[matthewh133]

I want to use an extension cable from my amp and mount it under my desk so I can plug my headphones in at the end of my desk. I hate the aesthetic element of a headphone cable going all the way across my desk. Would this reduce audio quality, or should I be good? Any way to tell what is a decent quality cable and what's a bad one, or a reputable brand that may make something like this?

 

[msing539]

What headphones/cables are you specifically looking to extend? And from which amp?

 

[matthewh133]

What headphones/cables are you specifically looking to extend? And from which amp?

My HD650 from my JDS Element II Amp/Dac. Essentially looking to do something like this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/fgqq4m/for_those_who_dont_like_a_cable_running_across/

 

[msing539]

My HD650 from my JDS Element II Amp/Dac. Essentially looking to do something like this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/fgqq4m/for_those_who_dont_like_a_cable_running_across/

It is possible for the sound to change, but how perceptible it will be, I'm not sure.

Try the Grado extension or something else made decently. Buy it from someplace you can return it if you don't like it.

 

[Joaquin Dinero]

Just get whatever cable fits your needs. You will not hear any difference.

 

[gregorio]

Would this reduce audio quality, or should I be good?

It would reduce the audio quality AND you should be good!

The audio quality would be reduced but by such a minuscule amount that it would be below the ability of your HPs to reproduce that difference. IE. No difference in the actual sound produced. This assumes of course the extension cable isn’t faulty/the wrong type.

Any way to tell what is a decent quality cable and what's a bad one, or a reputable brand that may make something like this?

Any decent cable will do the trick, Blue Jeans, Amazon, etc. You could go for an expensive audiophile extension of course, it still won’t affect/change the sound (unless it’s faulty/the wrong type) but it may affect your perception of it.

G