[bravobs]

I use the E17 and its sounds great. But I've also used several other more powerful amps and they actually sound better. Its one of those uncommon cans that scales really well with better gear.

Good to hear. Im planning to buy maybe fiio x1 or x3 to experience a hi res dap for the first time.

 

[MartinDF]

Has anyone recabled their hi2050s? Have you found a significant improvement in doing so?

 

[DJScope]

  Has anyone recabled their hi2050s? Have you found a significant improvement in doing so?

 
There is almost never an improvement in changing cables. Unless you're going with a removable cable mod, then you improvement is going to be portability and flexibility. But unless you cable is broken, you won't get any difference, only the bling factor.

 

[PETEREK]

There is almost never an improvement in changing cables. Unless you're going with a removable cable mod, then you improvement is going to be portability and flexibility. But unless you cable is broken, you won't get any difference, only the bling factor.

Be careful who you say that around! Haha I agree with you though. I build cables for almost all my headphones and generally always make the cables removable. The primary objective (for me) when changing the stock cable is the function. Nobody wants a 10 foot cable for on the go, and nobody wants a 4 foot cable for use at the desk.

 

[DJScope]

Be careful who you say that around! Haha I agree with you though. I build cables for almost all my headphones and generally always make the cables removable. The primary objective (for me) when changing the stock cable is the function. Nobody wants a 10 foot cable for on the go, and nobody wants a 4 foot cable for use at the desk.

 
Exactly mate.
 
People who spend 100s of dollars of fancy cables and truly believe that it makes a huge difference are suckers.

 

[peter123]

   
Exactly mate.
 
People who spend 100s of dollars of fancy cables and truly believe that it makes a huge difference are suckers.

 

[Exesteils]

Is that caramel? Can I have some?

 

[peter123]

Is that caramel? Can I have some?

Please feel free to join me, caramel it is

 

[rebelinho]

Honestly I think half of the upgrades in audio are only our perception. Of course, if you use a HD800 or a Pro80 you will notice a difference, but mostly because you must notice a difference due to it being so big (I suppose, I've never tried the Senn). Now differences between a stock Pro80, a Pro80 with thick, velour earpads, a Pro80 with a fancy expensive cable, a Pro80 with a fancier and equally expensive cable that has a non oxygen retractable gold wire (whatever that is

), honestly, for me are too small to be that important, and the effect they have is mostly placebo. But hey!, I'm not saying this is a bad thing, perhaps it is even better because placebo is cheap. I'm just sayin'... more money =/= more quality, or at least in a way that is worth spending tons of money on cables.
 
btw, this is the only cable worth buying if you are a comuter: http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-IU3-5RC-3-5mm-Retractable-Cable/dp/B000ALY22Q/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-17&keywords=3.5+mm+cable

 

[DJScope]

  Honestly I think half of the upgrades in audio are only our perception. Of course, if you use a HD800 or a Pro80 you will notice a difference, but mostly because you must notice a difference due to it being so big (I suppose, I've never tried the Senn). Now differences between a stock Pro80, a Pro80 with thick, velour earpads, a Pro80 with a fancy expensive cable, a Pro80 with a fancier and equally expensive cable that has a non oxygen retractable gold wire (whatever that is

), honestly, for me are too small to be that important, and the effect they have is mostly placebo. But hey!, I'm not saying this is a bad thing, perhaps it is even better because placebo is cheap. I'm just sayin'... more money =/= more quality, or at least in a way that is worth spending tons of money on cables.
 
btw, this is the only cable worth buying if you are a comuter: http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-IU3-5RC-3-5mm-Retractable-Cable/dp/B000ALY22Q/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-17&keywords=3.5+mm+cable

 
I'll tell you one thing. I have 2 main cables I use. One is a 4x 26AWG 7 strand OFC silver plated braided cable which is 1.5m long and one that's made from standard 3x 18AWG flexi core standard power grade copper which is 3m long. I actually get less resistance with the longer copper cable than with the shorter silver cable. Copper cable gives me 0.4Ohms and silver cable gives me 1.6Ohms. Both use the same connectors. So what does that say about high quality silver cables?

 

[rebelinho]

   
I'll tell you one thing. I have 2 main cables I use. One is a 4x 26AWG 7 strand OFC silver plated braided cable which is 1.5m long and one that's made from standard 3x 18AWG flexi core standard power grade copper which is 3m long. I actually get less resistance with the longer copper cable than with the shorter silver cable. Copper cable gives me 0.4Ohms and silver cable gives me 1.6Ohms. Both use the same connectors. So what does that say about high quality silver cables?

 
that they are bipolar 

 I tell you man, every day I find something expensive and with a brand logo on it that is way worse than a so called "budget" brand item. Even if the technology is better, they sell us whatever they want. I suppose the silver cable labelling says "low resistance cable". If you didn't measure it, you would believe them. Let's face it, they are the pros that sell the equipment, so they must know what they're talking about. Right?

 

[DJScope]

   
that they are bipolar 

 I tell you man, every day I find something expensive and with a brand logo on it that is way worse than a so called "budget" brand item. Even if the technology is better, they sell us whatever they want. I suppose the silver cable labelling says "low resistance cable". If you didn't measure it, you would believe them. Let's face it, they are the pros that sell the equipment, so they must know what they're talking about. Right?

 
It's absolutely ridiculous.

 

[MartinDF]

Anyone ever auditioned these? http://www.aliexpress.com/item/free-shipping-Takstar-overcometh-ts-670-monitor-s-earphones/712789853.html

They look like the closed version of the TS-671.

 

[peter123]

  Anyone ever auditioned these? http://www.aliexpress.com/item/free-shipping-Takstar-overcometh-ts-670-monitor-s-earphones/712789853.html

They look like the closed version of the TS-671.

Nope but I've seen them below $40 shipped......

 

[cdeviney]

Be careful who you say that around! Haha I agree with you though. I build cables for almost all my headphones and generally always make the cables removable. The primary objective (for me) when changing the stock cable is the function. Nobody wants a 10 foot cable for on the go, and nobody wants a 4 foot cable for use at the desk.

WHY don't manufacturers figure that out?!?!?!?  If cables were removable, just think how much they could make selling long vs short and coiled vs straight cables !