Focal Clear Headphone Cable Problem


Hi.

My balanced (4 prong) cable that came with the headphones has a loose connection somewhere under the insulation. Anyone know where to either

a) Buy an upgraded bal. cable. or

b) Get the factory cable repaired.

If anyone has had a good upgrade experience, I'm all ears.

I'm constantly having to wiggle the cable to get my Right Channel back. I'm suppose to relax and enjoy the music!

 

Tnx !

2bz

I highly recommend taking a look at LavriCable as they make high quality cables at very reasonable prices and fly below the radar.  I got an excellent 1.2m balanced cable with silver wire and top connector/plugs for only $253 for my Hifiman Arya Stealths and it’s a big improvement over the stock cable.  Here’s a link to the cable and how I configured mine. 

https://www.lavricables.com/cables/ultimate-silver-hifiman-sundara-upgrade-cable/
 

Product Quantity Price
Ultimate Silver HiFiMAN Arya Sundara Ananda HE6se HE5se upgrade cable - 1.2 m
  • Length:

    1.2 m

  • Silver:

    Multistrand litz awg24 (4 cores)

  • Headphone plugs:

    AECO 3.5mm (pure copper)

  • Plug:

    Aeco XLR 4 Rhodium (copper)

  • Silk sleeving:

    No sleeving

  • Burn in service:

    No

1 $253.04

You might check out Lazuli Reference FC. It’s 1299.00 for 3 m 4 pin balanced. Excellent cable for the price.

For the best quality and price, I've been very satisfied with Sky Audio Cables.

 

Jim/Larsman...tnx for the input. Focal is replacing my factory cable (great support) but I was/am interested in upgrading. I'm near a Cardis dealer. Jim...which model Cardis did you go with?

 

tnx.

I buy my 3rd party headphone cables from Moon Audio; I've got their Black Dragon cables for 3 of my headphones. Not super-cheap, not absurdly expensive; pretty good value for money, imo.... 

I moved my Sennheiser factory upgrade to a Cardas headphone Cable balanced also. My 800 phones were singing far better than with Sennheiser's own cable.