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making a new headphone cable

post #1 of 14
6/3/09 at 12:03am
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hay guys im trying to make a new cable for my hd-555. i got 4 individual wires that are ~10ft long and was wondering how or what method is preferred to make the cable. do you prefer weaving the wire or just twisting them? i have sleeving that will go on top. its just i want to know how to make the best possible quality.

i hop you guys can get what im saying.
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post #2 of 14
6/3/09 at 12:16am
I Litz braid them.
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post #3 of 14
6/3/09 at 12:38am
Definitely braid them, it will help the cable "keep" longer.
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post #4 of 14
6/3/09 at 1:27am
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been wondering... after the braid would it be worth it to heat shrink the whole cord then sleeve it?
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post #5 of 14
6/3/09 at 1:42am
Heat shrinking the whole thing will make it very stiff. I would not recommend it. Use techflex.
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post #6 of 14
6/3/09 at 1:45am
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i already have the sleaving i got this stuff
murderMod 4.4 Sleeve - Black | Sleeving Kits | murderMod
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post #7 of 14
6/3/09 at 2:38am
Braiding will offer some emi resistance, take your pick from a flat or round braid. Good luck with the recable.
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post #8 of 14
6/3/09 at 12:46pm
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hay guys just finnished making them and i think i can tell a difference?!?! im uploading pics now.
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post #9 of 14
6/3/09 at 1:52pm
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here is the cable as it is




i striped it down to the 2 wires that were inside. don't have any in the process but here is what it would come out like.


im not sure of the length but its around 10-12ft long finished so i had to strip 20-25ft of this stuff and it took like 2 or 3 hours. i don't really know because i had to stop for supper, cant deny food .

the sleaving i took off (all just this project.



when done taking the sleaving off i braided it. to me it was a pain in the ______ but only took me like 20 min to do 10ft.


done braiding i added my sleaving. (its murdermod 4.4mm)



the first thing i put on was the mini stereo jack on one end before the sleaving. at the other i reused the HD-555 jack because its a special and i couldn't dind a new one anywhere. to me it looks like a motherboard header i could of used but i through all my old computers out a few weeks ago.



test fit





putting it back together





ALL DONE!!!



and the old wire

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post #10 of 14
6/3/09 at 2:18pm
Looking very nice! Also post it in the "DIY Cable Thread".
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post #11 of 14
9/6/10 at 11:05am

i want to do this to my 555 but im a n00b when it comes to wires, please post instructions!

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post #12 of 14
9/7/10 at 1:05pm

that cable you had looked awesome before you stripped it! link to where you got it, or did you buy locally?

 

just curious. i couldnt actually use that and walk around in public haha

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post #13 of 14
9/7/10 at 2:30pm

man i wish he would post specific details on this, like how he got the plug out from the earcup, connected the wires to those motherboard jumpers, etc.  i want to do this so bad but don't know how to get the stuff out from the earcup, etc.  please if your still here answer!

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post #14 of 14
9/7/10 at 5:15pm
There are a number of headphone recabling guides in the DIY Forum and possibly in the Wiki - I haven't checked lately.

First, you'll need to figure out how to open your headphones. Run searches for your model since every one has been opened up at one time or another here. You will have to be careful when desoldering and soldering the wires to the drivers. Too much heat will melt the insulation on the wires in the voicecoils, shorting them out. You have to heatsink them correctly. All of the wires, sleeving, plugs, etc. are easily found from a number of sources.
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