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Re: HD800 cable?
« Reply #20 on: March 28, 2014, 07:21:34 AM »

I've always gravitated towards Steve's Q-Audio cables. Probably because he's a good guy and doesn't peddle pseudo scientific cable bs. He just backs the quality of what he crafts.

Certainly meets most of your requirements Marv. Not sure if it falls under "cheap" though.
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Re: HD800 cable?
« Reply #21 on: March 28, 2014, 08:00:32 AM »

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_143HD800R/Sennheiser-HD-800-Factory-Refurbished.html?showAll=N&search=hd800_refurbish&skipvs=T

They sell out often but get restocked once in a while, so you can check on it if you have some patience waiting. $1100 w/free shipping.
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Re: HD800 cable?
« Reply #22 on: March 28, 2014, 10:58:52 AM »

I like the Cardas but I agree that it adds in a bit of dullness. I would have gone for the Cardas except I wanted to see if other copper cables would get rid of that.

The Skoll line is silver plated copper based on the website.  Not sure if that matters to you.
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Re: HD800 cable?
« Reply #23 on: March 28, 2014, 01:51:52 PM »

Ted ime has nice cables, as for DHC I really like Peter's stuff but you need a sales rep with him to get the support(I have one locally, otherwise comms with him can take quite long). Had a friend's DHC cable on the old HD800 I had and the cable was very light, flexible(cloth sheathed).
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Re: HD800 cable?
« Reply #24 on: March 28, 2014, 02:19:48 PM »

If you have the patience, you could always just look for a deal on Head-fi.  Used HD800s with stock cables usually go for 900-1000.  You can also look at packaged deals with aftermarket cables.  Usually they're 1200-1500, but they won't sell at that price.  A lot of  people buying HD800s on HF are noobs looking for the next big thing.  Aftermarket cables are not on their minds.  You can probably haggle the price down quite a bit since most of those packaged deals are not selling too fast.  I've seen packaged deals sell for as low as $1150

Oh, and a lot of the HD800s with aftermarket cables Do not have the original stock cable.  Noobs want to buy it for cheap with the stock cable.  They don't want the extra cost incurred with the aftermarket cable.  I had a hard time selling mine.  If you think about it, there is really no other better place to buy an HD800 + aftermarket cable.  You can get a refurbished HD800 for $1100 from crutchfield or a new one for $1100 from another dealer but I don't remember which dealer you had to talk to.  the aftermarket cable will then cost you 150-200 generally and you'll be at $1250 - $1300.     

Even cheaper: Buy a stock HD800 that with chipped paint from HF for $900-950.  Buy aftermarket cable for $200.  Now you're at $1100-1150.  Sell the stock HD800 cable for $100 and you're down to $1000-1050. The stock HD800 cable has a minimum value of $50 due to the price for the pair of HD800 connectors.  I sold my stock cable for $100, I've seen it being sold for $150 before as well. 
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Re: HD800 cable?
« Reply #25 on: March 28, 2014, 03:13:01 PM »

Not sure if you have looked at the ALO Green line - they seem simple, non microphonic and not crazy in price.

Redco has some very cool cables of their own, they have a super slim 6 core cable that would probably work well as a headphone cable. I can dig through and find the link if you are interested.
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Re: HD800 cable?
« Reply #26 on: March 28, 2014, 03:46:36 PM »

I've always gravitated towards Steve's Q-Audio cables. Probably because he's a good guy and doesn't peddle pseudo scientific cable bs. He just backs the quality of what he crafts.

Certainly meets most of your requirements Marv. Not sure if it falls under "cheap" though.

Steve has some really nice cables from a comfort and aesthetic stand point, but what I've never understood is why isn't he using the highest purity wire? He already has the Litz geo covered why not use high quality wire to complete the combo? Even if one doesn't believe in the idea of 4N, 5N, 6N, 7N (for example Q Audio is using 2N OFC ETP) etc. it nice to have peace of mind that you aren't being sold the same wire being used at industrial facilities. His cables ask for a premium price, he needs to deliver premium products.
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Re: HD800 cable?
« Reply #27 on: March 28, 2014, 04:32:09 PM »

I've always gravitated towards Steve's Q-Audio cables. Probably because he's a good guy and doesn't peddle pseudo scientific cable bs. He just backs the quality of what he crafts.

Certainly meets most of your requirements Marv. Not sure if it falls under "cheap" though.

Steve has some really nice cables from a comfort and aesthetic stand point, but what I've never understood is why isn't he using the highest purity wire? He already has the Litz geo covered why not use high quality wire to complete the combo? Even if one doesn't believe in the idea of 4N, 5N, 6N, 7N (for example Q Audio is using 2N OFC ETP) etc. it nice to have peace of mind that you aren't being sold the same wire being used at industrial facilities. His cables ask for a premium price, he needs to deliver premium products.

I'm actually with you on that.  But if you know Steve you know why.  In a way you actually pay a premium price for not believing in all those zeroes which seems silly to me.  I think the money he saves on copper goes towards silk these days.  I actually liked the look of some of his older cotton products he no longer carries.
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Re: HD800 cable?
« Reply #28 on: March 28, 2014, 05:23:50 PM »

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Re: HD800 cable?
« Reply #29 on: March 28, 2014, 08:18:42 PM »

This is turning out to be a good cable thread. I've decided that I'm too cheap. Going to use the thin super flexible Mogami microphone cable (a known quantity for me) I got from Redco, and buy ALO or Moon connectors.
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