You can get non official hd800 cables for 30 dollars or less.
Yeah I bought one for I think $50 AU, but so much worse
Not sound wise, of course. Just wayyy smaller. The factory hd800 is quite long and that turns out to be very useful for me.
and after a week you have got used to it and it becomes the norm....
like a sea view out your window....
Yeah, but like a sea view, the moment you stop and take stock of what you have (ie, stop and actually just listen to music and do that), you're right back where you were when you first got it.