[JollyGreen]

I’ve used c3audio.com (formerly called Charleston Cable Company) and they’re top notch.

Thanks, their UPOCC (Ultra Pure Ohno Cast Copper) look nice! I may check those out.

 

[regaet]

Oops

 

[Guidostrunk]

Wywires has good reviews, a 40% off sale, and a 30-day trial. https://wywires.com/collections/wywires-heaphone-cables/products/headphone-cables-red

Is that off the advertised price on the site?

 

[regaet]

Is that off the advertised price on the site?

Yes, they apply the discount in the cart. I bought the Platinum to try and I'm keeping them.

 

[regaet]

Hello all,

Can anyone recommend a good brand of "pro" audio cables for my Sennheiser 6xx? Since we are all using the Valhalla here, you know I can't use balanced cables so please keep that in mind with your recommendations. I understand there is an element of "snake oil" with a lot of these cables, but I can afford to buy my little bits of peace of mind

Wywires has good reviews, a 40% off sale, and a 30-day trial. https://wywires.com/collections/wywires-heaphone-cables

 

[JollyGreen]

Wywires has good reviews, a 40% off sale, and a 30-day trial. https://wywires.com/collections/wywires-heaphone-cables

Damn, $730 bucks for a headphone cable? Does it let me hear the future? Is it made of Mithril and forged in the Misty Mountains by the Noldor? Maybe one day I will attain this level of baller but that day is not today

 

[exchez]

Hello all,

Can anyone recommend a good brand of "pro" audio cables for my Sennheiser 6xx? Since we are all using the Valhalla here, you know I can't use balanced cables so please keep that in mind with your recommendations. I understand there is an element of "snake oil" with a lot of these cables, but I can afford to buy my little bits of peace of mind

Corpse cables has some good options including stock cables that have better quality terminations.

Edit: I can't find stock cables on their site right now so they may no longer offer that as an option.

 

[regaet]

Damn, $730 bucks for a headphone cable? Does it let me hear the future? Is it made of Mithril and forged in the Misty Mountains by the Noldor? Maybe one day I will attain this level of baller but that day is not today

You asked for "pro" audio quality cables. The Wywires Red are $209.40 after discount and if you can't hear a difference worth that to you send them back for a refund.

 

[Guidostrunk]

Damn, $730 bucks for a headphone cable? Does it let me hear the future? Is it made of Mithril and forged in the Misty Mountains by the Noldor? Maybe one day I will attain this level of baller but that day is not today

$730? I didn't see a cable for $730. $599 was the most expensive I saw. Minus 40% puts you at about $360 for the Platinum

 

[Guidostrunk]

I'm currently running a Norne Solvine cable with my Focal MG pro. Runs $350 from Norne. After 11 years of being on here and a devout skeptic. The Norne put all that skepticism away. Lol

 

[JollyGreen]

You asked for "pro" audio quality cables. The Wywires Red are $209.40 after discount and if you can't hear a difference worth that to you send them back for a refund.

Not having much experience with stereo cables, it would be a WILD risk for me to pay that much for a headphone cable. How much more advanced can the tech be than the normal Sennheiser cable? I imagine the answer may be "considerable" so I suppose I will keep looking. Also, the reason the one I had was priced so high is because I need it to be ten feet to my listening chair while i read

 

[JollyGreen]

So is OCC Litz silver the way to go?

 

[Guidostrunk]

So is OCC Litz silver the way to go?

Some people prefer all silver some all copper. For something like the hd650. I'd go silver.

The biggest difference for me with a premium cable was the resolution and clarity. Now.... is that attributed to the type of wire used, or is it the guage of wire used? I don't know.
What I do know is that the thickness in wire has impedance variations. Quality of the wire(impurities/tensile strength) produced would be another factor.

To end the derailment of this thread I suggest to anyone. If you're curious about anything in this hobby and you got the funds to stimulate that curiosity. Do it. There's a used market on here as well. Usually find things cheaper.

It's all subjective. Just another persons opinion on an audio forum lol.

 

[regaet]

Not having much experience with stereo cables, it would be a WILD risk for me to pay that much for a headphone cable. How much more advanced can the tech be than the normal Sennheiser cable? I imagine the answer may be "considerable" so I suppose I will keep looking. Also, the reason the one I had was priced so high is because I need it to be ten feet to my listening chair while i read

https://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PGHPC

 

[JollyGreen]

Hey guys, I've started seeing balanced headphone wires but terminating with a single 1/4 end (with three black bands instead of 2). How do these work, and in what jacks can you use them? I do believe it explicitly mentions not to use them with the Valhalla 2 via a note in the box. So what are these for?