Lol, I know what you mean, but I promise it warrants it once you try it. No other cable in the market that I could find makes such an uninhibited, pure musical sound.
Just wanted to share what I found and hopefully bring joy to others 
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Yeah, I imagine it probably would.
The last few months have made me appreciate what I enjoy in life a bit more and Im less reticent to hold off on a purchase of something that I like (within budget, of course).
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Same here! Kind of take minute to stop and smell the roses if you will. Especially plenty of time at home to enjoy it lol
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I’ve heard the DanaCable Lazululululuuii (spelling) super premium (I forget what the proper name is) when a friend loaned me his pair for nearly a month. I tried them on the Audeze lcd3 and a few ZMF headphones. It is one of the very few cables where I could consistently, with careful listening and comparisons, hear a difference in the sound of a headphone between cables.
Notice I said difference, not improvement.
Improvement in this case would subjective, and in my opinion, the changes the cable made could hardly be called transformative, and may not even be welcome with some headphones. The difference was less than what I’ve found when comparing different DACs, for example.
I feel there is an incredible amount of herd mentality and confirmation bias when it comes to cables. Some people call it hype.
The bottom line is, at that price you could have a Donald North or Eddie Current amplifier. Something that would benefit your listening far more than these cables would.
Do I believe cables matter? Yes. Do I think any situation exists where I would ever spend that much on a headphone cable? No way. Not when I can make something 98.5% as good sounding for under $200 at my workbench and a few hours time.
Just my opinion.
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I’d like to set up a blind test with these cables and others, but given the size of the Danacable Nirvana that would be a challenge. It would entail creating a custom massive set of “cable-chains” for all other products (with thin wires down the middle) to be a truly blind test.
Most critically, the size and weight of the massive cable would affect the tightness/fit of the headphones and therefore likely induce subtle changes in sound that have zero to do with the cable per se.
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That’s a point I usually stress more than anything. Ergonomics are the most important part of a cable, assuming everything is sound electrically.
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+1 to that. Differences on low-impedance signals are likely not to be perceived. And there’s always EQ to compensate any treble roll off due cheap’o cables (very unlikely).
Add to the equation: mood, energy, subjective metrics, etc…
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Just ordered this for my Anadas. Lord knows you need to upgrade that awful stock cable.
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Headphone cable impressions from @ProfFalkin handmade custom cables!
Hey friends! So, the professor was kind enough to build me some custom Balanced headphone cables! I have had them for a few months now and can give my impression of them! Immediately they became my favorite cables I own for a few different reasons. 1st ProFalkin built them and I have a tremendous amount of respect for him and value his audio knowledge as well as his friendship. 2nd these cables are well built utilizing Canare L-4E6S star-quad cable with the PVC jacket removed, but the braided metal shield is kept intact. They are then re-sheathed with Paracord for a great look and durable feel. You can find some technical information about Canare here:
http://www.canare.com/ProductItemDisplay.aspx?productItemID=53
The connectors the professor use are Neutrik. Similar to some of my high-end pro audio recording cables. In fact, the cable I used when I recorded my most recent ZMF Aeolus YouTube Review utilizes Neutrik connectors. These connectors are durable and built tough for a very reasonable price. In discussing the cables with the professor, he states in his own words “The cables reflect my way of thinking in general. Function over fashion, cost-effectiveness, and practicality. Basically, no BS.”
The professor got into building cables because he wanted some for himself and wasn’t satisfied with the majority of headphone cables provided by most of the headphone manufacturers. Instead of cables that were the wrong length or didn’t have the proper flex to them, he decided he would build his own.
In my few months of using these cables, I can confirm that his thoughts behind his build show through. These cables have great flex, sound good and are the perfect length and don’t get tangled like many other stock cables I own. Rather than spending half the cost of a set of HD650 for an OEM balanced headphone cable the Professor has developed a custom cable building process in order to provide better quality for a better price.
The professor built me both a Sennheiser balanced XLR cables for my 6XX and Balanced XLR cables for my Hifiman Amanda. Included with them was an adapter to go from XLR to ¼” which is great especially for my LYR 3 and iFi IDSD Micro Black Label. I have thoroughly enjoyed using these cables and they hold a special place in my heart. Thank you again @ProfFalkin for these tremendous cables! Here are a few photos of the cables so you can see the great quality of them. Photos ©Marcello Rostagni 2020 for @ProfFalkin perosanl use
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Nice work on those cables @ProfFalkin
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Those are fantastic looking cables congratulations. Respect @ProfFalkin.
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Thank you for the awesome photos and kind words. I’m very glad you like them!
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I want a custom braided cable… 
They look awesome @ProfFalkin! Well done. 
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Those look great, @ProfFalkin
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That’s the problem when it comes to comparing / evaluating cable. Confronted with 2 different cables (or any device type) most listeners feel they must pick a loser / winner, (it’s not a horse race), instead of just identifying any differences they hear (or do not hear) and choosing to go with one or the other based on personal preference in sound, ergonomics, and possibly aesthetics, for use in combination with their other chain of ingredients. And as with all parts of the signal chain from the wall socket on, diminishing returns is in play big time as one climbs the dollar bill ladder. How much is a fraction of percent more of what you want to hear worth? And that will vary for everyone.
In my experience the HP cable (or speaker cable) seems to influence the sound more than choice of IC’s, and IC’s seem to influence the sound more than source cabling (RCA, coax, AES/EBU, etc., and it gets very difficult for me at that level to discern much if any difference). As far as AC cabling I go with the cheapest, well put together from decent materials with good flexibility to dress my installs, and a gauge that matches my Romex (14 in my case). The few different brands of after market AC cable I’ve tried I heard no differences I could verbalize. But, a good spike, noise and surge suppressor is a must for me. Who wouldn’t want to protect their investment in gear with a surge/spike suppressor and most come with some sort of noise suppression as standard so why not take advantage of it especially if your not sure if you need it or not. When I do hear any unusual noise I’m confident it will be problem past my AC cables.
Of course the rebuttal is usually that my equipment chain isn’t revealing enough, or my amps don’t require a 20 amp circuit and a gigawatt of power draw. And so on.
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Those are super cables … great job, Dr. Falkin. If you ever quit your day job, you have options. And MRphotography … thanks for sharing, you have skills too … a real glamor photoshot.
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Guys.
What was that company called, that made modular cables. They had a main cable run, then you could connect in split to cup piece that suited your headphone, and connect on the end you want.
It’s not Hart, they have a fixed cup to end piece.
Like Torqs cable system basically.
Best in the verse? If yes, the person running that company ended up taking orders for a while without ever delivering, and pretty much disappeared for good once it started to go public.
I had a modular cable made on custom request from Koycables, but he also seems to have quit a while ago. Shame really, he was such a friendly, knowledgable and helpful guy.
Doesn’t ring a bell, maybe not the one I was thinking of.
Yeah, seems hard game to make much money in.
Oh sorry, Ursine Audio is the one who ran with the money. BestInTheVerse ended up refunding eventually.
Yeah, seems hard game to make much money in.
Yeah, I mean I paid $300 (incl overseas shipping) for my custom modular cable system, which was around 8 hours of work for him. Add the cost of materials and the time he took to answer my emails (essays upon essays) among other expenses. Not a lot of money left for him in the end, for a full days work.
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