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Sennheiser replacement cables

It's interesting that the Sennheiser HD580 and 600 use the same replacement cable, h-81435, while the 650 uses the h-92885. The 650 replacement cable is actually a bit less expensive than the other cable, and I've been told it's a better replacement cord for all 3 models. Any thoughts? Thanks
84audio
fatparrot
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Osgorth, if you bought your 600's several years ago, they came with the 1/4" plug...now they come with the 1/8" plug.

Strange, because no portable device has high enough voltage output to adequately drive the 600's, probably due to the headphone's high impedance.
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sfar
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Fatparrot, you're right that if you try to drive the 600's directly from a Zune, iRiver or iPod the results aren't very satisfactory but there are quite a few small heaphone amps with 1/8 jacks that work fine with a portable player as a source.
84audio OP
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Thanks for the info. I just had a chance to briefly listen to the 600s with the Cardas cord. Wow! That is a major league improvement over the stock cord, but it should be for another $150.
osgorth
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Ah, thanks for clearing my confusion up, Fatparrot. Yes, mine is a few years old.

84audio - glad you tried it! Next time, try to hear the Zu Mobius (preferably on a headphone amp too) it's in my opinion a lot better than the Cardas, which in itself is much better than the stock chord.
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