Pharmaboy
Headphoneus Supremus
Yeah it does seem like the stock cable is braided. I use the stock cable with my HD6XX which is rubbery. I don't have any issues with it. I have tried other cables from brands like Periapt and Hart Audio. Both are quality cables yet I had issues with microphonics which I never have with the stock Sennheiser cable.
I didn't mean to imply the HD6XX has a spacious sound. I know it's fairly narrow. I was just asking if the Aeolus or other ZMF headphone have a spacious sound.
I find the soundstage on 4 ZMF headphones (old or new) to be above average (or better):
- Ori - discontinued closed back planar w/better soundstaging than you'd expect
- Eikon - closed back dynamic driver HP w/really exceptional soundstaging for a closed design (IMO)
- Aeolus - open back dynamic with well-above average soundstaging
- Verite Open - " " " " " "