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post #1 of 9
1/15/11 at 11:07am
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Looking for headphone extension of good quality and narrow down to DiMarzio Big Red and Sonic Horizon Hurricane .

 

Anyone actually heard both ? What are some of the other contenders ?

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post #2 of 9
1/15/11 at 11:36am
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Originally Posted by Greeni View Post

Looking for headphone extension of good quality and narrow down to DiMarzio Big Red and Sonic Horizon Hurricane .

 

Anyone actually heard both ? What are some of the other contenders ?

 

I would go for the less expensive one.  As far as contenders - if you mean performance, I would go for something like this:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-HPE-325-Headphone-Extension-Cable/dp/B000068O3L/ref=pd_cp_MI_3

 

or this:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Waves-Female-Headphone-Extension/dp/B000PCF8WS/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1295119658&sr=1-6

 

Or if I was feeling flush, I might go for this:

 

http://www.headphone.com/accessories/grado-headphone-extension-cable-15ft.php

 

If you are looking for a contender in terms of the audacity of the seller, I can't help you.

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post #3 of 9
1/15/11 at 9:16pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Greeni View Post

Looking for headphone extension of good quality and narrow down to DiMarzio Big Red and Sonic Horizon Hurricane .

 

Anyone actually heard both ? What are some of the other contenders ?

 

I would go for the less expensive one.  As far as contenders - if you mean performance, I would go for something like this:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-HPE-325-Headphone-Extension-Cable/dp/B000068O3L/ref=pd_cp_MI_3

 

or this:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Waves-Female-Headphone-Extension/dp/B000PCF8WS/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1295119658&sr=1-6

 

Or if I was feeling flush, I might go for this:

 

http://www.headphone.com/accessories/grado-headphone-extension-cable-15ft.php

 

If you are looking for a contender in terms of the audacity of the seller, I can't help you.


 

I already has the Grado that you mentioned, and actually the most expensive ones amongst those you listed.

 

However I noticed a deterioation in SQ even with Grado's own phones. As another member mentioned, they make the colored sound of Grado even more colored.

 

Did you get a chance to actually listen to the ones you mentioned ?

 

I am listing DiMarzio Big Red and Sonic Horizon Hurricane based on member Mark1 review back a number of years ago, however he never get a chance to directly compared these two. Also years passed and I wonder if there has been better contenders coming out...
 

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post #4 of 9
1/16/11 at 1:32am
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Originally Posted by Greeni View Post

I already has the Grado that you mentioned, and actually the most expensive ones amongst those you listed.

 

However I noticed a deterioation in SQ even with Grado's own phones. As another member mentioned, they make the colored sound of Grado even more colored.

 

 



I can assure you that the grado extension cord works perfectly fine.

It's just a piece of standard microphone cable.

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post #5 of 9
1/18/11 at 2:14am
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Originally Posted by limpidglitch View Post
I can assure you that the grado extension cord works perfectly fine.

It's just a piece of standard microphone cable.


 Well, there is certainly no functional problem with the Grado as such, just that there is a discernable deterioation in SQ. Some heard it and some don't, it depends on a number of factors...
 

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post #6 of 9
1/19/11 at 9:50am

Belkin makes one that is quite well built for the price and has worked well for me.

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post #7 of 9
1/25/11 at 5:58am
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Originally Posted by limpidglitch View Post
I can assure you that the grado extension cord works perfectly fine.

It's just a piece of standard microphone cable.


 Well, there is certainly no functional problem with the Grado as such, just that there is a discernable deterioation in SQ. Some heard it and some don't, it depends on a number of factors...
 



factors ?  may be but all related to your own fantasy :)

 

These expensive cables are a formidable joke, which is fine, except that the only ones laughing are the cable makers !  Well, I smile too when I run into threads like these.

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post #8 of 9
1/25/11 at 5:59am
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Originally Posted by terriblepaulz View Post



Quote:
Originally Posted by Greeni View Post

Looking for headphone extension of good quality and narrow down to DiMarzio Big Red and Sonic Horizon Hurricane .

 

Anyone actually heard both ? What are some of the other contenders ?

 

I would go for the less expensive one.  As far as contenders - if you mean performance, I would go for something like this:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Hosa-HPE-325-Headphone-Extension-Cable/dp/B000068O3L/ref=pd_cp_MI_3

 

or this:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Waves-Female-Headphone-Extension/dp/B000PCF8WS/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1295119658&sr=1-6

 

Or if I was feeling flush, I might go for this:

 

http://www.headphone.com/accessories/grado-headphone-extension-cable-15ft.php

 

If you are looking for a contender in terms of the audacity of the seller, I can't help you.

 

 

you got it !
 

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post #9 of 9
1/25/11 at 11:19am
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Originally Posted by giovanni View Post

 

factors ?  may be but all related to your own fantasy :)

 

These expensive cables are a formidable joke, which is fine, except that the only ones laughing are the cable makers !  Well, I smile too when I run into threads like these.



Or perhaps your gear is not up to revealing some cables as bottleneck..

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