Thanks a lot! I'll try terminating the stock cable and see how it goes.    Paolo

I am contemplating attempting this myself. Did you ever do it? How did it work out?    Thanks in advance for any advice,  Paolo

This thread is old, but in case anyone is looking, I've finally gotten myself a pair of HD800s and now have to get a good balanced cable. Anybody have opinions on the various options, say ALO vs DHC or Cardas? How "bad" is a re-terminated stock cable?   Many thanks in advance for any tips...

This is an old thread, but in case anyone is looking, I just got an HD800 and am thinking of how to get it balanced.  Reterminating the stock cable is of course the cheapest solution. Any thoughts on how stock balanced compares to say an Apuresound v3 cable?    Thanks in advance for any...

This is an old thread, but if anybody is looking, I'm wondering if there is any update? I'm looking to get a balanced cable for my HD800.  How good is the stock cable when balanced? How does Cardas cable (moderately expensive) compare to say ALO (very expensive)?   Many thanks for any tips...

I have a pretty good Rudistor amp and the HD800 with stock, single-ended cable just doesn't seem to be cutting it compared to a balanced Audeze LCD-2, yet everybody here seems to say the HD800 can be great, especially for sound staging, so I suspect the cable, particularly going to a balanced...

This thread hasn't been active in a while, but I'll try just in case... but I'm trying to figure out the best balanced rewire option for my HD800. Double Helix looks good, but some new ALO cables have come out in the meantime that seem to have good reviews. Any thoughts on newer cables vs...

I'm a newbie here, but for what it's worth, I initially shared many of the detractors' impressions. I've played music semi-seriously, which I think tends to wreck your appreciation for many things "audiophile" since you know what the sound is supposed to be like, especially the harmonic...

I broke down and got myself an Edition 9. Right now it's off being recabled by Alex with his V3 cable, and in the meantime I've been listening to my other main headphones, the AKG 701s (recabled by cantsleep). I had stopped listening to the 701s because the Edition 9 seemed much more lively, but...

FWIW, after what Sovkiller & co had to say, I finally broke down and got myself a pair of these... (the wallet wasn't too happy, though, and I'll be selling off other stuff soon) I would just like to second what everyone else has about break-in being absolutely important before making a...