johnjen
Headphoneus Supremus
fejnomit, Well stated…
I just ordered 2 AC power cables from SAA to test them to see what they sound like. I will be comparing them to my DIY cables that are WAY better than the $1.95 appliance cable that are supplied with every piece of equipment. Mine cost $55, and I still have a few things to improve and a few experiments yet to perform, just to see…
Once I get the SAA AC power cables here and listen to them they will either improve the audible experience or they won't. But based upon what I have learned thus far and the techniques and methodology being employed by SAA I hope to be pleasantly surprised.
And I have been looking for a means and method to hardwire my 800's for a while now. Those tiny connectors are a definite choke point. It looks like SAA might very well be the answer. And if they are then a set of balanced HD-800 Q Audio cables could very well be up for sale…
For those who say cables make no difference then it MUST be true… for you. For me, and others, it simply isn't the case. Is it a difference in our hearing ability? Or perhaps just an open ended sense of curiosity and willingness to explore? I don't know, BUT I do know I hear differences in most cables. And granted some don't make that much difference, but some do and these differences are remarkable. Those are the differences I seek.
This is a hobby and as such I enjoy 'playing around' with differences and exploring what does and does not increase my enjoyment of music. Sometimes the low cost 'playing around' is WAY more enjoyable than the big$$$ items.
Are we having fun yet?
JJ
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I just ordered 2 AC power cables from SAA to test them to see what they sound like. I will be comparing them to my DIY cables that are WAY better than the $1.95 appliance cable that are supplied with every piece of equipment. Mine cost $55, and I still have a few things to improve and a few experiments yet to perform, just to see…
Once I get the SAA AC power cables here and listen to them they will either improve the audible experience or they won't. But based upon what I have learned thus far and the techniques and methodology being employed by SAA I hope to be pleasantly surprised.
And I have been looking for a means and method to hardwire my 800's for a while now. Those tiny connectors are a definite choke point. It looks like SAA might very well be the answer. And if they are then a set of balanced HD-800 Q Audio cables could very well be up for sale…
For those who say cables make no difference then it MUST be true… for you. For me, and others, it simply isn't the case. Is it a difference in our hearing ability? Or perhaps just an open ended sense of curiosity and willingness to explore? I don't know, BUT I do know I hear differences in most cables. And granted some don't make that much difference, but some do and these differences are remarkable. Those are the differences I seek.
This is a hobby and as such I enjoy 'playing around' with differences and exploring what does and does not increase my enjoyment of music. Sometimes the low cost 'playing around' is WAY more enjoyable than the big$$$ items.
Are we having fun yet?
JJ
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that $1k that was quoted includes the cable and wood connectors, not just the mods. $700 for the cable hardly seems outlandish given the cost of "audiophile" cabling... the fact that james charges as much as he does is because of the labor involved in making his cables and in doing his modifications, not to mention the countless hours of listening and comparing he has done to arrive at these cables and modifications... so it's like the tesla of the headphone cable world - the early adopters will have to pay a premium for the r&d...
MelvinV, you have no idea what you're talking about. your knee-jerk reaction that if it's expensive it must only be the placebo effect is not substantiated by anyone with good ears. how about calming down long enough to let the blood drain from your yours and give a listen... where did gold-plating come into the discussion? have you ever subjectively tested different cable topologies? if so, then name the cables. if not, then your rant is falling on deaf ears. if you'd read my post, you would see that i am NOT advocating spending heaps of money of cables. if you read my post you would see that, in fact, i advocate the opposite. i advocate either ripping apart your current cables to free them from grunge, or having the courage to seek out someone who makes cables a different way from all the cables you have ever heard. not fancy crystalline structures and other voodoo. different ways of making a cable.
and regarding measureability. the corollary of what you are saying is that scientific measurement trumps all. trumps subjective hearing. trumps emotion. trumps the countless uncontrollable variables that are always introduced into non-perfect, real-life listening scenarios. i'll give you a little hint: measurements don't measure **** -- except some impossible-to-corroborate, innate character of a piece of equipment prior to it actually being used by a human. if you want to know how a machine "listens" - then great. now you know. if you want to know how a human listens, then spend a long time listening. a long long time. then come back with your findings. if you've ever listened to vinyl then you know there can be six albums from the same company, same pressing, same pressing date, using the same master tapes, etc. and all with the same frequency measurements yet there is one that sounds head and shoulders above the rest. it can't be measured, at least not always. there is a certain way the frequencies come together - with your equipment of course - and that record is the one you want to play over and over. same thing with tubes. exact some construction, same date code, same measurements on all the testers, and yet one sounds better. i would actually call you out as suffering from a reverse-placebo effect: your anger and mistrust of anything you don't know and can't know will never allow you to hear the differences.
if we lived nearer I would invite you over to listen to the stock HD800 and the modded/re-cabled HD800 and then you would know...