The "CLEAR Reflection Headphone SE (Second Edition)" is the successor to the popular CLEAR Reflection Headphone. The current version is structurally based on the more expensive dual-mono geometry of the CLEAR Headphone Cable. The performance is very balanced: neutral with a subtly warm tuning and audibly better resolution and dynamics than its predecessor, it is an excellent match for virtually any headphone. The internal damping of the cable has also been improved, which results in tighter bass reproduction and a slightly larger outer diameter. The overall more robust feel is the result of another development step: the strain relief has been significantly improved!

Unlike previous versions, the CLEAR Reflection Headphone SE uses two separate leads, so that each channel has its own cable feed, reducing crosstalk between the cables that can impair sound quality. In the construction of the CLEAR Reflection Headphone SE, Cardas uses two opposing bundles of enameled Cardas copper wound concentrically around a Kevlar core. The overall structure is held in place by special PTFE tapes and finally wrapped in black nylon.

Configuration options:

All Cardas cables are handcrafted in Bandon (Oregon, USA). As a result, a wide range of terminations is available.

Input options:

6.35 mm rhodium-plated Cardas stereo jack
4.4 mm TRRRS balanced, e.g., Pentaconn standard
3.5 mm stereo jack, straight or 90° angled
2 x 3.5 mm stereo jack (e.g., for a PONO player in balanced mode)
3.5 mm TRRS balanced stereo jack (e.g., HiFiMAN player)
2 x 3-pin Neutrik XLR connectors for balanced mode
2 x 3-pin rhodium-plated Cardas CG-series XLR connectors for balanced mode (please note the additional charge of €250)
4-pin XLR connector for balanced mode

Output options

Rhodium-plated Cardas connectors for Sennheiser HD800
Connectors for Sennheiser HD700 (2 x 2.5 mm mono jack)
Rhodium-plated Cardas connectors for Sennheiser HD580/600/650
2 x 2.5 mm stereo jack (e.g., HiFiMAN HE400S, HE400i, HE560, Edition X/Edition X V2, HE1000/HE1000 V2, SUSVARA)
2 x 3.5 mm stereo jack (e.g., HiFiMAN SUNDARA, ANANDA, ARYA, HE6se, HE1000se)
2 x SMC connector ("mini-coax", older HiFiMAN HE300, HE400, HE5, HE6, HE400i + HE560 1st Gen.)
2 x mini-XLR connector (Audeze)
Mini-XLR connector (some AKG Pro and Beyerdynamic Pro models)
3.5 mm stereo jack(s)
2.5 mm stereo jack(s)
2.5 mm TRRS balanced stereo jack
3.5 mm stereo socket (cable extension)
6.35 mm stereo socket (cable extension)
2 x LEMO connectors for Focal Utopia (please note the additional charge of €230)

Technical specifications

Outer diameter: 2 x 0.46 cm
Conductor material: Cardas copper
Conductor diameter: 8 x 0.15 mm
Dielectric: PFA
Inner shielding: thermoplastic elastomer (TPE)
Outer shielding: braided nylon
Cardas technologies: Matched Propagation, Golden Section, Crossfield

The length of the cables can be increased upon request by +0.5 m for an additional charge of €55 per 0.5 m.

Herstellerangaben:

Cardas Audio
480 11th St SE
Bandon
97411 , Oregon
USA
info@cardas.com

Verantwortliche Person:

Sieveking Sound GmbH & Co. KG
Plantage 20
28215 , Bremen
Germany
contact@sieveking-sound.de