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post #16 of 21
4/16/09 at 9:10pm
I'm thinking something like this would work for a 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter. I wanted to make an adapter like this when I actually own a dedicated desktop amp, but I don't have one at the moment.
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post #17 of 21
4/17/09 at 12:29pm
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Originally Posted by CloudColor View Post
Therefore i was thinking i could create an interconnect that is a female 1/4" -- mini. It will be about a foot long and could double as a 1 ft extension cord : D
I use all of my headphones with pro audio equipment, so all my connectors are 1/4". I got a female 1/4" to mini adapter with my HD650s and was thinking about building a couple in case I need to use my DT 770s with anything that's 3.5mm.

I just can't believe they used enamel-coated wire for the stock cable, that provides only a thin amount of insulation; I checked my right driver last night and sure enough, one of the cables had become frayed and was touching another terminal!
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post #18 of 21
4/17/09 at 1:41pm
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Originally Posted by ShinyFalcon View Post
I'm thinking something like this would work for a 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter. I wanted to make an adapter like this when I actually own a dedicated desktop amp, but I don't have one at the moment.
That looks right except i need it to be 1/4" female jack (that unscrews into solder points for my interconnect to mini male.)


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was thinking about building a couple in case I need to use my DT 770s with anything that's 3.5mm.
Yeah i decided on an 1/4 for my home use. But i use mine alot at work with HP integrated sound.
I could use a 1/4 - mini adapter and the a mini-mini cable but that just seems like i'm adding uneccesary parts....
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post #19 of 21
4/21/09 at 11:35pm
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When doing a four strand braid with two ground wires i've heard you should leave 1 side of the ground floating. Which side would this be on? The headphone or the plug?
What if its a simple interconnect like mini-mini?
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post #20 of 21
2/3/11 at 2:13pm

Sorry for resurrecting the thread. I have 250 ohm Consumer DT770 that are in need of recabling so I have decided that I will go full out and do some heavy modding to these headphones. Apparently the 250 ohm drivers are the worst of the three ohm impedance so I am thinking of replacing the drivers to maybe grado drivers or 600 ohm DT770 drivers. Has anyone done something like this before? I have found guides online for modding the Pro series DT770 but not the consumer editions. Thanks in advance.

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post #21 of 21
4/29/12 at 1:53pm

Is Dynamat Extreme still the preferred material for noise damping, or is there something better?

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