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I hope my cable is broken :(

post #1 of 11
11/7/04 at 9:46am
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OK my 1-year-old sennheiser hd590 are REALLY starting to bug me.

Sometimes the sound is extremely flat - it's like half the soundscape is missing. Sometimes there's only sound in the left ear. Other times it hisses and scratches.

It all changes when I nudge the cable around - based on the shapes I form with the cable, the sound will change - and when I find a cable position where the sound is as it's supposed to be, I use some tape to make it stay in that position.

But lately it has become increasingly difficult to find the right position...

a) Am I right assuming that it's the cable which is faulty, and not the 'phones?

b) Where can I get a replacement cable? I have tried searching eBay for "sennheiser cable", but found nothing - only some sennheiser microphones!

Help - I want my sound back :-(
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post #2 of 11
11/7/04 at 9:58am
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Originally Posted by akerman
OK my 1-year-old sennheiser hd590 are REALLY starting to bug me.

Sometimes the sound is extremely flat - it's like half the soundscape is missing. Sometimes there's only sound in the left ear. Other times it hisses and scratches.

It all changes when I nudge the cable around - based on the shapes I form with the cable, the sound will change - and when I find a cable position where the sound is as it's supposed to be, I use some tape to make it stay in that position.

But lately it has become increasingly difficult to find the right position...

a) Am I right assuming that it's the cable which is faulty, and not the 'phones?

b) Where can I get a replacement cable? I have tried searching eBay for "sennheiser cable", but found nothing - only some sennheiser microphones!

Help - I want my sound back :-(
It is the cable. I guarantee that. You can buy a replacement cable everywhere where they sell Seenhesier. You local shop can get it for you in a couple of days. Not very expensive.

Georg
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post #3 of 11
11/7/04 at 10:05am
Stefan AudioArt makes a replacement cable for the HD590. Prices are $110 thereabouts. A DIY option would probably be best if you don't want the stock cable.
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post #4 of 11
11/7/04 at 3:22pm
http://shop.sennheiserusa.com/retail...ct_prod=091581

if you are in US and just want same stock cable...
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post #5 of 11
11/7/04 at 8:09pm
You sure it's the cable and not the connectors on the headphone? There were threads about connection problems and how to treat them.
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post #6 of 11
11/7/04 at 10:19pm
The HD590 has a 3.5mm mini plug inlet right? You could make a replacement SOOOOOOOO easily, or just buy a 1/4" male to 1/8" male StarQuad 10 foot cable from Markertek. It would probably run ~$30 and beat the pants off the stock cable.
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post #7 of 11
11/7/04 at 11:12pm
The connector for the 590 isn't a 3.5mm; it's smaller. I'm not exactly sure what the size is though.
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post #8 of 11
11/7/04 at 11:40pm
2.5? they're readily available too. either way, sounds like a chance to cable upgrade!
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post #9 of 11
11/8/04 at 12:05am
Apparently 2.5mm it is!
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post #10 of 11
11/8/04 at 3:46pm
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Originally Posted by hugz
2.5? they're readily available too. either way, sounds like a chance to cable upgrade!
Yeah, measured mine this morning. It's a 2.5mm.
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post #11 of 11
11/8/04 at 4:01pm
Definitely a 2.5mm connector on the headphone end. The other end as standard has a 3.5mm jack and a supplied 3.5mm/9mm adaptor.

I knocked up quicky replacement which did sound better to me but it was a little to heavy. Never got round to getting another as the 2.5mm connector is so fiddly to solder.

If anyone can recommend one ready made under $50 please do so. I know Oehlbach don't do them cos I asked.
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