I'm no expert but this seems to work fine with my Sennheisder HD-280 and Grado SR-80's
In all honesty; a long as the cable is well constructed I doubt sound quality will be a real issue. Imaginary, perhaps, but not real. Go generic.
As long as we're talking solidarity, I'd go for a cable with 1/4" plugs and jacks because they tend to be sturdier than the 3.5 mm ones.