Despite the disbelief of many people I do think that cables make a difference. Yet I don't think that you have to spend hundreds or thousands of euros/dollars to get something decent. Beyond a certain price level differences between cables are much smaller than differences between amplifers, loudspeakers, headphones ... Moreover, different not always implies that one of the cables is better. It's just a different "flavour".
There are many design philosophies to build an interconnect. Teflon insulation, air insulation, ellipsoidal conductors, single core conductors, coax cables, braided cables, silver conductors, long-cristaline copper conductors, liquid conductors (!), ....... Despite all these ideas none has come up as being superior to another. As said, they may sound different but not necessarily better or worse. Yet a few properties are important, independent of design philosophy.
Gold plated contacts: No, gold doesn't sound better than bare copper, but it does prevent cracks and drop-outs due to oxidized contacts.
Mechanical stability: A good cable should be sturdy yet flexible enough to be practical.
On this site you find a small selection of no-nonsense cables and accessories that are well worth their money.
These fine interconnects are made from Belden 8412 microphone cable and high quality Neutrik plugs. They have a protective sleeve and silver solder is used to make the connections.
Separate shielding, connected to one side only, protect the two inner conductors from RF-interferences. Cotton wraps at the core minimize any mechanical resonances.
Construction of this cable is time consuming but the sonic results justify the work!
Standard length of the cables is 65 cm tip-tip (25"). Different lengths can be ordered.
inside/outside EU:................... €140,-
in combination with an amp:...€130,-
outside EU:.....€100,-
inside EU:.......€110,-
SIEVEKING SOUND
Omega headphone stand
The sieveking headphone stand is a true classic. Made up to the highest standards from real wood they ooze luxury. They're very generous in size so there is plenty of space for any headphone without knicking its cable.
Available in nutwood, zebrano, cherry, and maple.
These splitters can be used to connect two cables to one single Cinch/RCA-jack. Handy if e.g. you like to connect one audio-source to different amplifiers/rigs.
inside/outside EU:....................€25,-
in combination with an amp:...€15,-
inside/outside EU (one pair:.....€25,-
in combination with an amp:....€15,-
A sturdy cable with gold-plated connectors and oxygen-free copper conductors. 1.5 meter length.
SINGLE-END adapter for SOUL
This adapter allows to connect a single ended headphone to the balanced headphone output of the CORDA SOUL.
inside/outside EU:...................€85,-
in combination with an amp:..€50,-