lordsegan
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I just finished building my Black Dragon based XLR cable for my HD600 cans.
Plugged them in.
MAJOR differences in the sound. I absolutely LOVE it.
It is a MUCH wider sound stage. It simultaneously seems to remove the Senn veil somewhat, but at the same time, I feel like I moved back a few rows and the entire song is being played in an amphitheater that is surrounding me. The whole effect is so significant, I would almost guess it was a DSP setting on my sound card (yes I checked lol).
PS.. before today I was a MAJOR cable skeptic. I still do not believe digital cables cause a difference. I actually tested a USB cable once. No difference. But this is real.
Having cut my stock Senn cable open, I noticed it is VERY VERY thin gauge (28+) almost like a hair. The stock cable is also NOT twisted pair, and has no shielding. It also has the ground and signal line running literally touching each other, with enamel as the only insulation.
In contrast, the Black Dragon is shielded, around 20 gauge, and twisted pair. There are also real plastic insulators and strings separating the conductors.
Plugged them in.
MAJOR differences in the sound. I absolutely LOVE it.
It is a MUCH wider sound stage. It simultaneously seems to remove the Senn veil somewhat, but at the same time, I feel like I moved back a few rows and the entire song is being played in an amphitheater that is surrounding me. The whole effect is so significant, I would almost guess it was a DSP setting on my sound card (yes I checked lol).
PS.. before today I was a MAJOR cable skeptic. I still do not believe digital cables cause a difference. I actually tested a USB cable once. No difference. But this is real.
Having cut my stock Senn cable open, I noticed it is VERY VERY thin gauge (28+) almost like a hair. The stock cable is also NOT twisted pair, and has no shielding. It also has the ground and signal line running literally touching each other, with enamel as the only insulation.
In contrast, the Black Dragon is shielded, around 20 gauge, and twisted pair. There are also real plastic insulators and strings separating the conductors.