I have balanced cables with my Sens......I think someone years ago recommended Cardas.......still have them
Balanced wiring for Sennhesier 800 S
I expect to use Sennheiser 800S with my Ayre QX-5 Twenty, a Roon-ready DAC. As usual with Ayre, they recommend balanced cabling. Is that easy to do with the Sennheisers? I haven't used headphones in years, but I was impressed when I heard the Sennheisers with a McIntosh headphone amp. Any recommendations?
LavriCables can do it. I made a mistake about the balanced inputs to the QX-5. They're 3.5 mm, not 1/4". So I need two cables with male 3.5 mm plugs at one end and Sennheiser 800S connectors at the other. The cables should be wrapped together except at the ends. I may try the unbalanced cable that comes with the 800S before ordering balanced cables. Ayre offers 3.5 mm and 1/4" unbalanced inputs. |
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@dbphd I would highly recommend you purchase quality aftermarket cables instead of building your own. There should be a number to choose from, like Arctic Cables, Norne Audio, Moon Audio and others. The headphone side connectors are a royal pain to assemble since there are multiple pins and they are small and very close together. |