NewFantasia HiFi Cable with 2.5mm Trrs Balanced Male for Sennheiser HD598 / HD558 / HD518 / HD598 Cs / HD599 / HD569 / HD579 Headphone & Astell&Kern AK240 AK380 AK320 onkyo DP-X1 FIIO X5III XDP-300R

I felt compelled to write this review as there were quite a few negative reviews that are all unfounded IMO. I got the Sennheiser HD599 SE for half price on cyber Monday, what a deal. The supplied cable that came with them was junk it felt terrible and was caught in this awful folded style from packaging. I wanted to upgrade and get a cable the headphones deserved and use the balanced 2.5mm output on my Astell & Kern player. The cable is great, the connectors are perfect, it was a much needed upgrade. The cable does arrive a bit stiff as all new things are, so I followed one gentleman's advice from a review. I gently pushed all the braids in towards each other from end to end and then gently pulled it taunt. This made an instant improvement in the feel of the cable. So those reviews were off, the cable sounds great so that guy was off and there is no cable noise so again these negative reviews almost had me not buy it. I'm very glad I decided too the cable is awesome and the 2.5mm balanced out is a whole new world.

Emplear cables balanceados con un amplificador dedicado que pueda tener esa capacidad, con cable de la calidad que adquirí, hace una gran diferencia de audio. Es un muy buen producto, bien hecho y resistente, además de que se ve bonito.

ゼンハイザーのHD598CSに使ってます。今の所しっかり作られた製品の印象です。音もクリアに聞こえていると思います。2.5㎜への変換は貴重なので大事に使っていくと思います。耐久面は日が浅いのでまだなんとも。気になる点が一つ。ケーブルがとてもとても硬いです。表面も硬い、柔軟性も無いのでケーブル同士や机とこすれた時に編み状の凹凸からガガガガガと聞こえます。それがとてもきになってしまいますね。それが無ければ完璧だと思います。

The cable works as intended. Got this for the Sennheiser HD 560s. They sound better with the balanced cable than the stock cable.It feels a little cheaper than they look and slightly stiff but, it gets the job done.

Very well made. The locking feature is a nice touch. Very high end looking.But this is not for looking at. It sounds superb with my Sennheiser 599s. I have two DACs that have balanced outputs, and both benefit from this cable - one (HIDIZS S9) much more than the other (Fosi HD3).Pros:the soundwell-madeattractiveCons:This is a stiffer cable. I experienced what one reviewer commented on - some mechanical sounds when it's banged about. But it's not nearly as noticeable to me and I am able to use the cord while walking. Not working out, but I don't have to stay still to enjoy it.I can enthusiastically recommend this to those needing a 2.5 male to 2.5 male balanced headphone cable.