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[FIRST TIMER / NEWBIE] Headphone Recabling Supplies & Questions
And my first recable attempt, on a pair of Denon D5000's no less, is complete... Observations: A heatgun is not at all necessary. I simply used a flame and it worked quite well after several passes DO have a decent wire stripper. I can't imagine how much a pain it would have been to...- l337toast
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[FIRST TIMER / NEWBIE] Headphone Recabling Supplies & Questions
I actually am in the states, but I was still looking at a combined shipping cost of ~$20 from those two places, which takes a very reasonable cost of parts way up. As for your comments on the heatshrink dimensions, I am somewhat confused. So I should not use 1/8" shrink above the y-split...- l337toast
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[FIRST TIMER / NEWBIE] Headphone Recabling Supplies & Questions
First off, thanks for all the help. I really appreciate the advice. And yes, I was hoping that the signal solder pad would be marked, as I have seen that in a guide pertaining to Denon's. As for the soldering, I'll see if I can get a bit of practice with some old equipment laying around...- l337toast
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[FIRST TIMER / NEWBIE] Headphone Recabling Supplies & Questions
Alright so I've revised a bit and come up with this (total w/shipping = ~$33.00). Would the sleeving and shrink tubing work for this particular cable size? REDCO - mogami 2893 (Quantity 5...I suppose this means a continuous length and not 5 1ft cables?) ST221-1/16 1/16" Shrink...- l337toast
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[FIRST TIMER / NEWBIE] Headphone Recabling Supplies & Questions
Hello. I have lurked on the forums for a while, and I've recently decided I want to try my hand at re-cabling. I am almost completely uneducated when it comes to electronics/circuitry (beyond putting together a few PCs). I have assembled a parts list and I was hoping someone could just...- l337toast
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