DimaGYou do realize that audiophiles will spend $1,000+ on a power cord for their Amplifier because it apparently removes electrical noise. And $65 is not that much for a headphone cable, even for $200 cans.
DimaGMany HD650 aftermarket cables are even 2x the original price of the headphones (Cardas Clear as an example). But they do bring up the sound. You only know when you try.
DimaGAnd at that price(compared to the headphones), you better be getting something extra out of it, like a length you prefer, or balanced XLR, etc.
From most of what I've read, you're generally looking at very minimal changes, if any, and of course possibility of placebo. Of course resistance of the cable can cause changes, but I honestly can't imagine the difference between resistance of cables being all that large.
MooTatersI've done some measurements with an el cheapo Amazon multimeter. The HD600 stock cable was about 1.2 ohms while most other cables were under 0.5 ohms. Important to note, the $20 Chinese made HD600 cable measured under 0.5 ohms as well and arguably look better than the ones in this drop.
People claiming expensive cables make an audible difference are contradicting science and are just plain wrong. That being said, the build quality and aesthetic on third party cables are well worth the price sometimes. I have a $160 audeze cable with shiny eidolic connectors which I love very much. Did it change the sound? No. Was it worth the price? In my eyes, yes.
jdeoxysExactly. There are some crazy people with WAY too much money in the audiophile community. People who spend $100,000 on a Amp and DAC and like another $20,000 on power conditioners and silver cables. All are complete snake oil BS.
jdeoxysYeah, and for the things that do change sound, some people really excessively over hype the difference. It blew my mind recently seeing someone try to claim that their cables had burn in, and that they could hear the difference, but it wasn't placebo because they had over a year's experience with the original cables.
jdeoxysI agree with your post.
Don't get me started on silver vs copper wire. There is no difference in sound. There are zero objective experiments that show any clear proof that any standard wire is going to sound worse than a .9999999999999 percent pure silver wire. The only wire that'll make a difference is wire that is literally corroded or considered junk, or not used for audio applications. Nobody is going to get a different response out of the driver's diaphragm because a cable is 0.5 vs 1.2 ohms. It's all in their head.
jdeoxysMan sometimes I skim and just read the wrong part, lol (or think of another comment) I edited my comment because I do in fact agree with you sorry I read that wrong.
jdeoxysWell, I'm new to the audiophile world, but I'm an Electrical engineer. A cable resistance of 1.2 or 0.2 ohm won't change anything. It will only change the sound level, by 0.3% which is basically nothing. However, a difference of capacitance could change the sound as it will change the frequency response of the headset and will act as a a low pass filter, making the high frequencies lower and the headset could feel mushier. But this is all theorical, I highly doubt there is a huge difference of capacitance between cables.