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Color code of wiring in stock HD800 cable?

post #1 of 3
1/21/11 at 5:05am
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I'm chopping off the 1/4" phone plug on my Sennheiser HD800 stock cables to go balanced. I need to know the wiring scheme of this cable - which color wire is Left (+) and which LEFT(-)  etc.

 

Anybody have this info?

 

 (I would also like to know the wire color scheme for the Denon  AHD-7000 if anyone has that.)

 

[This HAS to be covered someplace here in the forums, but search as I might I could not find it.]

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post #2 of 3
1/24/11 at 4:28am
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OK  I figured it out.  

 

In case anyone else needs it:

 

HD-800 Stock Headphone Cable Wiring - adding a 4-pin XLR for balanced use
HD800 Cable        4-Pin XLR Plug    (balanced) Stock TRS 1/4" Phone Plug (unbalanced)
     
RED= Right +  Pin 3 Ring
WHITE=Right -  Pin 4 Sleeve
     
GREEN=Left + Pin 1 Tip
WHITE= Left - Pin 2 Sleeve
     
Shield braid Shell ground Sleeve
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post #3 of 3
9/14/12 at 5:48am

Very useful! Thanks, I was looking for this info everywhere.

 

Having successfully done this now, I think there's one thing to note for anyone else trying it - as stated by APS here, the green is actually the right channel and the red is the left, like the port and starboard sailing convention I guess ph34r.gif

 

Makes a nice difference running the HD800 from the balanced output of the Phoenix beerchug.gif

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