[hughscot]

IMHO expensive cables for Headphones or speakers is total BS.  Here is the definitive work on the subject.  http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#introduction
 
I used to subscribe to Stereophile magazine and when they first started hyping high priced cables I stopped.  It is all marketing.  

 

[hughscot]

If someone wants to spend a fortune on cable wire here's the ultimate.  
 

Expensive Wire and Insulators​

 

[hughscot]

And if you have some money left over you'd better get several of these.
 

 

[cpygui]

  And if you have some money left over you'd better get several of these.
 

That's hilarious 

 

[skeptic]

but wait, you haven't heard the sonic purity your rig really has to offer until you pay out for a: http://www.lessloss.com/blackbody-p-200.html

 

[TsukiNick]

The wires crowd is so sadly misinformed.  That money is better spent on ....anything else.

 

[aclacour]

  The wires crowd is so sadly misinformed.  That money is better spent on ....anything else.

 

[younglee200]

I actually think I rather spend my money on cables than that Blackbody instrument or a $4686 power conditioning unit from that website.

 

[hughscot]

Speaking of wasting money I know someone who had a super audio set-up and he was so concerned about the electricity he had the power company run a dedicated line into his house just for the audio.  

 

[cantastic]

hi folks,
Does one need to use the CH650S with a Sennheiser headphone amp, or is the cable compatible with a Sony PHA-1, which I'm thinking of getting.
many thanks,
paul

 

[elwappo99]

  hi folks,
Does one need to use the CH650S with a Sennheiser headphone amp, or is the cable compatible with a Sony PHA-1, which I'm thinking of getting.
many thanks,
paul

 
Paul,
 
I assume you have the HD650 or HD600? If that is the case you need an adapter that looks like this:
 

 
Unless you have that smaller connector on your cable.  This cable is for a "4 Pin XLR" connection. Some amplifiers require this connection. The HVD 800 has a "4 pin XLR" to connect to it, to get the full power out of the amplifier (see the black circles here)
 

 

[Widell]

I started laughing in my office when I saw this one, you got to be kidding me......then I saw the below "Blackbody Ambient Field Conditioner" and I felt like crying, are we audio enthusiasts really this naiv?

 

[HiSenn5]

  And if you have some money left over you'd better get several of these.
 

 
Gave me a good laugh!

 

[SilverEars]

  IMHO expensive cables for Headphones or speakers is total BS.  Here is the definitive work on the subject.  http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#introduction
 
I used to subscribe to Stereophile magazine and when they first started hyping high priced cables I stopped.  It is all marketing.  

Wow, article from Director of Audio Research at McIntosh.  Very nice that even high-end audio system designers don't think cables affects are negligible.
 
Anyway, thanks for you posts, you have nice collection of AudioPhooey.

 

[cantastic]

many thanks for your response.  I have the HD650, still burning them in but liking them so far.  But I have just the Sony PHA-1 headphone amp, so at the moment the Sennheiser Cable doesn't work for me.  What is a good source for the adapter you mentioned?
again,
thanks!
paul