So I basically have the HD600 and K702 that I potentially want to upgrade the cables on. Not sure on the cable I'll use yet exactly, but I'm leaning toward a few options that would be pretty expensive ($10+ per ft). My point is really that since it's kind of expensive, rather than make a bunch of cables, I had an idea to basically make a one foot section coming from the headphones that ends in a 4 pin mini xlr (male pins). Then, the 5-6 ft (or whatever) section of headphone cable would be 4 pin mini xlr (female pins) to standard 1/4". So, if I'm using the same amp with two headphones, I just disconnect the mini 4 pin at the headphone, switch headphones, and reconnect the mini 4 pin. Even on different amps, it wouldn't take long to swap the 1/4 and the mini 4 pin. This allows me to basically have one headphone cable for multiple headphones, even beyond the HD600 and K702.
On the surface it seems to me to be a great solution instead of building two separate cables and essentially doubling my cost. Later down the line I can build different cables with different materials and quickly and easily try them on both headphones. I would essentially also convert all future headphones to the same setup, this way I could always try any headphone cable I own with any headphone I own, instantly.
I guess my big question would be whether or not this extra connection of mini xlr 4 pin male to female would impact sound quality to the point that it wouldn't be worth it. To give an idea of the types of cables I'm interested in at first, DHC UPOCC Nucleotide wire, ALO SXC or UPOCC wire, cryo-parts twcu or scscag, HGA pure silver braid, etc. Would cables of this quality be noticeably negatively effected by having an extra connection of the mini xlr 4 pin to the point that it's not worth doing this?
Also, the initial cable will of course have a matching 1 foot section from the headphone to the 4 pin xlr (male pins), but down the line, how much would it the sound be impacted if the long (5-6 foot) section is made of one material and the short 1 foot section is made of something else? Like the 1 foot section is copper, but the 5 foot section is silver or silver plated copper? Would this be much different than using silver interconnects with copper cable, for example? Would this whole idea be pointless if I don't always build new 1 foot matching sections for every headphone for each long section? It would be less convenient, but would still save money in the long run if I ever plan to try a few different cable types, because new headphones will only ever require the 1 foot headphone to mini xlr 4 pin cable instead of their own 6ft+ cable.
On the surface it seems to me to be a great solution instead of building two separate cables and essentially doubling my cost. Later down the line I can build different cables with different materials and quickly and easily try them on both headphones. I would essentially also convert all future headphones to the same setup, this way I could always try any headphone cable I own with any headphone I own, instantly.
I guess my big question would be whether or not this extra connection of mini xlr 4 pin male to female would impact sound quality to the point that it wouldn't be worth it. To give an idea of the types of cables I'm interested in at first, DHC UPOCC Nucleotide wire, ALO SXC or UPOCC wire, cryo-parts twcu or scscag, HGA pure silver braid, etc. Would cables of this quality be noticeably negatively effected by having an extra connection of the mini xlr 4 pin to the point that it's not worth doing this?
Also, the initial cable will of course have a matching 1 foot section from the headphone to the 4 pin xlr (male pins), but down the line, how much would it the sound be impacted if the long (5-6 foot) section is made of one material and the short 1 foot section is made of something else? Like the 1 foot section is copper, but the 5 foot section is silver or silver plated copper? Would this be much different than using silver interconnects with copper cable, for example? Would this whole idea be pointless if I don't always build new 1 foot matching sections for every headphone for each long section? It would be less convenient, but would still save money in the long run if I ever plan to try a few different cable types, because new headphones will only ever require the 1 foot headphone to mini xlr 4 pin cable instead of their own 6ft+ cable.
