I was on the sennheiser parts webiste looking at replacement cables and I noticed that the stock HD580 cable with the red and black plugs was more expensive ($17.93) than the stock HD650 cable ($11.62) I wanted to know the reason for the higher price. Is the stock HD580 cable better then the 650 cable? I know many people like to buy the 650 cable to use with their 580 because they believe it sounds better.
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Penchum
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I'm pretty sure the HD-650 cable is just the cable, and does not include the 1/4 to mini adapter. The adapter is a seperate part number for like $5. Whether the HD-650 cable sounds better or not, it is MADE better for sure. Well worth the few bucks.
| Originally Posted by tdogzthmn /img/forum/go_quote.gif I was on the sennheiser parts webiste looking at replacement cables and I noticed that the stock HD580 cable with the red and black plugs was more expensive ($17.93) than the stock HD650 cable ($11.62) I wanted to know the reason for the higher price. Is the stock HD580 cable better then the 650 cable? I know many people like to buy the 650 cable to use with their 580 because they believe it sounds better. |
I'm pretty sure the HD-650 cable is just the cable, and does not include the 1/4 to mini adapter. The adapter is a seperate part number for like $5. Whether the HD-650 cable sounds better or not, it is MADE better for sure. Well worth the few bucks.
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| Originally Posted by Penchum /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm pretty sure the HD-650 cable is just the cable, and does not include the 1/4 to mini adapter. The adapter is a seperate part number for like $5. Whether the HD-650 cable sounds better or not, it is MADE better for sure. Well worth the few bucks.
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It looks like the HD580 is only the cable too, it just seems to cost more.
| Originally Posted by Penchum /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm pretty sure the HD-650 cable is just the cable, and does not include the 1/4 to mini adapter. The adapter is a seperate part number for like $5. Whether the HD-650 cable sounds better or not, it is MADE better for sure. Well worth the few bucks.
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It looks like the HD580 is only the cable too, it just seems to cost more.
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The 580/600 cable comes with a built in 1/8th to 1/4 adapter. It is not possible to see this in the picture as even close up with a real cable it appears as if the cable has a 1/4" termination. I think the extra cost is the integration of the 1/8th and 1/4 cable terminations in one cable.
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