[gipsy]

My first cans, impressions tomorow, need advice for DIY exstension cable. What type of cable to use(shilded/not, 0,5mm or biger etc.). Cable will be 5m long with 2 mini stereo jacks.

Thanks

Ivica

 

[miroslav]

Welcome to Head-fi, sorry about your wallet, Ivica.

(I don`t usually do this, but just couldn`t resist welcoming first neighbour I ever met here.

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Nemoj se razocarati, ako pocnu da ti popuju tipa "upotrebi prokleti search" i slicno. Mnogo je finih tipova na forumu, samo im nekad treba vremena...

Having said that, I`m sorry I can`t be of any help regarding your questions..

Make sure you first burn in your headphones completetly (might take more than 24hrs) and have fun.

miroslav

 

[Number9]

Welcome gipsy.

The 240S comes with a not bad cable. Yes, it is thin, and sure you could do better, but not sure if it worth the hassle.

I recommend burning them in. My experience has been that depending on what you plug them into, has a big impact on the sound.

 

[lini]

Quote:

Originally posted by Number9 I recommend burning them in. My experience has been that depending on what you plug them into, has a big impact on the sound.

Yes, a good amp with low impedance output is definitely a plus with the K240S.

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[gipsy]

I have Marantz 6010SE amp, and it sounds very good on it. While you are located in Germany, maybe you know where to find approx, 5-8 meter long extension cable for K240S, or where to find good quality cable and connectors to make it by my self.
Thanks in advance

Ivica

 

[wallijonn]

if it's just an extenion cable, 18 guage speaker wire should suffice. if howerever you want to make your own ables, just do a google search. i like Merkertek products.

 

[lini]

Ivica: I don't really have a recommendation for the cable, other than taking a not too thin one with individual shielding for both conductors. For the plugs, Neutrik is usually quite good. But maybe you could contact AKG for a source of that micro-plug used on the headphone, so you could directly build a longer cable instead of an elongation - as less transistions usually equal better sound quality.

And btw, the K240S sounded good on my old Marantz PM 510 as well as on the recent PM 8000 - nevertheless it's still better in combination with the Corda HA-1, for example...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[Sol_Zhen]

Quote:

Originally posted by miroslav (I don`t usually do this, but just couldn`t resist welcoming first neighbour I ever met here. ) Nemoj se razocarati, ako pocnu da ti popuju tipa "upotrebi prokleti search" i slicno. Mnogo je finih tipova na forumu, samo im nekad treba vremena...

My guess is that warned him about Team Search. Yes?

 

[miroslav]

Quote:

Originally posted by Sol_Zhen My guess is that warned him about Team Search. Yes?

More like a warning that he might be warned by some member of Team Deter the Newbie.