Bringing this back to life (somewhat).
Before the suggestions made (thanks guys) I found out Grado made two cables of which I had the cheaper model.
Got the better one and it works quite a bit better than the cheaper. Found a pro audio cable from a company called Rattlesnake that starts at 15 ft and had a labor day sale for 36 bucks (normal $45) and thought gotta try em. If you look them up you can see the connections (locking female) aren't top grade but are pretty solid.
If you've ever set up stage equipment than this cord is right up your alley. It is a monster. It's thick, heavy and built like a tank. I'm not in a position where the weight and stiffness is a hinderance and while I only need twelve feet, the additional three are no big deal. I've put about ten hr on them and gotta say, the Grado is a light weight compared (and not just in weight). Rattlesnake has a fuller sound and really opened up the area the sound is coming from. Fuller sound gives way to a better low end and mids are just gorgeous. Plugged the headphone cable directly to the pre and got just a sleight difference that isn't worth trying to describe. These are made for sound engineers and studio settings so they are made to add nothing to the sound and they don't.
Just for shits and giggles ya'll should give them a try. I'm quite impressed.
Don
Plugged directly into Accuphase C11 pre to ZMF 2K cable connected to ZMF Auteur phones
