A900's screw on 1/4" adapter broke... help
Feb 27, 2004 at 2:39 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 16
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really sad news when i came home today and found out that someone had broken my A900's screw on 1/4" adapter. it looks so sad without it...

i was wondering where i should start looking to get one and what kind?
 
Feb 27, 2004 at 3:01 AM Post #3 of 16
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Originally posted by itza2mer
If it's just the screw-on 1/4" you need to replace, e-mail Kohn at Audio Cubes. He should be able to order an exact replacement.


how do i get his email?



by the way, great avatar. one of my all time fav films.
 
Feb 27, 2004 at 3:16 AM Post #4 of 16
Kohn's a sponser here at Head-Fi. Here's his e-mail address: info@audiocubes.com

A Sony 1/4" screw-on might work, but I don't know if the threading is the same. You could probably go to Radio Shack and buy a 1/8" to 1/4" adapter to get you by.

Thanks for the compliment! I'm always surprised to find out how many people like Clockwork.
 
Feb 27, 2004 at 3:23 AM Post #5 of 16
thanks for the email.

funny thing is that i have a mdr-7506 plug and it fits perfectly on the A900, BUT... it's also broken.

I believe both times to be the cleaning lady's fault... prob hitting them with a freakin vacuum as they were attached to my computer on the floor...


yeah i'm a HUGE fan of kubrick. got his whole collection. by the way, do u know the movie on my avatar? also one of my all time favs.
 
Feb 27, 2004 at 3:33 AM Post #6 of 16
If you have a cleaning lady, you'll get no pity out of me
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It takes so little to pick up your expensive toys my friend.
 
Feb 27, 2004 at 3:39 AM Post #7 of 16
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Originally posted by sanity8me
thanks for the email.

funny thing is that i have a mdr-7506 plug and it fits perfectly on the A900, BUT... it's also broken.

I believe both times to be the cleaning lady's fault... prob hitting them with a freakin vacuum as they were attached to my computer on the floor...


yeah i'm a HUGE fan of kubrick. got his whole collection. by the way, do u know the movie on my avatar? also one of my all time favs.


I give! I'm drawing a blank about your avatar. I know I'm gonna kick myself when you tell me.
 
Feb 27, 2004 at 3:46 AM Post #8 of 16
does anybody know if you can just buy a gold plated 1/4" adapter with the threading in it, like the one that was described as broken? i also just bought the a900's, and i really like the screw on adapter. and i also have the sony 7506's, but i bought them used and they did not come with the gold/threaded adapter.

is this something they'd have at radio shack? any other ideas? i already have oodles of regular, chrome/NOT threaded 1/4" adapters.

- d
 
Feb 27, 2004 at 3:47 AM Post #9 of 16
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Originally posted by oneeyedhobbit
If you have a cleaning lady, you'll get no pity out of me
smily_headphones1.gif
It takes so little to pick up your expensive toys my friend.


yeah but thats not fair... i come back from college and my parents didnt warn me about a cleaning lady who comes like once a month or so... and plus leaving the plug in the comp isnt that big a deal... i usually put in a safe place. heh... I refuse to blame myself.

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Originally posted by itza2mer

I give! I'm drawing a blank about your avatar. I know I'm gonna kick myself when you tell me.


TAXI DRVER
 
Feb 27, 2004 at 6:08 AM Post #10 of 16
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Originally posted by sanity8me
i was wondering where i should start looking to get one and what kind?


An authentic Audio-Technica 1/8"-to-1/4" adapter appears to be $9.00 US at Audio Cubes.

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Originally posted by sanity8me
TAXI DRVER


If I'm not mistaken, that's the scene right before Travis goes to the rally where the senator is speaking.

As for the Mohawk itself, I've heard that it was a bald-head wig with some fur attached to it. I haven't paid close enough attention to De Niro's head in that movie to notice whether that's true or not.

D.
 
Feb 27, 2004 at 6:25 AM Post #11 of 16
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Originally posted by muchachotron
does anybody know if you can just buy a gold plated 1/4" adapter with the threading in it, like the one that was described as broken? i also just bought the a900's, and i really like the screw on adapter. and i also have the sony 7506's, but i bought them used and they did not come with the gold/threaded adapter.

is this something they'd have at radio shack? any other ideas? i already have oodles of regular, chrome/NOT threaded 1/4" adapters.

- d


Back when I had my A900's a simple adapter from radio shack worked, no need to buy threaded unless you just want it.
 
Feb 27, 2004 at 6:42 AM Post #13 of 16
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Originally posted by sanity8me
by the way, do u know the movie on my avatar? also one of my all time favs.


YOU TALKIN' TO ME?


Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Feb 27, 2004 at 6:46 PM Post #15 of 16
Those are interchangeable with the ones from Sony, or Beyer, or Ultrasone...
They are all the same thread, and only vary cosmetically.

Personally I would clip off the 1/8" and burn on a good 1/4". Not the solution if you use it with a portable, but definitely better for sit-down gear.


gerG
 
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