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Originally Posted by rwaudio  Hey joneeboi, I was quite shocked with the difference the cable made. But now I see why there is such a big market for the 580/600/650 cables.
They really bring the 650 to a whole new level! So all you Senn lovers, buy one from me, buy one from Cardas, or build one yourself. But the important thing is to do it! Or go even further and go balanced 650's, Devin I'd really like to A/B your balanced 650's to my recabled 650's. How's the SE output on your Phoenix?? Have you ever tried it? Or just go balanced and never look back  |
Absolutely ... cables can & do make a difference, but in a show environment it is sometimes difficult to discern exactly what is happening. i can literally guarantee that everyone should be able to discern the effect of my vdh ic's. in your system, it may or may not appeal to u, but there's no mistaking the difference. it may be more difficult to discern the difference of power cords & for any skeptics in our group, i would be willing to lend 1 or 2 of my red 'garden hoses' for a week or two.
on head-fi, there are also those who poo-poo the effects of burn-in, claiming it to be more of a mind-altering acclimatization. if u get new cables or get recabled phones, allow plenty of time for burn-in before making any decisions.
i think a lot of people, including this penguin, would be interested in recabling their phones, but are put off by the outrageous prices that are being asked for some of these 'tweaks' (not you, Robin, but some of the more notable members/supporters of head-fi are amongst them) OR are simply intimidated by the process. i'm all for allowing a reasonable profit, but $400 for a 650 recable? $1400+ for hd800 recable? milking the cash cow for all its worth, indeed (wasn't it w.c. fields who said 'a sucker and his money are soon parted' or words to that effect?). to cut my diatribe short, i'm all for your suggestion, robin. in fact, my 2nd proposition for the next mini-meet would be to help conduct a recabling demonstration. It shouldn't take more than 30 - 40 min. and i'll provide a set of phones & some raw cryo'ed occ cu cable (if i can get it). you can do the honours, robin ... if you're willing
in fact, i'll provide 2 phones, so that someone else can have a go without fear of destroying their prized babies. is there any interest in this? what say U? (am i being too harsh on head-fi retailers?)
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it could have gotten crazier still, but my friend couldn't pull it off on time -- he was supposed to send me some cryo'ed OCC (ohno continuous cast) cables & power cords fresh from the deep freezer.
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.... i wanted to meet/greet U & thank you for letting me know about this meet, but it skipped my mad-beef jerky mind.
