Effect Audio Ares S | Copper IEM Upgrade Cable

ARES S + IE 600

It’s disappointing to see that, despite the high price, the ARES S cable uses plastic components, such as the cable splitter and chin slider, which undermine the premium feel one would expect at this price point

One of the finest cables I’ve bought thus far. Great quality, great feel and the 4.4 feels dense and stiff.

Great sound, but there are issues!

I usually don’t spend more than $20 to $40 on upgrade cables, so the Effect Audio Ares was disappointing when I had to kind of jiggle it around to get both channels operating without dropouts or interference. Applying a drop of DeoxIT D100L to the 4.4 plug seems to have helped but also the chin cinch is very loose and almost useless. Happily the cable sounds wonderful when working as designed, but having these problems at the price was not something I expected. Probably going to pass on Effect Audio products in the future, sadly. Shipment from Bloom Audio was same day as usual; if the DeoxIT turns out not to have done the trick I’ll be testing Bloom’s return policy for the first time.