[ianlecompte]

as the title says really,looking at getting some cans but they all seem to have quite short leads,would it degrade sound quality if i was to buy an extender lead?or could i have the lead replaced with something better and longer if i took them to a hifi store.or should i go for something like the sennie 45 wireless?they seem to go quite cheap on ebay,will be used for music and late nite gaming.
cheers
ian

Originally Posted by ianlecompte

as the title says really,looking at getting some cans but they all seem to have quite short leads,would it degrade sound quality if i was to buy an extender lead?or could i have the lead replaced with something better and longer if i took them to a hifi store.or should i go for something like the sennie 45 wireless?they seem to go quite cheap on ebay,will be used for music and late nite gaming.
cheers
ian

How long do you need it? I use this Cardas v2 cable on my Sennheiser HD650s but not becuase of it's 10ft length, but rather it's sonic qualities...

Using a headphone extention cable is not normally a problem in itself. What kind of cans are you using?

[TameRacingDriver]

I use a £7 coiled extension cable off ebay, and I cant tell any difference with or without it on

[Crocodile JD]

I made my own extension cable using decent quality parts from Maplins and some low impedence microphone cable. It works a treat and does not affect the sound one jot.

Croc

[G a f f e r]

Also made my own by canibalising a set of £50 Sony headphon es. Bit tricky to scrape the OFC coatings off the copper wires (like red and green paint/wax). Then soldered an adapter on.
Great sound (about 3 meter cable) with no obvious loss in SQ when using my sennies

[ianlecompte]

hi croc,that sounds a great idea,microphone cable and i guess a 3.5mm line in socket and a 1/4 jack,both in stereo,just had a look at these on maplins site,is the blue coloured cable a decent blue,any ideas?
cheers ian

[Pink Fairy]

Depending on your budget, you could try Stax phones, 3m cord length with a 5m extension available. I use the 5m every now and again and it's sonically invisible...not a cheap route but the best for actual sound quality imho.

[Crocodile JD]

Ian
The cable I used has black sleeving. It has a core which is sheilded from an outer braid. I used this because it was advertised as low impedence which I thought might be best because of the length involved. The ends are both 1/4" jack, one female the other male, both with spring type strain relief. The plug is gold plated, but I'm not sure I could get gold plated in the socket. It's been a while so can't remember part numbers now.

HTH

Croc