Cardas · Headphone Cables
From $445
Cardas · Headphone Cables
Matched Propagation conductors in a dual-mono build like Clear's, with better internal damping and carbon-fibre hardware in the Special Edition, at half the price.
Price is for one complete headphone cable, both channels, at the shortest length shown. Choose length, amplifier end and headphone end in the selector.
Authorized Cardas dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
Clear Reflection SE builds on the dual-mono geometry of the Clear Headphone Cable with eight 25.5 AWG Matched Propagation conductors in PTFE tape. The Special Edition adds better internal damping for improved bass and dynamics, and new 3D-printed carbon-fibre hardware.
Cardas describes it as completely neutral and highly dynamic, a great match for virtually any headphone, with better detail and improved dynamics over the standard version. It is available with virtually any headphone connector on the market.
Pick the amplifier end to match your amp or DAC: 1/4 in for most desktop amplifiers, 4-pin XLR or 4.4 mm Pentaconn for balanced outputs, 3.5 mm for portables. Pick the headphone end by model; if yours is not listed, Cardas almost certainly has the connector; ask us. 1.5 m to 2 m suits a desk; 3 m reaches an amplifier on a rack from a listening chair. Cardas prices in half-metre steps and builds any length.
| Type | Headphone cable, both channels |
| Conductors | 8 × 25.5 AWG; Matched Propagation Kevlar-core Litz, PTFE tape insulation |
| Geometry | Concentrically wound two-conductor cable per channel, flanked by anti-static fibres, with improved internal damping; braided nylon jacket with 3D-printed carbon-fibre hardware |
| Outside diameter | 0.204 in (5.2 mm) per channel |
| Amplifier end | 1/4 in TRS, 4-pin XLR, 4.4 mm Pentaconn or 3.5 mm TRS (others on request) |
| Headphone end | Sennheiser HD800 family, Sennheiser HD600/650 family (HPSC), 4-pin mini-XLR or 3.5 mm mono pair (others on request) |
| Lengths | 1 m to 3 m shown; 0.5 m to 5 m and any custom length to order |
| Sold as | Single cable |
| Warranty | Cardas lifetime cable warranty |
| Made in | Bandon, Oregon, USA |
Cardas Clear Reflection SE Headphone product page and specifications Specifications from cardas.com and the Cardas 2025 Dealer Catalog (Spring 2025 Retail). Lengths are metric; Cardas builds any length to order.
Cardas headphone cables run from Parsec to Clear Beyond, all built to order with the amplifier plug and headphone connectors you specify.
Plan your Cardas system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Cardas dealer. We can confirm the connectors your headphones and amplifier need, order custom lengths and terminations, and let you hear Cardas cabling in our Portland showroom by appointment. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
Hear the Clear Reflection SE Headphone by appointment in one of our two purpose-designed demonstration rooms, with your own music and time to compare without pressure.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
