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New Sennheiser HD490 Pro

guys, i have Sennheiser HD 490, and I am willing to replace the original cable and switch to a balanced connection.
However I am finding difficulty in finding the right cable.

Sennheiser HD 490 Pro has a 4-pin mini XLR connection, and on the other end, I have an amplifier with a standard 4-pin XLR (not mini like Sennheiser).

I need a mini 4-pin XLR male connector to 4-pin mini XLR female connector

Could you please guide me and advise?
 
I bought a hart balanced cable for my hd490, very nice and supple/easy to wrap up and non microphonic,

 
Thank you. I can see that there are different versions of the cable. a custom braided costs more than the twisted braid.
any difference between the two versions?
 
I also found this website, but I am not sure of the quality, could you please check it, since it has 70% discount, I am not very sure of the quality provided....
 
I also found this website, but I am not sure of the quality, could you please check it, since it has 70% discount, I am not very sure of the quality provided....

I'm sure it will be perfectly fine, its just a cable but I doubt they sold many (if any?) at full price, the hart cable braids are the same but obviously custom braids cost more

The hart cables took a week or so to arrive from the U.S. to my house in Scotland if you pay £17 for expedited shipping (fastest option) which works out around the same as the cable you listed from koalaaudiocables
 
There is in a way, just via natural convection.

Rtings tests this with a heated HATS and a thermal camera:

It'll be interesting to see how the HD490 compares to the rest, though I don't think that rtings will test both pads.
The design of the cups doesn't have openings next to the driver, unlike the HD600/650. I can confirm the HD490 feels warmer.
The rtings breathability setup is broken at the moment afaik.
 
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