APureSound: The Ultimate Cable Manufacturer Introduces The V3 Headphone Cable

[[AK]Zip]

Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict

How sad. RS-2 arrived on the 29th, and I shipped them to [AK]ZIP on the 30th... At least I got to listen to them last night.

They better sound a lot better than my MS-1 when they get back.

No worries. I will get them back to you before you ever figure out that they were gone!

Originally Posted by mrarroyo

Alex, lets say I want to have one of my cans re-cabled however at the moment all I have are single ended amps and sources. Can one or your single ended re-cables be re-terminated later by you into balance, w/o having to do a whole new re-cable? Thanks.

This is not a problem at all since the V3 cable uses separate conductors for ground regardless of you ordering a single ended or balanced cable. The cotton insulation and outer sleeving will be trimmed back and then changed into balanced from single ended and you would never be able to tell that any work was done.

Originally Posted by xenithon

Alex may have a more detailed answer, but IIRC balancing can involve having balanced cabling throughout the headphone, and is not just a matter of the termination (please correct me if I am wrong). An option you may want to pursue instead is having the cans recabled as balanced and have Alex whip up an XLR--->1/4" adaptor cable for use with SE amps.

I recently used this when testing a set of L3000's which Alex recabled and it performed admirably. The build and sound quality were, of course, impecable . It's also more flexible as you have the option of using it with both types of amps at will, and only need to add or remove the adaptor cable from the chain.

I am going to agree here with xenithon.

If there is a plan on using the headphones balanced in the near future I would suggest just ordering a balanced recable and a short XLR to 1/4in adapter cable. This way the single ended 1/4in connection can be used until the move to balanced XLR is made. On the bright side you would have the flexibility of using single ended amp as well if there ever was a single ended amp at a meet that sparks some interest.

As a note the link above for the XLR to 1/4in adapter cable is to the V2 adapter since the L3000's xenithon was trying was V2 recabled.

You can find pictures of the V3 adapter below.

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Clear:

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Carbon:

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Please any further questions feel free to ask them either here or PM/Email and I will gladly answer them as quickly as I can.

Thanks,
Alex
APureSound - Where The Music Is Always Pure

[[AK]Zip]

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[HeadphoneAddict]

Whooohoooo! My RS-2 is done! Should have them by the weekend.

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[[AK]Zip]

Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict

Whooohoooo! My RS-2 is done! Should have them by the weekend.

A Pure Sound - Where The Music Is Always Pure

How about a matching 1/8in to 1/4in extension cable?


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[HeadphoneAddict]

I am soooo glad I ordered the 4 foot extension.

This 4 foot V3 HD600 cable is driving me nuts, but hey I got a good deal used, so I shouldn't complain. The 6 foot cable on the RS-2 will be much nicer, and 10 feet total on the RS-2 + extension will let me also listen while sitting at my massage chair or bedroom desk.

[[AK]Zip]

How about a balanced K1000?


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[HeadphoneAddict]

Well, the sound of the RS-2 is phenomenal with V3 cable. They are totally transformed. Wow!

I've posted my thoughts in a few places around here, easy to find... Thanks!

[wakeride74]

Originally Posted by [AK]Zip

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Wow... that looks like an IEM cable... would that work with Westone ES2's or UE-11's???

I'll be sending my PS-1's in for the treatment after Christmas... can't wait!!!

[[AK]Zip]

Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict

Well, the sound of the RS-2 is phenomenal with V3 cable. They are totally transformed. Wow!

I've posted my thoughts in a few places around here, easy to find... Thanks!

Great! I am happy you are enjoying them. They do really sound amazing with the V3 recable. My RS-1's love it!

Originally Posted by wakeride74

Wow... that looks like an IEM cable... would that work with Westone ES2's or UE-11's???

I'll be sending my PS-1's in for the treatment after Christmas... can't wait!!!

That cable is for the Sennheiser HD25/580/600/650.

We currently have plans on designing a cable just for the Ultimate Ears IEM's much like we have already for the Etymotic ER4 here: APureSound - Where The Music Is Always Pure

Thanks,
Alex