Smooth interconnects?

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I have a bit of a dilema my speakers are different sounding to my headphones. My current Ixos Gamma 1002 helps give my speakers a bit more life (though they currently sound a tad boomy, I know have ideas to stop this though, blu-tac!). My headphones sound very lively and almost bright though, they are musical and very detailed, but I would like a just a touch more smoothness, I think the vocals could do with a just a bit more depth.

The vocals sound fine on my turntable, so I know the CDP is at fault some where, however sibiences are a bit too obvious on my turntable. I can't win! I love my headphones too peices and sound so musical most of the time, they certainly put my old Senhiesers to shame, but after a few hours listening it starts to sound like the vocals are a bit fake but only on my CDP

My headphones are the HP890.

I know the Gamma 1002 can be a bit bright sounding so I think replacing that with a £30 smoother cable will do the trick. Does anybody know of any good ready built DIY ones that are ready built?

I don't want to pay £30 for a QED Quenex 2 because I know 2/3 of that cost is marketing, the cables probably cost about £5 a pair to make. When I had these for demo I wasn't impressed with the quality for the money, although they did sound good. My Ixos cables sounded much better through the speakers and this why I bought them, oh and they were 50% off.

P.S I am noticing this problem more on a 1992 double CD album of Elton John's greatest hits, is this compilation particulary bright?
 
that Elton John CD is quite poorly produced and quite bright,
and
those Ixos i/cs are also very bright

have a hunt around for some old Sonic Link Violet i/cs- been quite a few pairs on HFC in the last few months and certainly my set are quite smooth and forgiving. Can find them for £30 (retail was £90-100). i'd personally save another £15-20 and you can get some VDH d102 mk3s which imo are the best i/cs you can get sub £100 (i haven't really tried DIY cables as my soldering isn't up to much :( )
 
Why not try the "Zero cost" ic ?

These are made by wrapping enamelled copper wire round a former, for signal and return.....just a dab of solder at either end.

You can buy a roll of the wire from maplins for £5-00 28awg 1km approx. If you want more construction details pm me, or look it up in the DIY section. I might even be pursuaded to make the cable for you !!
 
Thanks, how much I am looking at in total if you made them? Also would these be smoother than my Ixos Gamma 1002? You can PM the info if you like.
 
Unfortunately, that is the way the HP890's are. I am not sure whether an interconnect will help too much here, and there arent many truly great headphones around for a reasonable price, so you may either:-

A) Try and experiment with cables, and hope for the best.
B) Get a headphone amp with a warmer, smoother sound, but thank kind of thing is a risk that it may make the bass sound too much, and they arent cheap.
C) Get some different cans.
 
Yep the headphones sound fine on most cds, and they are fine on vynil so I think its currently a combination of my headphones, amp, cable and bad CDS. The cable is the cheapest way of solving it, and they are well known for being bright.

I can always use my Senhieser's for listening to bright CDs, until I decide to replace my philips, replacing them just isn't a financial option right now though.
 

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