[TobaccoRoad]

A lot of us head-fiers are desktop oriented, which means 10 ft cables are really unnecessary. Not to mention there are good number of people who use studio monitors for portable use (M50, V6, Shure SRH's, etc.). The only headphone I've owned which had this design was Denon D1001, which I really enjoyed the cable feature while I had them. Why aren't all headphones made this way?

 

[Gwarmi]

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A lot of us head-fiers are desktop oriented, which means 10 ft cables are really unnecessary. Not to mention there are good number of people who use studio monitors for portable use (M50, V6, Shure SRH's, etc.). The only headphone I've owned which had this design was Denon D1001, which I really enjoyed the cable feature while I had them. Why aren't all headphones made this way?

Because first and foremost - although this is slowly changing
 
Your vision of a perfect customer for Denon, Sennheiser and other manufacturers is
a serious looking man in the middle of a critical listening session sitting on a couch
approximately 8foot or more away from his HiFi gear.
 
Some also like to watch television and film.

 

[MalVeauX]

Heya,
 
I for one am pissed when I get a 2.5 foot cord. I want more than I need. Not less than I need.
 
Very best,

 

[kingoftown1]

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Heya,
 
I for one am pissed when I get a 2.5 foot cord. I want more than I need. Not less than I need.
 
Very best,

Agreed.  It's also very handy when I need to get up and walk around somewhere close, like to put a new record on

 

[baka1969]

I braid the cord of the Shure 940 to make it shorter. I can undo it to make it longer but if the cord was short to begin with I can't make it longer.

 

[TobaccoRoad]

I understand the need of a long cord, that's why I mentioned including separate extension cable in the title. I too listen to my setup in the living room often while relaxing on my couch, but when I'm on the computer I could really use a shorter cable. It's only mildly annoying for me since the way my desk is set up I can wrap the cable around it, but I can imagine for some 10 ft may get pretty messy.
 
Gwarmi I agree with what you said, but based on head-fi members and the desktop setup pictures they've taken, I think the number of high-end desktop users are greatly underestimated (at least you admit it's "slowing changing").
 
So in short, making the original cable about 3-5 ft, then including a separate extension cable would be ideal, no?
 
 

 

[Gwarmi]

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I understand the need of a long cord, that's why I mentioned including separate extension cable in the title. I too listen to my setup in the living room often while relaxing on my couch, but when I'm on the computer I could really use a shorter cable. It's only mildly annoying for me since the way my desk is set up I can wrap the cable around it, but I can imagine for some 10 ft may get pretty messy.
 
Gwarmi I agree with what you said, but based on head-fi members and the desktop setup pictures they've taken, I think the number of high-end desktop users are greatly underestimated (at least you admit it's "slowing changing").
 
So in short, making the original cable about 3-5 ft, then including a separate extension cable would be ideal, no?
 
 

That would be Johnny Grado's recipe :-
 
3-5ft stock and he wants $40USD for a 15 foot extension.
 
And I agree, long live the stand-alone DAC, the CD transport is dead!
 

 

[Lurkumaural]

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So in short, making the original cable about 3-5 ft, then including a separate extension cable would be ideal, no?

Practical, sure (I am in this category as well), but you'll piss off the audiophiles who wish to minimize the number of connections.  They'll recable to 10ft or greater before submitting to using the extension.
 

 

[TobaccoRoad]

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That would be Johnny Grado's recipe :-
 
3-5ft stock and he wants $40USD for a 15 foot extension.
 
And I agree, long live the stand-alone DAC, the CD transport is dead!
 

Well Grado manufacturer is right here where I live. Maybe I should kindly ask him to include them for free in all of their headphones

 

[WhiteCrow]

Grado's 4-5foot cord=perfection for me, and I have an extension if I need it.

 

[Wapiti]

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Practical, sure (I am in this category as well), but you'll piss off the audiophiles who wish to minimize the number of connections.  They'll recable to 10ft or greater before submitting to using the extension.
 

They will recable anyway.

 

[MorbidToaster]

Have to agree here. You can't please everyone, but people that are against more connections are probably going to recable anyway...
 
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They will recable anyway.

 
 

 

[Parall3l]

IMO, I think all headphones should come with a 1 meter long cable. Since the longer a single ended cable is, worse the sound is going to be. (I'm not sure if its audible though)  

 

[jasonb]

4-5 feet is usually enough.


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[baka1969]

IMO, I think all headphones should come with a 1 meter long cable. Since the longer a single ended cable is, worse the sound is going to be. (I'm not sure if its audible though)  

3' cable? With a full sized system that would be impractical. I also prefer not to use an extension. I feel there is more potential for degradation than using a 7' or 10' cable could do.