[maclenltd]

Thank you everyone for the recommendations.

 

[kugino]

I was thinking about that option too but finally came to my senses . My configuration wouldn't really have saved me a lot of money provided that I would have succeeded to solder the HD800 connectors at the first attempt. These suckers are well known to be a pain to work with. There are several suppliers and in case you will need to reorder a single one, after you messed one up, your savings are down the drain. You will need to order a pair and pay again for shipping...

I'll built a power cord which is much easier to handle ( literally ) than a multi strand headphone cable. No "micro soldering" involved .

Not as difficult as some say. They're small, but since the pins are very accessible, it's actually easier than the hifimann and some of the lemos, IMO.

 

[Canadian411]

  You could build any cable yourself....
 
7n occ cost that much if you buy it in bulk, its closer to 2.00$ if you only buy a few feet. 
 
Plus the soldering iron if you don't have one, say the process for a first timer took 2 hours, that's about 50$ in labor. 
 
+ First timer errors est another 50$
 
+ shipping all of these different parts from various sources 
 
All in all about 200$.
 
Norse sells all the materials for DIY as well and would cost a very similar price. 
 

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Yape, that's pretty much for the 1st timer I've done that and had few cables/connectors ended up in trash. I had a practice with cheap cables before making the real cables.
I am getting better everyday and built so far well over 30 cables including interconnects, iem, headphone cables etc.
 
In a long run you will save money, but if you just need one, buy one with 4 pins xlr.
 
I found HD800 is easier to solder than Shure/ue900 iem connectors <-- try that, ! that's a challenge
 
Note : Plussound sells $1/ft for UP OCC 7N grade cables, no need to buy in bulk, I think it's all sold out now but wait for the next batch.

 

[maclenltd]

I'm most concerned with taming the sibilance of the HD800s.

 

[ALRAINBOW]

Wires will not fix this. It's DAC , amp and source related. And if someone tells you to buy wires as it fixed it walk away. Also getting a so allied tube amp or warm amp is not the way either . The hd800 is detailed type headphone as such adjusting a little EQ is far better than changing amps and much cheaper too .
Al

 

[koiloco]

Wires will not fix this. It's DAC , amp and source related. And if someone tells you to buy wires as it fixed it walk away. Also getting a so allied tube amp or warm amp is not the way either . The hd800 is detailed type headphone as such adjusting a little EQ is far better than changing amps and much cheaper too .
Al

+1.  I personally vote this to be your best post. 

 

[Canadian411]

Wires will not fix this. It's DAC , amp and source related. And if someone tells you to buy wires as it fixed it walk away. Also getting a so allied tube amp or warm amp is not the way either . The hd800 is detailed type headphone as such adjusting a little EQ is far better than changing amps and much cheaper too .
Al

 
+1, For me it was a DAC. Cable = cosmetic enhancement.

 

[PinkLed]

I'm most concerned with taming the sibilance of the HD800s.

Whats your setup? Dac and amp wise? 

 

[maclenltd]

V200 amp with built in 24/192 DAC. Playing all 24/88 and above FLAC from Foobar

 

[PinkLed]

V200 amp with built in 24/192 DAC. Playing all 24/88 and above FLAC from Foobar

If you are using a V800 DAC you could try using USB instead of optical if your setup is optical. A 5$ usb cable worth a try.
 
If you are using your PC internal DAC, I would recommend getting a decent DAC over a new HP cable. 

 

[maclenltd]

If you are using a V800 DAC you could try using USB instead of optical if your setup is optical. A 5$ usb cable worth a try.

If you are using your PC internal DAC, I would recommend getting a decent DAC over a new HP cable. 

The updated V200 from Violectric USA have a 24/192 USB DAC built in, which is what I'm using.
http://violectric-usa.com/headphone-amplifiers/hpa-v200

 

[Canadian411]

Do you guys mind which Audio Output do you use in FooBar ?
 
WASAPI or DS ?

 

[koiloco]

  Do you guys mind which Audio Output do you use in FooBar ?
 
WASAPI or DS ?

WASAPI for me.

 

[PleasantSounds]

  Do you guys mind which Audio Output do you use in FooBar ?
 
WASAPI or DS ?

 
WASAPI, in event mode if it works on your DAC.
If your DAC supports ASIO, it's also worth a try. 

 

[sathyam]

Yes. AISO is much better, if your DAC supports it.