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As I keep repeating this is only a problem if one insists on having a removable cable for the 750s or any recabled Ultrasone Proline headphone, after all it doesn't appear that the Edition 7 or 9 has a removable cable.
The improvements to the overall sound of the 750s which the addition of the hardwired Silver Dragon cable has bought, particularity in the areas which have troubled so many of their biggest detractors, such as tightening up the bass and adding better definition to the midrange and treble, is well worth the loss of the convenience of a detachable cable. And remember that at first Drew did try to make a Silver Dragon cable with a 1/8" threaded mini jack but could not find the proper part.
Look I'm not trying to sell anyone on the idea of recabling their Ultrasone headphones nor am I in any way shilling for Drew or Moon Audio. I'm just reporting back my impressions on a little experiment a undertook for the for the sake of sharing with this community. That the results turned out positive in some ways (sonic improvements) and negative in others (lack of parts for DIY cable builders) is just how it is. I would reported the results no matter what the outcome.
The fact remains that Moon Audio is now familiar with recabling Ultrasone headphones and is available to anyone as a resource looking to improve the sound of their headphones. I also know that many people don't believe that cables make even the slightest difference in the sound of any audio equipment and hopefully they're not reading this thread
But for the those who do believe in the magic of cables the era of the recabled Ultrasones has now officially begun and it's either get on board or watch as the train passes you by!!
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Once you remove the jack and hardwire it, you face several "problems" IMO, of course you did what you consider better and that is your decision and I respect it, but let's face other points of view, just as a general knowledge or to try to lead others as well....Well one is that you void the warranty which in the case of Ultrasone is a problem given that they do not sell parts, as drivers, directly to the public, and the warranty is fantastic, and the service is top notch, but of course given that they know Drew, maybe you can deal with them, and that is the less problematic one IMO.
The second is that, later on you can't use the cable in any other simlar model, or any other simlar heapdhone, let's say you can have only one cable and 3 different models, there is no need of getting the 2 extra cables, just change the cable from one to the other, this way you save money, as the cables are really expensive (100+).
Another downside, is that later on if you decided to sell the headphone, you are forced to sell the cable with it, or if you decided to upgrade to a better or different model, you will not have the cable. As we have seen here, in case of the senns for example, many times people sell the heapdhone and keep the aftermarket cable, as they retain a better resell value, that the heapdhone itself, or simply becasue they are going for example from HD580 to 600, or 650, and they all share the same cable.
And the last but not the least IMO, is that if you can purchase the cable and attach it yourself, there is no need of sending the headphone to them for recable, just get the cable attach it and period, the way I did it...you can keep on enjoying the headphone in the meanwhile, and this way I'm 100% sure that the sales would be faster and more numerous...
Also now you can not compare before and after...
(that's a joke, who cares if you are happy with it)
Honestly I would never think in removing any useful feature from any audio device, just to "upgrade" but that is my personal point of view, and in this particular case there was absolutelly no option for you guys so this is IMO somewhat justified...Now enjoy it...
BTW I have an upgraded cable as well, made out of very good rodium silver plated, and several of the stock ones, and honestly the differences IMO do not justify the hassle of the recabling, and are IMO being a little overkill, the stock cable sounds very very good...even sometimes I still use it, as the upgraded is a little short for the distance I'm siting from the amp...but maybe the Moon one sounds far better...
Just my two cents on this topic...
