CORRECTION: 6.3mm not 4.4mm but nevertheless this is strange. This is my second pair of HD 560s and the cable is also noticeably nicer than the previous.

edit: The first pair I bought a month ago from Best Buy and it came with the really shitty cable and adapter. I can't A/B test between the two since I gifted it to a friend but I don't think there is a difference in sound.

Surprising. I bought one about two months ago (as a gift), and they came with the long 6.35 terminated cable and an adapter cable to 3.5.

I just looked on Amazon and did not see a 4.4mm option though didn't look hard but not a common option for the 560s.

Mine came with the regular cable + adapter two weeks ago.

theres nothing on the product page that claims a 3.5mm cable version exists either but apparently someone who bought directly from Sennheiser received one with 3.5mm as well?

Maybe they've changed the cable. When I got my HD599 a while ago, they came with a 2.5-6.35 with an adapter that went the other way round. I mean realistically, it makes little to zero difference in terms of practicality but it's interesting to see these minor changes.

I think its always been 3.5 with the 1/4” adapter. The other 2.5 goes to the headphone. Always has.

It was always 2.5mm from headphone into a 6.3mm and the cable comes with a really long thick 6.3mm to 3.5mm adapter. I guess they silently updated it for the consumer market.

So what’s the issue exactly? You got exactly what you should have gotten.

no what I got was 2.5mm to 3.5mm. In the pic the adapter is still on. Here is it removed https://i.imgur.com/GhiN8Nc.jpg

It’s not an issue I’m just wondering if other people got it like this

So you have the 2.5mm that plugs into the headphone, which terminates into a 3.5mm, and has a 6.3mm screw on adapter for other inputs. That’s exactly what you should get.

Are you complaining that you didn’t get the worse 6.3mm cable with a 6.3mm to 3.5mm adapter, which puts immense stress on more delicate 3.5mm jacks? What is the issue exactly?

Mine came with a 3.5mm cable that was too short and a 6.35mm that was too long.

I think mine was a similar situation. Kept the 6.35mm cable on because it's easier to wrap that shorter than trying to stretch a cable that's too short

What even is 1/4", amirite? And between the plug and the adapter had nearly 4" hanging out of my PC, which just seemed...inelegant, so I bought a coiled replacement, and then went 4.4mm balanced...and then got 6xxs. It's been sort of a little ride, sure.

If you search "balanced headphone cable sennheiser hd 599 4.4mm" there's two. They're pretty affordable.

Im either really dumb, or you are dealing with an absolute non issue.

Dude, he doesn‘t compain at all! He actually said it‘s a nicer cable. All he does is want to share/satisfy his curiosity.

There will be not sound different between the cables. That’s all snake oil even with extremely different cables.

Less than a non issues that cable is straight up better than the original one that terminates in 6.35mm with the awkward 3.5 mm adaptor.

I'd consider yourself lucky, that cable blows the original one out the water in usability.

Lame.. i got the old chunky cable with the huge adaptor.

It actually is a small issue as 3.5mm can't provide a Balanced connection meaning you can't used a DAC/Amp with truly Balanced outputs, even if you adapt 3.5mm to 4.4mm or 2.5mm its not going to be able to benefit from a Balanced connection because the signal gets converted back to 3.5mm before the signal goes up the cord. I would reccomend buying a replacement 2.5mm to 4.4mm if that's something you care about and your dac offers it. Otherwise the 3.5mm to 6.3 adapter isn't going to make much of a difference because 6.3 connections are rarely if ever Balanced.

So it depends on your situation if that's an issue or not.

It's pretty much always a 2.5 to 3.5mm cable. I don't think I've seen a 6.3mm only cable bundled with any headphone newer than 20 years....

Not that comes from Sennheiser.

So?

No. Mine was a long ass 1/4" cable with sennheiser's nice 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter. Wish it would have come with a 3.5mm cable.

https://i.imgur.com/p5URSFz.jpg

The previous cable it came (1/4") with couldn't do balanced either. The OP made a mistake in the title, as the 560S never came with a balanced cable (4.4mm).

I agree with you, though. I used a balanced (2.5mm) cable with my 560S while I owned them.

It pretty much hasn't, but who really cares. My cable was 1/4" and most of the reviews state having to use the 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter for mobile use.

Ahhh okay, I wasn't sure because my HD800s came with a 4.4mm balanced cable as well as the 1/4 inch cable. So I thought it was possible. They cost like $200 to replace each cable it's nuts. Honestly upgrading to balanced connection can provide a lot more volume depending on the source usually it almost doubles the output.

I got mine with the 3m 6.3mm cable and the 3.5mm adapter about 3 weeks ago. Immediately bought a shorter 3.5mm cable because that one annoyed me + its way too long for my needs

Isn’t this 2.5 to 2.5+adapter? Can’t you just unscrew the adapter and buy a 4.4 one if you need it?

Because the OP thought it should have came with a 4.4mm balanced cable from Sennheiser.

Right...well, if he wants one he can order it from FAAEL like I did.