[Averruncus]

Can anyone recommend some good replacement HE500 cables to me? Hopefully nothing too expensive. I've been looking at Toxic Cable's line and am wondering if there's anything else in that price range that is good.

 

[TooPoor]

ITT: Obligatory, subjective advice. That being said... Trevor at Norne Cables is the most helpful vendor I've ever dealt with. His cables don't suck either

 

[DanPluck]

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Can anyone recommend some good replacement HE500 cables to me? Hopefully nothing too expensive. I've been looking at Toxic Cable's line and am wondering if there's anything else in that price range that is good.

I have two Forza Audioworks cables and they are excellent, one TRS and one for speaker taps.

 

[Averruncus]

Thanks for the suggestions!
 
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  ITT: Obligatory, subjective advice. That being said... Trevor at Norne Cables is the most helpful vendor I've ever dealt with. His cables don't suck either

 
Damn, the Skoll series is in my budget and looks incredible. Red with wood splitter seems so luxurious...

 

[TooPoor]

My new Norne cable for my LFF Enigmas are coming in soon and it is red. I can send you pics when it gets here if you want to see how it looks. My Norne cable for my HE500 is just black with a Wenge splitter.

 

[mcandmar]

If you fancy a bit of DIY i can recommend Canare L-4E6S, seemed a waste not to use the SMC connectors supplied in the box

 

 

[Terja]

^ Nice DIY!

 

[.Sup]

^ Nice DIY!

Agreed. I used the same cable and looks for a 3.5mm>2xXLR cable.

 

[mcandmar]

Thanks guys, the choice of Canare cable came from this link -> http://robrobinette.com/BalancedCable.htm#Convert_HE-500
 
I tried the grill mod last night and i'm still on the fence if i like it or not, its possibly a little bit too bright now for my liking, but it did seem to help the low end dynamics which i do prefer.  I'm interested to hear other peoples opinions, and see what else you have all tried?
 

 

[elwappo99]

  If you fancy a bit of DIY i can recommend Canare L-4E6S, seemed a waste not to use the SMC connectors supplied in the box

 

 
Yup,  looks super clean. It's amazing how much money you save doing something like this. A simple snip of the sleeving to make the Y-split and canare/mogami wire is about the highest quality wire around.

 

[.Sup]

I used an eye cover that I got for free and never used. The area of weight distribution is bigger and I can move it way behind on the back of my head while the headphones and the stock headband stays in the middle of my head. I'd say worth a try for everyone as this mod is really cheap. Something stiffer would work even better - the stiffer the better weight distribution across this new headband.

 

[pancakesize]

I used an eye cover that I got for free and never used. The area of weight distribution is bigger and I can move it way behind on the back of my head while the headphones and the stock headband stays in the middle of my head. I'd say worth a try for everyone as this mod is really cheap. Something stiffer would work even better - the stiffer the better weight distribution across this new headband.

THAT is a really interesting mod. Does it feel a lot lighter though? i.e. Disappears on your head?

 

[Loquah]

  Thanks guys, the choice of Canare cable came from this link -> http://robrobinette.com/BalancedCable.htm#Convert_HE-500
 
I tried the grill mod last night and i'm still on the fence if i like it or not, its possibly a little bit too bright now for my liking, but it did seem to help the low end dynamics which i do prefer.  I'm interested to hear other peoples opinions, and see what else you have all tried?
 

 
I feel the same about there being a touch too much treble with fully open grill. I've found myself really enjoying a similar mesh to your pic, but with the foam inserts from replacement Beyer pads adhered to the inside of the grill. The foam I'm talking about is the stuff that normally sits between DT880 (or similar) drivers and your ears.
 
Somehow it still sounds more open than the stock setup, but without quite as much treble. Not quite as open sounding as with no fabric though.

 

[aroldan]

Here's my version of the grill mod. I feel less muddiness in the sound. So far, so good:
 

 

 

[pancakesize]

Aren't you guys afraid of dust getting in?