[funkymartyn]

With my FiiO I recieved the same cable which you recieved.......But also from EA they give away a free FiiO better short quality L16... free, .worth about £ 7 ish..........so all in all a great buy from EA, via Amazon.........Just out of interest can anyone recommend another good price amp, but to use from my hifi amp loop outputs.....as a desk top amp via the mains, left plugged in.....Do FiiO make one ? ?......dont think the E 10.........is for my set up......want it to play a turntable, cd, cassette, etc......from hifi.........thanks in advance

 

[DRuM]

Can anyone from the UK recommend me a good, reliable 6.35mm (1/4 INCH) female stereo jack to 3.5mm male stereo jack adapter?  I've got two. One of them the 3.5mm jack is bent. The other I bought from ebay a few months ago, one of those real cheapo £2 purchases and the connection is not good. I often have to fiddle with it to get full sound otherwise it sounds thin and like it's under water. I originally thought it was my laptop headphone connection but it does the same out of the Fiio.  I was going to buy this,  
 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ex-Pro%C2%AE-Professional-Quality-Plated-Adaptor/dp/B0086P5F4M/ref=pd_sim_computers_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1CQYEHXT5E6HH2P3THPV
 
 
 
but one of the comments there is that it's not a good fit for the 650 cable, and my cable is a 650 on my HD580. Should I be spending £10 or more on one?

 

[funkymartyn]

You got me there....I also have the senn hd 580.... but mine already as the small 3.5mm end...which I can push into the one that came with my 580s , the larger 6.3mm.... etc..?......didn't you get both when you bought your h/phones...?..... Only this week I ordered  a similar adaptor which you have shown also from ebay uk....but in gold...For my Grado 325i... as these only come already fitted with the larger 6.5mm end.......And I want to use them in my port FiiO amp...which is 3.5mm.....
So which cable do you have on your 580 then ?......a upgrade......or hav'nt you tried to pull them apart ?......
The best one going is the grado one at £15.......not cheap but quality...

 

[funkymartyn]

I See one of the amazon reviews says this adaptor is not good with the hd 650 lead ???
The £15 grado is the best one .......or as these are cheap.....you not got much to lose...

 

[funkymartyn]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/380846727579?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[funkymartyn]

Or this one may be good.....if my small adaptor isn't to good.....im going for this one..

 

[DRuM]

Thanks for the link, martyn. Actually, you're spot on with that cable, but I already sourced one before seeing your replies as someone on another forum suggested that a cable like that would be better than just the short adapter.
 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/StoreONE-6-3mm-Adaptor-Sennheiser-Headphones/dp/B00F4UD24M/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1424883826&sr=1-3&keywords=6.35mm+to+3.5mm+headphone+cable+adapter
 
 
Regarding the 3.5mm end, I can't remember what size plug was on my original 580 cable before it broke, and I probably did get an adapter with it, (I bought the 580s in 2004) but I replaced the cable in 2012 with a 650 cable.

 

[funkymartyn]

The orig cable on the hd 580 was a small 3.5mm.....with a free adaptor going up to 6.3mm......Not like the grado range...im getting my small gold adaptor tomorrow a bit like the one you posted up......but its only cheap.....so if its no good, ill be getting the one iv posted or the £15 grado lead......I need it for my new FiiO   amp......etc

 

[DRuM]

  The orig cable on the hd 580 was a small 3.5mm.....with a free adaptor going up to 6.3mm......Not like the grado range...im getting my small gold adaptor tomorrow a bit like the one you posted up......but its only cheap.....so if its no good, ill be getting the one iv posted or the £15 grado lead......I need it for my new FiiO   amp......etc

Well, enjoy your E11K. I'm absolutely loving mine! Amazingly powerful for such a tiny piece of hardware.

 

[TheGiantHogweed]

I don't have the E11k yet but I find it a little strange that the volume dial goes up to number 9. That is not a problem problem at all though. It would be a bit like my X3 going having a max volume of 119, not 120

The original E11 that I have goes up to 8 and I am wondering if the E11k is just that little bit louder. It would look better if that number was 10 but that is just me being fussy!

 

[funkymartyn]

Well my two gold 6.3mm to 3.5mm arrived today...fitted one to my grado 325i , .and they do work, but there is a small movement, not a perfect fit.....which is a shame......might be getting the lead now myself.....still they only cost me £2 all in.

 

[DRuM]

I don't have the E11k yet but I find it a little strange that the volume dial goes up to number 9. That is not a problem problem at all though. It would be a bit like my X3 going having a max volume of 119, not 120

The original E11 that I have goes up to 8 and I am wondering if the E11k is just that little bit louder. It would look better if that number was 10 but that is just me being fussy!

Nigel Tufnel from Spinal Tap has an E11K and his volume dial goes up to 11. 

 

[TheGiantHogweed]

  Nigel Tufnel from Spinal Tap has an E11K and his volume dial goes up to 11. 

That is strange. Every picture I have seen clearly shows that is goes up to 9.

 

[funkymartyn]

Drum....yes I saw your post on the hd 580 thread, was having a read over them today...lol.....mine is on there also...got mine from superfi sale a while back now, new £80....Just ordered a new 650 cable today from amazon....looks very good for the price £12.....and says orig ?....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-3m-Replacement-Cable-HD650/dp/B0028PGXRE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425042305&sr=8-1&keywords=sennheiser+hd+650+cable

 

[DRuM]

 
That is strange. Every picture I have seen clearly shows that is goes up to 9.

Ah, you need to watch the spoof movie  Spinal Tap, then you'd understand my joke
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o