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Yuin PK series recabling?

post #1 of 8
10/5/09 at 9:31pm
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I'm wondering if anyone knows a cheap recabling service for Yuin PK3s.

I have two pairs of Yuin PK3s, both which lost their right channel after around six months of regular use (which means it's too late for warranty exchange). Thankfully, my PK1, which has never left my house, is fine after a year and a half of ownership.

The problem is definitely the cables, since jiggling the cable near the headphone plug sometimes bring back the sound on the right channel. Paying $39 for another pair seems a tad wasteful for me, and I do love the Yuin PK series sound, so I was hoping to get them recabled.

On a another note, can anyone recommend $50-ish open earbuds that can match PK3s?
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post #2 of 8
10/7/09 at 10:50am
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No recommendations?
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post #3 of 8
10/12/09 at 7:48pm
I'm in the same boat as you with my PK2. They haven't quite stopped working yet, but the cable is very stiff and starting to crack, so I've stopped using them.

The closest I've managed to come to solving the problem is finding this guide to recabling the PK2. I haven't been brave enough to attempt it, particularly with my cheap soldering iron, but it might be worth thinking about. I'm sure the PK3 have a similar layout to the PK2.
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post #4 of 8
10/12/09 at 7:57pm
I'd just re-cable them myself. It can't be that difficult to do some new soldering, but I'd make sure you use the right type of solder. Perhaps contacting yuin for such a question might help?
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post #5 of 8
10/12/09 at 8:11pm
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Originally Posted by Aynjell View Post
I'd just re-cable them myself. It can't be that difficult to do some new soldering, but I'd make sure you use the right type of solder. Perhaps contacting yuin for such a question might help?
agreed.

however, there is a tad more to this than the solder.

i'm going to make the assumption that you care about ascetics as much as i do.

the best place to snip the wire is at a location where the connection job can be hidden. for example, if the problem is with your jack, the best place to cut would be AT the original jack. so when you solder the wires onto a new jack, the soldering job can be hidden inside the jack to cable connection.

in your case, the problem resides with the cable. this is a bit more tricky because you need to locate the specific location of the problem. i would personally just replace the wiring for both buds. if one of them went out, it is a safe assumption that the other one will as well. and if you're gonna do something, do it right the first time.

now, the material used should be the exact material being replaced. this can be easy enough with some research online and inquire at your local hardware store.

the procedure. just beware that the cable matters. so before you snip the actual connection, remove the plastic housing and lable the wires. a better way of doing this would be measuring the ohms that is on each wire and take note. the beginning should equal the end.

but other than that, the job can be summarized to slice, measure, snip replace, measure, and solder.

good luck
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post #6 of 8
10/12/09 at 8:46pm
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Originally Posted by achow View Post
agreed.

however, there is a tad more to this than the solder.

i'm going to make the assumption that you care about ascetics as much as i do.

the best place to snip the wire is at a location where the connection job can be hidden. for example, if the problem is with your jack, the best place to cut would be AT the original jack. so when you solder the wires onto a new jack, the soldering job can be hidden inside the jack to cable connection.

in your case, the problem resides with the cable. this is a bit more tricky because you need to locate the specific location of the problem. i would personally just replace the wiring for both buds. if one of them went out, it is a safe assumption that the other one will as well. and if you're gonna do something, do it right the first time.

now, the material used should be the exact material being replaced. this can be easy enough with some research online and inquire at your local hardware store.

the procedure. just beware that the cable matters. so before you snip the actual connection, remove the plastic housing and lable the wires. a better way of doing this would be measuring the ohms that is on each wire and take note. the beginning should equal the end.

but other than that, the job can be summarized to slice, measure, snip replace, measure, and solder.

good luck
As long as you know what goes where, it's as simple as finding the wire/cabling you like ( i have heard starquad by canare reccomended in a lot of places due to flexibility, and the generally good quality of the cable, as well as it being cheap ), and just pick a new headphone jack. I see a lot of high end builders using nuetrik stuff in thier products at least for the females, so it'd make sense to me to use a nuetrick male piece since I'm accustomed to seeing this brand's stuff everywhere especially in mid-fi (eg, amps around 400-500$).

But I'd of course take notes on my first re-cable to see if the changes were positive.
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post #7 of 8
10/12/09 at 8:53pm
yup yup.

agreed again.
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post #8 of 8
10/13/09 at 2:10am
People on this forum should be able to do it for you, probably with better cable/plugs too. I know EFN used to do this kind of job all the time, maybe shoot him a PM.
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