Actually do you know if all those companies make cables only with common connectors, or can they also make a cable with more obscure / proprietary connectiors like Audio-Technica’s A2DC?
The best cable I could find for my headphones is some unknown braided cable from Ebay. It’s robust but very kinky and microphonic, would love to get a better one.
$60 seems really steep for some wires ngl.
I won’t comment on the main topic of the post, but I will say that if you enjoy MSR7b sound signature (like I do), then you most likely will like Grado SR**x-series sound. I recommend to try them out as an open back set. I recently got SR80x and they are quite similar to MSR7b in overall tonality: the sound is more colored / less accurate, but lower mids are fuller and there is a bit more aggression to the sound delivery.
But also yes, MSR7b is easily the best sub-$350 closed back out there as far as I am concerned in regards to overall sound quality. Very underrated model.
I just got my first Grado (SR80X) and I absolutely should have done it way sooner. Easily best sounding headphones I’ve tried in 150 range. The aggression and clarity are awesome.
Got my first pair of Grados, the SR80X as a gift to myself. They are awesome. Turns out this sound signature and sharpness of the sound are right up my valley.