Todd R Posted February 17, 2008 Report Posted February 17, 2008 I just got the word that Cardas is going to start selling the unterminated plugs for the Sennheisers if you want to build your own cables. Contact me if you want to get some. Here's a picture. The price will be $32 a pair + $3 shipping in the US
n_maher Posted February 17, 2008 Report Posted February 17, 2008 In case it's helpful, here's a larger picture of a prototype of the plugs.
aardvark baguette Posted February 17, 2008 Report Posted February 17, 2008 Anyone feel like making me an affordable canare star quad cable?
Todd R Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Posted February 17, 2008 What's it worth to ya? (soldering is FUN!)
aardvark baguette Posted February 17, 2008 Report Posted February 17, 2008 no idea. $60? I just dont want another $200 chord. I'm rocking the stock chord right now...much better flexibility than my old Cardas. And the Cardas was too short. Plus I'd rather have something softer than the techflex type conduit of other designs.
Todd R Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Posted February 17, 2008 $60? What length? I'm thinking probably not once you pay for the parts & shipping from the supplier, to me, then to you from me plus a buck or two for my trouble. It's not too hard to do, don't you want to give it a try yourself?
Fungi Posted February 18, 2008 Report Posted February 18, 2008 The satisfaction of knowing you're making exactly what you want is unbeatable. It's a great feeling making whatever cables you need when you need something too. Just wondering if these Senn plugs come with covers, or if you just epoxy them up and heatshrink over it.
aardvark baguette Posted February 18, 2008 Report Posted February 18, 2008 Me + soldering = fail I'm not really sure how much star quad HD650 wires would fetch; $60 was just a wild ass guess. How much is typical for those? If its much more, I figure just get A Pure Sound, since everyone seems to be raving about them. I just figured there more economical wires out there. But I freely admit, I have no idea what price point they would be.
aardvark baguette Posted February 18, 2008 Report Posted February 18, 2008 lol, I forgot to mention, the cost of the connector was not part of my $60 guess.
postjack Posted February 22, 2008 Report Posted February 22, 2008 hopefully cardas will make unterminated plugs for OII headphone so that ken at ALO can put his jena pink cable on my OII for $400. thanks.
laxx Posted February 22, 2008 Report Posted February 22, 2008 $400 is not enough. Ken charges extra for one off cables, so expect it to be at least $600.
jinp6301 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Posted February 22, 2008 $400 is not enough. Ken charges extra for one off cables, so expect it to be at least $600. posty was making a joke, and you ruined it!!!
laxx Posted February 22, 2008 Report Posted February 22, 2008 I wasn't serious either. I've never spoken to Ken before, so I don't know how much he charges.
Todd R Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 I have 4 pair of these plugs available right now!
luvdunhill Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 hopefully cardas will make unterminated plugs for OII headphone so that ken at ALO can put his jena pink cable on my OII for $400. thanks. the SR-007 has the cable soldered directly to the stators via very thin pieces of silver foil. The "connector" looking thing is simply for strain relief.
spritzer Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 the SR-007 has the cable soldered directly to the stators via very thin pieces of silver foil. The "connector" looking thing is simply for strain relief. He could make a cable for the SR-Omega though...
dc Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 He could make a cable for the SR-Omega though... I was hoping more along the lines of the Stax SR001-MK2 portable system I mean afterall, his forte seems to be in cables for portable rigs right?
spritzer Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 I was hoping more along the lines of the Stax SR001-MK2 portable system I mean afterall, his forte seems to be in cables for portable rigs right? Yeah the SR-001/3 cable is much too small in diameter. A nice 18AWG Jena Labs is a necessary upgrade, it's so cool looking and easy to manage.
n_maher Posted February 27, 2008 Report Posted February 27, 2008 have you ever tried the ALO Jena cables... on weed? Yes, it exceeded the limits of audio goodness and became bad.
Grand Enigma Posted February 27, 2008 Report Posted February 27, 2008 Well... I suppose those could be useful if there is ever a shortage of HD650 cables again. For over double the price of a stock cable I am willing to spend the few seconds to get the plugs off myself.
Todd R Posted February 27, 2008 Author Report Posted February 27, 2008 Well... I suppose those could be useful if there is ever a shortage of HD650 cables again. For over double the price of a stock cable I am willing to spend the few seconds to get the plugs off myself. Yeah but then you'll have an extra solder connection and an ugly bump on your cable where the joint is.
Grand Enigma Posted February 27, 2008 Report Posted February 27, 2008 Yeah but then you'll have an extra solder connection and an ugly bump on your cable where the joint is. A few seconds with the dremel and problem solved. No splicing needed. ...now there will be lots of DIY Senn cables on HeadFi
n_maher Posted March 6, 2008 Report Posted March 6, 2008 Here's a quick shot of the production version of the connectors.
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