Transparent headphone extension cables?

[chinesekiwi]

Probably a hard question to ask but I'll ask anyway.

Any good ones.
I'm not quite the DIY'er type of person so yeah.
Just keeping my options open.
budget probably around <$US150.

I don't mind 3.5mm or 6.5mm.

 

[cwell2112]

I have the Grado one. It's relatively inexpensive ($40) but it's quite well built and transparent (to my ears) in my system. I'd recommend going for that...not really worth it for something more expensive in my opinion.

 

[FallenAngel]

Does it have to be transparent? What if it's just a little fuzzy around the edges but will keep trying?

On a serious note though, you do realize that in unbalanced extension cables, you are combining the Left/Right grounds at the connector and then running them together through the extension all the way to the amplifier. This is the perfect recipe for cross-talk.

You'd need a balanced extension to avoid this.

If you want a cable that will not change the sound from your headphones, use the same cable as installed on your headphones, that's obvious.

 

[Lil' Knight]

This is what you need:
ALO Audio

 

[FallenAngel]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil' Knight /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is what you need: ALO Audio

He said "transparent" as in exactly the same as his headphones, not something fancy to add on

 

[Lil' Knight]

Hey that cable is also "transparent" in look

 

[Forty-Seven]

Have someone build you one with the same cable as your headphones. Anything else may alter the SQ, in my experience.