Maybe some third party cable is a better choice. But I have mixed feelings reagrding the connectors on the headphones. If they are too loose there is a risk of straining/bending the contact springs inside the ear cup.I was rather thinking about the Drop cable. It's $50 and a PITA to have it shipped in Europe so it would have been nice to see it sold by Sennheiser directly... but I'm not even sure they are the ones manufacturing it in the first place.