cute said:

In the past mini xlr's came to be known as Audeze connectors, why change now for the EL-8, to something totally foreign/proprietary, negating all of the Audeze type aftermarket cables purchased or DIY'd. Shameful waste of money, so why purchase the EL-8 and then need to repurchase all those aftermarket cables? Nice going Audeze!



Can the reason be explained? Deal-breaker cables! Click to expand...

Just guessing, but I doubt that the mini XLR is a good solution for a headphone Audeze is marketing as portable. One good catch of the cable and the jack might get ripped out of the headphones due to the strength of the connector. The new connector looks like it's made to disconnect under stress without damaging the headphones.I doubt it will be long before Audeze and third parties have longer cables available so it hopefully won't be a deal breaker for some for long.