I left that part alone and never had any issues with it.....but that's mainly because these have been sitting unused in my garage for the last year. Shortly after the strain relief issue, I started getting intermittent cutouts of sound related to cord position at the 3.5mm jack.  I bought a...

Thanks.  Daunting thread, but I'll give it a shot.

They're not enamel coated as far as I can tell; just fine copper strands about a hair's thickness.  

I saw one(unanswered) post referencing the same problem; my re-400's developed a bad connection at the jack.  No problem; I ordered a neutrik replacement.  Then I open the cable.............   The ridiculously thin cable had a left signal, right signal, and 2 grounds in it, which is what I...

Hey all, Nathan Daniels aka Utopianemo here(that's "UtopiaNemo", not "UtopianEmo" :).  Kind of a budget guy; I listen on a pair of Hifiman re-400's and also Grado sr60's.  I really like their sonic signatures, which both sound pretty similar.     I've been totally happy with their...

Thanks for trying.  It still helped me clarify what my options are.

.....So the 400 is an earbud.  I can't paste pictures yet so here's a random link of a closeup. I'm pretty sure there are no screws; there is a seam on the enclosure with a mysterious hole nearby, but it's not a screw hole.  The whole thing either snaps together, or is glued together, or that...

Are there threads here that talk about disassembling the re-400?  I looked but came up empty-handed.  Maybe I'm not using the exact term.

Hey all, The stress relief on the left channel of my Hifiman RE-400 sheared off at the point where the cable enters the left enclosure. It now can slide up and down the cable. I'm worried that the cord may itself shear over time. I am thinking the best solution would be to use some sort of...