Joeybgood
500+ Head-Fier
Wondering at what length do folks feel that the sound quality becomes adversely affected? Does it depend on the quality of the cable? Looking to have custom cables made and would love some input. tks!
There are basically two areas of concern. The first is inductance and capacitance. These are the two factors that make a cable what's called a "low pass filter." This means that the cable passes the lowest frequencies, all the way down to DC, but will gradually roll off high frequencies at some point. If you don't have so much inductance and capacitance, it will only start rolling off high frequencies well above the audio band. But too much inductance and capacitance can bring this rolloff into the audio band.
So can cables change the sound? I've heard people saying that the canare cables were warm......
Thank you for your input/feedback!! I am eyeballing some canare cables for which the asking price is for a 5' length but he will increase length up to 15' for no added cost. Do you feel that with this brand of cable I would be wise to stay with the 5' length? (keeping it under the 2-3meter suggestion you cited)
Do you really need a 15ft cable for how you use the headphones, or you just want to make the most out of your money and get that much? If it's the latter, and you're buying just the cable (and will solder the headphone pins and TRS/XLR plugs later), then why not just buy 15ft, cut it into two, make a cable out of one then save the other half for another cable? You might get a new headphone later, or break the still long 7.5ft long cable (that's one reason why some get aftermarket cables BTW - they can get it a short enough length to keep them out of the way but still long enough that they can bolt upright from their chairs without damaging anything).
I do tend to like to have the extra length for moving around while I'm listening to music. I have a Grado 15' extension but I want to upgrade to a balanced amp so the grado cable won't be compatible so I thought just having longer XLR cables would be suit my needs. I like to get up and groove to the tunes when the music moves me...lol.. Music has an amazing ability to soothe, inspire and delight our senses. ya know?
I do tend to like to have the extra length for moving around while I'm listening to music. I have a Grado 15' extension but I want to upgrade to a balanced amp so the grado cable won't be compatible so I thought just having longer XLR cables would be suit my needs. I like to get up and groove to the tunes when the music moves me...lol.. Music has an amazing ability to soothe, inspire and delight our senses. ya know?
Music has an amazing ability to soothe, inspire and delight our senses. ya know?
FYI - you can see my review on Zynsonix extension option http://www.head-fi.org/products/zynsonix-xev-headphone-extension-cable# and balanced cable http://www.head-fi.org/products/zynsonix-trebuchet-hifiman-balanced-cable
I am completely ADHD and have on many occassions yanked cables out of amp, ridden over cable with office chair over hardwood floors etc. and had no effect whatsoever ....
And to make you forget that you're tethered to something that doesn't move - or at least shouldn't
Music has an amazing ability to soothe, inspire and delight our senses. ya know?
Not me though, I'm more of the soothe part - I stay in my seat to take in all the music. Im more of a hurricane that gets contained and dissipated by the music rather than a calm but warm sea that gets stirred up into a hurricane - basically imagine Vader's meditation chamber with a music system in it.
Wow. I feel calmer just reading your post .... Maybe you should record a sleep track http://www.dreamingwithjeff.com/
Wow. I feel calmer just reading your post .... Maybe you should record a sleep track http://www.dreamingwithjeff.com/
lol.. yes that is SO eloquently worded isn't it? !! I am not always up and groovin to the tunage , of course. All depends on my mood and , of course , what genre I'm listening too. If it's blues, rock, zydeco , bluegrass etc I'm getting my groove on.. If it's jazz or folk, trance etc, then I am eyes closed . lost in my own little world inside my mind. I like it there.. It's a happy place and they all know me !