AKG 240 Sextetts need recable

FIrst you need to determine where the break or frayed area is. Is it the plug end? With headphones on and music playing, wiggle the plug and see if a channel goes in and out. That should be a simple thing to replace -- you could probably DIY with simple soldering skills  and the right replacement plug, if you're not too concerned with visual aesthetics.

Here's a new thread about replacing the plug.

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/522864/recabled-phones-can-balance-be-affected

Often on AKG cans it's the cup end. My old K240DF cable went out (channel loss) so I sent it to AKG/Harman to replace -- $70 incl post. Probably should have sold them instead, recabling cost more than the cans later brought me at Ebay.  Prices for recabling seem to vary considerably. Getting the housing enclosure off is the first problem, then you have to be able to detach old cable and resolder new one without damaging the headphone, so this is not as easy as the plug..

As for who besides Customer Service does stock or simple recables (as opposed to balanced or replacement by much more expensive cable), I dunno. I'd love to see a list. Try searching on "recabling service" and the like.  zombie_x = http://www.zombie-x.com/zxamateurcablesrev2/ = is active on the board and prices look very reasonable. He owns AKG cans including one of the K240 models himself so is likely familiar with yours.

i would be a double post.

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Originally Posted by tink97 

Hello everyone,  I have a pair of AKG 240 Middle Production sextetts that are in need of recabling.  I am very lowsy at cabling and was wondering if anyone out there can do this and how much you would charge?  The reason I need the recable is the plug it currently has is not working right the right channel is gone and it looks like an old cable.  I am sorry if this is the wrong place to post and if so just tell me where to post.  I just figured this is a DIY thingy.

 

Thank you all and have a great day

 

tink97

how did you determine it was the TRS plug and not the connection at the earcup?  as renulte said, a TRS is simple, but ripping apart the housing is a bit more work.  i recently recabled my K240DF with a stock dual-entry HD650 cable.  the ZXAC cable looks like a nice deal if you don't DIY.