Sound Impressions
I’ve used a Luxury & Precision E7 in hi-gain mode with an assortment of IEMs to test the Pyramid.
Here’s the Tidal playlist I use to evaluate audio gear.
Pyramid is a 4 wire Type 9 litz cable with a massive 588 cores, constructed from (are you ready for this?) gold-copper alloy, pure silver, silver plated copper-silver alloy, silver plated single crystal copper, and high-purity Furukawa copper.
This fascinating mix of materials may explain why Pyramid sounds so uniquely impressive.
Pyramid strongly enhances the technical performance of every IEM I attach it to which is no surprise, since many cheap silver-plated cables do the same to a lesser extent, but Pyramid does it without negatively impacting tonality – there’s no metallic midrange or brittle treble here, instead Pyramid has a lovely smooth, rich tonality that pervades the presentation.
Bass
A relatively difficult area for cables to improve, I do generally notice bass tightening up with slightly more rumble as well. I find bass improvements can be fairly IEM-dependent, some improve more than others.
Midrange
Don’t expect Pyramid to inject added warmth into the midrange, but it doesn’t seem to suck any out either. Nor does it bring the midrange forward, which is nice for IEMs that are already slightly aggressive.
Treble
There’s a slight treble boost here that’s very tastefully done, but not enough that I’d label this cable bright. If anything it’s fairly neutral across most frequencies.
Technical Performance
Pyramid’s standout attribute is the way it dramatically enhances the background blackness of IEMs, which has several effects.
Firstly it improves instrument separation and imaging as impressively as any cable I’ve heard under $1000, which makes individual notes pop out in space with large amounts of inky blackness around them.
With each instrument rendered more distinctly, the net effect is resolution goes up across the board which means picking up subtle nuances becomes a lot more effortless.
This is also a very dynamic sounding cable, and soundstage expansion is also impressive – on par with many large 8 wire cables tried, though width seems to be boosted more so than depth.
Page 1 – Introduction, Packaging, Ergonomics & Build Quality
Page 2 – Sound Impressions
Page 3 – IEM Comparisons
Page 4 – Cable Comparisons
Page 5 – Conclusion
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