The smell is definitely divisive. Some people love it, some people hate it. 98% of the smell however disappears after 3-4 weeks. I remember it was mentioned at some point, some sort of vanilla extract is in the liquid wood. At first I found the smell really strange, but after a few days I started to love it. I'd put drops of the fragrance on my NH if such thing was available, I miss it.
(Wondering if the Carbon smells the same when new, or they got rid of the idea?)Unfortunately the 3.5mm plug of the original NH cable breaks easily. Search this thread, it has been discussed several times. You can get them replaced or just buy an aftermarket option.
Yes. And most likely you'll receive the new 'Carbon' cable.
More expensive cable for a more expensive headphone it seems...I didn’t have to
I disassembled the original cable on mine after I received the new one and I don’t feel confident enough in my soldering ability to fix it. The wires are tiny and really close together on the plug. Maybe a different plug would help if it is spaced out more. The strange part is that being supposedly a high end cable the plug has virtually no strain relief built in. It’s just the wires soldered onto the plug making it super weak and easy to break a connection. Poor quality in my book.
