Just ordered the HD600..no store in the neighbourhood had them in stock otherwise I would've went and picked them up today. I should have them tomorrow..

Just received the HD600! Now all I have to do is forget this Ultrasone sound

Is anyone considering parting with their balanced 3 pin Cardas or Equinox cable? If not, I'm gonna look over at the other place or just order it fresh. Looking forward coming home from work and hooking this up to the M3! Now listening out of the Larocco just because I wanted to hear it but doesn't do them justice as I knew it wouldn't.

I think you'll like it. I've always loved the HD 600/M3 combo... balanced even more so.

This:

"btw, I was a real skeptic until I changed to a Cardas from stock."

Had a friend give me a Cardas cable ... not sure I'd ever buy one on my own, but it made a huge difference on both my 580's and 600's - much, much more than the 650 cable, even. I'm still a skeptic on other headphones, but for Senns - it seems to make a difference.

Yep, that was also my first foray into aftermarket cables for headphones.

It’s the only piece of audio kit that I can tell any difference with a cable.

My take is there must be something fundamentally floored with the stock cable.

I'm pretty much a cable-sceptic (also because I never ab-ed cables) but seeing that so many comment in favour of an aftermarket cable for the Sennheiser I took the plunge and ordered a balanced Cardas cable. Th advantage of selling an ED9 and "downscaling" to an HD600 is there's a little money left That and seeing that the resale-value of the cable is pretty decent the loss would be kept to a minimum if I ever decide to sell it. Looking forward to the cable and here's to hoping it will make a significant difference so the urge of upgrading to something else resides a little

Edited October 25, 201213 yr by Contrastique

Received my balanced Cardas cable today. I wasn't much of a believer but it does sound totally different. I'll ab them against my brothers SE HD600s hopefully soon as memory is a finicky thing but they are definitely much more enjoyable now, not as boring as before with for example rock music like Korn or Pleymo.

Thank you all for your help!

Double post

Edited November 6, 201213 yr by Contrastique

It's just a sign from the Forum that it wants more posts from you, Indra.

Very kind Mr. Nate

Only, I don't really have much to contribute I guess. I know shit about things, not like you all. And I'm pretty busy but I do miss it. Now that the bunny has been raised (read: we learned to properly stuff away the cables) I felt confident again getting out my headphones and listening to them. Along with that came the urge to change some things Who knows what might follow. The other place is great for buying / selling, this is a great place to get decent advice!

The other place is great for buying / selling, this is a great place to get decent advice!

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You obviously haven't been to the other place in the Sound Science section and told them you can hear the difference in headphone cables.

(Sarcasm meter is totally off scale with bent needle).

Very kind Mr. Nate

Only, I don't really have much to contribute I guess. I know shit about things, not like you all. And I'm pretty busy but I do miss it. Now that the bunny has been raised (read: we learned to properly stuff away the cables) I felt confident again getting out my headphones and listening to them. Along with that came the urge to change some things Who knows what might follow. The other place is great for buying / selling, this is a great place to get decent advice!

Except this is the most we've talked about headphones in a long time -- we mostly talk about drinking, relationships, photography, and biking these days.

EDIT: And DACses.

Except this is the most we've talked about headphones in a long time -- we mostly talk about drinking, relationships, photography, and biking these days.

But we don't feel the need to change the name of the site, as it still applies to most of us.

This thread makes me want to do something to my stock-cabled HD600.

More drink.

Get the Equinox......

.You obviously haven't been to the other place in the Sound Science section and told them you can hear the difference in headphone cables.

(Sarcasm meter is totally off scale with bent needle).

Darn, I thought you were joking but it's really there...

I might go and stir the pot...oh well, no bother...last time was with Germania and nothing can beat that

Except this is the most we've talked about headphones in a long time -- we mostly talk about drinking, relationships, photography, and biking these days.

EDIT: And DACses.

Sounds like everything I'm doing atm, thanx

Get the Equinox......

I already thought this was shit-expensive (first time I felt reserved telling my boyfriend the cost of these haha). I will probably sell this combo in the future anyway in my quest for the perfect hp. Just wanted to see how I much could make them change to make them stay with me for a while longer and to hear for myself what a better cable would do. Mission succeeded.

Another question. I'm now running my source (Apogee Duet) SE. Would it make a substantial difference to make it balanced too?

Why not? I prefer to go balanced if I can, and I would definitely do it here. I can't say if switching to balanced input will change the way you hear things, but it is worth trying.

Why not? I prefer to go balanced if I can, and I would definitely do it here. I can't say if switching to balanced input will change the way you hear things, but it is worth trying.

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If you can do it balanced can do no harm and has better potential.

Balanced is better. The mantra is true.

Dew et. Especially since your source is already balanced, it's just a matter of different cable(s).

Balanced is better. The mantra is true.

Not always the case IME, but is definitely the case with the HD600.

Ahhhhhh....the legacy lives on!

Just got a 4 pin XLR custom cable for my HD600's to use with the new GS-X when I receive it, so it'll be interesting to hear the difference between that and the stock HD600 cable.