JaZZ
Headphoneus Supremus
I've done it! Cut the K 701's cable down to 1.25 m. It has paid off sonically, more so than I hoped for. The treble sparkle I was missing when comparing it to the HD 650 is finally there and makes for an overall increase of smoothness, also smoothing the previously slightly inhomogeneous midrange. The result is incredible realism and neutrality.
The cable on the K 701 doesn't look high-end. The conductors have tiny diameters and consist of ordinary stranded copper (?) wires. I know, looks don't count too much in cables, but the opulent length has bothered me from the start anyway. Halving the cable should result in halving inductance and capacitance and theoretically remove half of the coloration induced by it. I can't compare the now characteristic to how it was before, but I'm sure it has considerably improved. Maybe the cable isn't really bad, just too long for its design or transfer characteristic...
The color code for those who want to take the risk:
orange = hot right; yellow = hot left; black + white = ground (for balanced operation it should be easy to find out which is left and which is right by means of a voltmeter)
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The cable on the K 701 doesn't look high-end. The conductors have tiny diameters and consist of ordinary stranded copper (?) wires. I know, looks don't count too much in cables, but the opulent length has bothered me from the start anyway. Halving the cable should result in halving inductance and capacitance and theoretically remove half of the coloration induced by it. I can't compare the now characteristic to how it was before, but I'm sure it has considerably improved. Maybe the cable isn't really bad, just too long for its design or transfer characteristic...
The color code for those who want to take the risk:
orange = hot right; yellow = hot left; black + white = ground (for balanced operation it should be easy to find out which is left and which is right by means of a voltmeter)
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