Wmcmanus
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Nobody is arguing that point. His problem is that the only amp he owns (or cares to own) is balanced only. He doesn't want to have a $1,400 pair of headphones sitting around gathering dust while he waits for Sennheiser to decide whether they will offer:
a) stock single ended HD800 replacement cables for sale, or
b) balanced HD800 cables for sale.
Without either of those options available from Day One (or even an announcement from Sennheiser as to whether either of those options will ever materialize), he either has to:
a) reterminate his HD800 with XLR connections, thereby voiding his warranty and foregoing his 30 day right of return option, or
b) wait indefinitely to see whether Sennheiser will ever come up with a solution.
Note that there really isn't an option c) wait a couple of weeks until a cable mod guy comes up with a balanced solution (as you seem to be implying). Why? Because it appears that the connectors Sennheiser is using are proprietary and there is no information at this point as to where/how to acquire of a pair of those. Thus, anyone wanting to go balanced has to sacrifice their stock cable, unless and until they can figure out how to get their hands on a pair of the HD800 connectors.
In his case, he's already decided that he'll do the surgery right away, but isn't entirely comfortable with that option. He may not like the HD800 as much as he thinks he will, and will not be able to return them. He could, of course, sell them in the used market as a modified/balanced pair, but by doing so, he may take a hit price-wise.
No big deal, he understands "the situation" and will proceed accordingly. But he wonders how others who may be similarly situated are planning to proceed and to what extent they see this as an issue worth discussing. Fair enough. I don't think this thread is intended to be anything more than that; as the title says, "Looking for solutions", not "Looking for people to tell me it's a non issue to me simply because it's a non issue to them."
| Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif the situation? people wait 2 years for an amp to be built. one can wait a few weeks for a balanced cable to come out. no? of course, i would prefer to listen to my HD800 balanced on day 1, but i'm sure the headphone will keep me amused until balanced options become available. |
Nobody is arguing that point. His problem is that the only amp he owns (or cares to own) is balanced only. He doesn't want to have a $1,400 pair of headphones sitting around gathering dust while he waits for Sennheiser to decide whether they will offer:
a) stock single ended HD800 replacement cables for sale, or
b) balanced HD800 cables for sale.
Without either of those options available from Day One (or even an announcement from Sennheiser as to whether either of those options will ever materialize), he either has to:
a) reterminate his HD800 with XLR connections, thereby voiding his warranty and foregoing his 30 day right of return option, or
b) wait indefinitely to see whether Sennheiser will ever come up with a solution.
Note that there really isn't an option c) wait a couple of weeks until a cable mod guy comes up with a balanced solution (as you seem to be implying). Why? Because it appears that the connectors Sennheiser is using are proprietary and there is no information at this point as to where/how to acquire of a pair of those. Thus, anyone wanting to go balanced has to sacrifice their stock cable, unless and until they can figure out how to get their hands on a pair of the HD800 connectors.
In his case, he's already decided that he'll do the surgery right away, but isn't entirely comfortable with that option. He may not like the HD800 as much as he thinks he will, and will not be able to return them. He could, of course, sell them in the used market as a modified/balanced pair, but by doing so, he may take a hit price-wise.
No big deal, he understands "the situation" and will proceed accordingly. But he wonders how others who may be similarly situated are planning to proceed and to what extent they see this as an issue worth discussing. Fair enough. I don't think this thread is intended to be anything more than that; as the title says, "Looking for solutions", not "Looking for people to tell me it's a non issue to me simply because it's a non issue to them."
