HD 25-1 II, how does it sound unamped?
Sep 9, 2009 at 6:35 PM Post #16 of 18
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The HD650 cable is no improvement. It's a step back. The sound gets bright and lifeless. It fits Sennheiser headphones with higher impedances and you have to place the transducers upside down to satisfy the HD25-1's. Nonsense. BTW, as you guys already realized, the HD25-1's don't need amplification when driven from a decent portable device. Actually, they were intended for such.


++ I completely agree that HD650 cable actually degrades sound quality of HD25s.
 
Sep 10, 2009 at 10:55 AM Post #17 of 18
wow, i thought i was crazy when i preferred the stock steel cable to the HD 650 cable...glad to see im not alone.

So you guys use the stock cable?
 
Sep 10, 2009 at 2:17 PM Post #18 of 18
Yes, I'm back using the stock cable now. I started out using a custom made mogami cable, but recently put the stock cable back on and I didn't really hear any differences in sound quality anymore that made it legitimate to me to use my custom made cable.
I also use the HD25 primarily for portable purposes which is so much more convenient with the stock cable.
 

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