Balanced wiring for Sennhesier 800 S
I expect to use Sennheiser 800S with my Ayre QX-5 Twenty, a Roon-ready DAC. As usual with Ayre, they recommend balanced cabling. Is that easy to do with the Sennheisers? I haven't used headphones in years, but I was impressed when I heard the Sennheisers with a McIntosh headphone amp. Any recommendations?
LavriCables can do it. I made a mistake about the balanced inputs to the QX-5. They're 3.5 mm, not 1/4". So I need two cables with male 3.5 mm plugs at one end and Sennheiser 800S connectors at the other. The cables should be wrapped together except at the ends. I may try the unbalanced cable that comes with the 800S before ordering balanced cables. Ayre offers 3.5 mm and 1/4" unbalanced inputs. |
I have the 800s. Since everyone strongly suggests using balanced cables, I ordered a set from lavricables. (I think @soix had recommended them). Their website has many options, and the guys at Lauri were great at answering all my questions. I ended up with silver cables, balanced. I could not be happier and I highly recommend them. |
