality immediate obvious improvement sound quality definitely recommended youre looking inexpensive way connect ipod portable amp