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Author Topic: The Amazing Super Duper Underrated HD650. A Headphone That Kicks Serious Ass.  (Read 51298 times)

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Anyone have a recommendation for the least expensive balanced cable for the HD650 worth purchasing? I pre-ordered the Liquid Carbon, so I need something balanced, and these are really my only headphones that can easily get there (I do have a Nighthawk on loan that I'll probably grab a cable for as well, but I might not have them anymore by the time I get the Cavalli).



Order a stock cable for $24, cut the 1/4" TRS plug (leave a reasonable amount on the plug and make an adapter if you want), then solder a 4 pin Male XLR plug to it (another $5 for a Gold plated Neutrik).

The wires on the stock cable are coated with enamel, but can just be burned off with a lighter. Instruction are somewhere in this thread... edit, found it post 144 and 145

DIY by other members start at page 14 of this thread
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Anyone have a recommendation for the least expensive balanced cable for the HD650 worth purchasing?

Can you use a soldering iron? If so, re-terminate. Don't waste your money. The stock HD650 cable is pretty good.
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Nope, I totally can't/don't have one. Maybe one of the OC folks have some skills. Actually, I believe one of my programmer buddies at work solders. I bet I could get him to reterminate, but I'd probably want to grab an extra stock cable so I can use the HD650 at work and home.
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I'd do it, but I am running around crazy these days. Changstar is actually another job for me. That means I have four jobs.

Anyways, you want this part for the 4-pin: Neutrik NC4MXX-B

If you want to make a female 4-pin to stereo phono adapter, this part: NC4FX-B (and the stereo male phono of course - just reuse the stock HD650 piece)


Cheap is good. Spend money on better equipment, high quality hookers, or good food before cables.
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Can you use a soldering iron? If so, re-terminate. Don't waste your money. The stock HD650 cable is pretty good.


Ey, what do you think about the HD600 stock cables?
There's a dude that keep saying that if you use the HD650 cables on the HD600, the HD600 became super better...
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altrunox: maybe it's due to the the HD600 cable having a 1/4" adapter at the end. Additional contact point means one more place for stuff to go wrong, I guess?
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Got hold of an almost new HD650 in immaculate condition and have been listening, modding and experimenting with it over the last days. I have also been able to compare it with my modded HD600 and I have to say that the 650s provide a tad more tonal coherency over the frequency spectrum. I concur with those who have been stating that they are a little more resolving than the 600s. CSDs are also a little cleaner, and - what measurements do not show - the bass is better integrated with the rest.
I am currently running these with slightly worn thus shallower pads and some damping, which takes down the midbass hump that I personally do not appreciate. They are nicely warm sounding, still providing enough detail without any hint of sibilance, edge or grain. I must say these seem to be the best investment into audio I have made so far.
Fourth pic is a reference as to how the stock hd650s measure on my rig.
« Last Edit: August 25, 2015, 08:23:40 AM by stratocaster »
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New Pads on modded HD650s ...
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Interesting mods. Pulls 2-3kHz up a bit but also seems to cause more mid-bleed from the bass. I would expect that frequency response to sound more wooly than stock, but maybe the upper mids that it pulls up make that inaudible.
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Is your HD650 modification the same as your HD600 mod? (http://www.changstar.com/index.php/topic,2432.msg68458.html#msg68458)
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