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Vanda, built for the Technics EAH-T700: 7N UP-OCC copper, cryogenically treated, 294 strands of 0.03 mm in every conductor, about 24 AWG, under a translucent pale blue jacket that turns lavender over the copper. 4-wire as standard, or 8-wire for twice the copper.
Headphone plug: Dual 3.5 mm (one plug per cup), included in the price. Not your model? Ask us: we cable most headphones on request. The headphone cable finder lists the plug on 489 headphones.
If the cable doesn't fit the headphones you chose, tell us within 30 days of delivery and we'll make a new one free, shipping included.
Vanda
The jacket is pale blue. The copper is copper. Together they turn the colour of an orchid. Vanda is named after Vanda Miss Joaquim, the violet hybrid orchid that is Singapore’s national flower, and is made a few streets from where it grows.
Hú Jī · Singapore’s Orchid
Conductor
In most stranded cable the filaments are bare, each pressed against its neighbours for the whole length of the run. Vanda is laid up differently. Its 294 strands, each 0.03 mm across and each in its own coat of enamel, are gathered in three stages into a multi-stage composite Litz conductor: supple in the hand, and orderly all the way down.

Seven enamelled strands twist into a small bundle.
Seven small bundles twist into a medium bundle.
Six medium bundles, one at the centre and five around it, are rope-laid into the conductor.
Each filament wears its own thin film of enamel, which keeps it electrically apart from its neighbours along the length of the conductor: 294 strands, 294 separate coats. The film is slight enough that strands this fine need nothing heavier, and it helps the conductor hold its intended geometry through repeated flexing.
The construction comes from Litz wire, devised to govern how current spreads through a conductor at high frequency. Those gains lie mostly above the audible range, and we claim no more for them than that. What the architecture gives Vanda is structure: a very fine, very flexible conductor that stays in order.
The copper is 7N, 99.99999% nominal purity, formed by Ohno continuous casting into long crystals with fewer grain boundaries than conventional casting leaves, then cryogenically treated to relieve residual stress. Purity is only the starting point; geometry, enamel and termination do the rest.
Together the strands make 0.21 mm² of copper per conductor. Against a 26 AWG conductor of the same material and length, that is some 60% more copper and over a third less resistance, which counts for most with low-impedance designs. Fine stranding means the extra copper costs little in flexibility.
Colour
Vanda’s jacket is tinted a clear, pale blue. Over bright copper the two read as lavender: lilac in daylight, and rose under warm light, when the copper comes forward. The colour is the jacket and the conductor together.
Daily Carry
Fine strands mean a cable that drapes rather than springs. Vanda coils loosely, sits quietly over the ear and keeps microphonics low when you walk with it.
To our ears Vanda is warm and full: rich, forward mids and natural vocals, with bass that has weight and reach. The treble is smooth rather than bright, so long sessions stay easy.
Ratings are Null Audio’s listening notes, out of 10.
Herringbone 8
Same copper, same pale blue jacket. Herringbone 8 lays eight cores into a wide, close weave, four to a side, so every channel carries twice the copper. The 4-wire braid stays lighter and more supple. Choose either in the configurator above.
| Feature | 4-wire | Herringbone 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4, two per side | 8, four per side |
| Copper per channel | 2 conductors | 4 conductors, twice the copper |
| Gauge per pole, balanced | ≈24 AWG (0.21 mm²) | ≈21 AWG (2 × 0.21 mm²) |
| Conductor | 7N UP-OCC copper, cryo-treated, 294 × 0.03 mm strands | The same |
| Jacket | 1.45 mm, translucent pale blue | The same |
| In the hand | Lighter, more flexible | Thicker, a little heavier |
In the box
Designed, handcrafted and shipped from Singapore.
Built-to-order. Lead time around 1 week.
Jacket
A clear jacket shows the copper, so it also shows what the copper is exposed to. Store Vanda away from direct sun, and wipe off sweat and skin oil after long sessions to keep the colour clean.
Care
Coil it loosely in large loops and keep it in the included leather pouch when you’re on the move.
Unplug by holding the connector, not the cable, and avoid sharp bends right at the plugs.
Wipe it with a soft, dry cloth, and keep it away from solvents and alcohol-based cleaners.
Every cable has a 1-year warranty. If anything goes wrong, contact us and we’ll take care of it.
Specifications
Questions
Every Vanda is built to order by hand in Singapore. Lead time is around 1 week.
The plug is matched to the headphones listed on this page. If the cable doesn’t fit the headphones you chose, tell us within 30 days of delivery and we’ll make a new one free, shipping included.
The jacket is translucent. Copper is orange-red, and orange-red seen through blue reads as lavender. The colour shifts a little with the light, from lilac in daylight to rose under warm bulbs.
Every 0.03 mm strand carries its own coat of enamel. Seven strands twist into a small bundle, seven small bundles into a medium bundle, and six medium bundles, one at the centre and five around it, are rope-laid into the finished conductor: a multi-stage composite Litz of 294 strands in all, about 24 AWG, inside a 1.45 mm jacket. The copper is cryogenically treated before it is jacketed.
Yes: a multi-stage composite Litz, with every strand individually enamelled. We don’t claim it removes skin effect at audio frequencies. At 20 kHz the skin depth in copper is about 0.46 mm, already more than the 0.26 mm radius of a 24 AWG conductor, so the construction earns its place through structure and flexibility.
Both use the same 7N UP-OCC copper and the same jacket. The 8-wire braid has eight cores, four per side, so it carries twice the copper per channel; it is thicker and a little heavier. The 4-wire is lighter and more flexible.
Yes. Choose Cable length in the configurator above: set any length from 50 cm to 3 m in 2 cm steps. Up to the standard 1.5 m costs nothing extra; longer cables cost more, and the price is shown before you add to cart.
For a length over 3 m, contact us or WhatsApp +65-8731-5476.
Yes. Every AAW Mokara ships with Vanda, terminated in 4.4 mm balanced. On its own, Vanda lets you choose your connector and plug.
No. Vanda is a listening cable with no inline microphone.
Any build you choose from the options on this page, at 1.2 m or longer, can be returned or exchanged within 14 days of confirmed delivery if unused and in its original packaging. Returns carry a 30% restocking fee and exchanges none; shipping is not refunded.
Cables with an inline microphone and cables shorter than 1.2 m cannot be returned or exchanged for a change of mind. Faults are a different matter: every cable has a 1-year warranty, so contact support@null-audio.com and we will assess it.
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