Sennheiser HD 580 fix

Disconnect both cables from the headphone, and swap the sides. Then you'll know if its the cable. (The connectors usually are bit stuck in the cups, but it'll let go if you are determined.)

The HD650 cable will also fit. Part number is 092885, and costs $12.80 from Sennheiser USA. Sennheiser UK doesn't seem to have it listed, but it may be worth a try to order by telephone. However I once ordered direct from Sennheiser Canada and it took two weeks to arrive, by which time I already DIYed my own cable.

I don't know of any specific threads on fixing the 580 cable. If you haven't yet, maybe try wiggling every point of the cable to see if you can find the spot that's broken inside.

If the cable is broken somewhere in the middle, this may help:

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/406029/best-way-to-solder-two-wires-together

If the fault is at the TRS headphone plug, then these may help:

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/50729/how-to-make-an-interconnect-step-by-step-with-pics

http://www.diymike.com/audio.html

There are Sennheiser headphone connectors from Cardas. They have several distributors and I got mine from PartsConnexion. There are some brief official instructions for soldering the connectors. Note that these connectors by themselves cost almost the same as a stock HD650 cable.

Also see: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/427427/how-to-install-and-fix-associated-problems-with-cardas-sennheiser-plugs

What.  580s for £5.  That's a pretty outstandingly good deal, if you haven't already figured that out.  I'd say it's definitely worth whatever you pay for the cable, the 580s are worth much more than £35. :P

http://www.hifiheadphones.co.uk/sennheiser-hd650-replacement-cable-300cm-092885-prodid-1143.html

They say that these are official replacement cables.  If Sennheiser won't ship them to you directly, I'd assume you won't be able to get them much cheaper than this...which is rather unfortunate, seeing as how Senn is a european company to begin with.

The Fiio E11 should be released within the next few weeks, and it's been receiving quite a bit of buzz lately since its announcement.  It remains to be seen exactly how good it will be, but we are expecting great things from it, especially at its $60 price-point.  It'll be able to drive the 580s with ease.  Other than a cmoy, there isn't much else out there at such a low price point that'd work well for these.  There's also the Soundmagic A10, but there aren't really any reviews for that yet so I'm not sure how good it is.

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Originally Posted by DaBomb77766 

The Fiio E11 should be released within the next few weeks, and it's been receiving quite a bit of buzz lately since its announcement.  It remains to be seen exactly how good it will be, but we are expecting great things from it, especially at its $60 price-point.  It'll be able to drive the 580s with ease.  Other than a cmoy, there isn't much else out there at such a low price point that'd work well for these.  There's also the Soundmagic A10, but there aren't really any reviews for that yet so I'm not sure how good it is.

A few weeks?  I was beginning to think that the arrival wouldn't be so soon given all the time that's passed since its annoucement.  However, a few weeks is quite promising.
 

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Originally Posted by wje 

A few weeks?  I was beginning to think that the arrival wouldn't be so soon given all the time that's passed since its annoucement.  However, a few weeks is quite promising.
 

 

Check out the announcement thread, there's been an update.  James says that they've been sent to production today, I think it was, and will be released shortly.  He said he won't give any specific release window and would rather just surprise us when it comes out.