Hi all, As I have posted about before, the cable on my Sennheiser HD-497s has recently decided to stop working. After investigating my options, I can either make my own cable, or buy a replacement from Sennheiser. Now, I've had my Senn 497s for over 2 years now, so this seems like a good...

Hi all, I own a pair of Sennheiser HD-497s, and unfortunately the cable has recently stopped working. Now, I know that Sennheiser sells a replacement cable, but it seems the original Sennheiser cable isn't very highly-regarded by people, in terms of sound quality. (It is also rather...