Apologies, if this should have been posted somewhere else. The wheel of my X1 is broken. Turning it doesn't make the cursor move slowly through the control icons, but rather it jumps through. The device is fairly new, no more than a year old. Plus, I take good care of my stuff. Tips,pls?

Bear with me, English is not my first language, but I'll give an explanation a stab... Here is an illustration representing the original state.   Metal headband (orange), ear cup arms (purple), and wire (green) are all aligned in a squary arc.  Notice the clips (light blue) that anchor the...

Yup, when I tried bending the stock headband.  I didn't know the innards back then.  When I lost contact between the left and right cup, I sliced the leather band open and saw the wire scratched at that point.  The wire inside is super-thin, it is very vulnerable where it comes out of the inside...

So, ummm... I modded the headband using Howard Leight shooting ear muffs I got on sale from Amazon... [ http://www.amazon.ca/Howard-Leight-R-03318-Leightning-Shooters/dp/B001DZX86O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428187136&sr=8-1&keywords=howard+leight+L3 ] With the $20 bonus from Amazon Visa...

Yup.  Balanced y-cable. ( I'll post pics of the effed-up headband tonight when I get home. )

You had reason to feel hesitant.  I tried to make the top of the headband more circular, and in the process broke the internal wiring -- 0.75 mm thin wire.  I also managed to crack the inside plastic clamp that held the sliding part to the headband band itself.  The clamp was clipped to the band...

  This is how I intended to rectify the disconnection between the left and right channels without opening the cans or soldering.  Do you think there's a chance this will work?  If this will work, any idea what sort of 3.5mm jack I should look for? Thanks in advance, folks.     

  Could it be because yours had the left-right cable intact?  Mine was broken.  No connection between the two cups.

My HP50's headband was twisted, something fell on it and in my attempt to fix it the sliding part snapped. I've been messing around with this 'phones a lot, maybe that contributed to the damage.  I was able to put the headband back together to acceptable and decent shape. However, the fine wire...

Is there a y-cable available that would work with NAD Viso HP-50?

I am currently having a lovefest with my Havi B3 Pro 1, but never enjoy the Havi without an amp. This, to me, was too good to be priced so low:    http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=108&cp_id=10823&cs_id=1082303&p_id=8320 I believe it has been updated to this: ...

The wood look stick-on left a bit of glue on the corner of my X1, but I easily removed it with a damp q-tip rubbed onto a bar of soap.

Xiaomi Pistons 2 or JVC HAFX1X Xtreme Xplosives.  I have both and very happy with them, but what do I know?  ^_^

X1 + e11K paired with Havi B3 Pro 1...  smile never leaves my face I may develop cheek cramps  ^_^

He might have pulled a Van Gogh, cut his ears off.  LOL.  Kidding. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45736000/jpg/_45736777_007272490-1.jpg