That is a good idea. I wouldn't want to use something that would require batteries. I'll see if I can find something like that that would work with an ac adapter. If it held a chip I could put a ton of songs on it and maybe even create playlists. Good thinking. 

Hello everyone, I know you guys will be able to steer me in the right direction. At work they have an old multi-cd player, it works fine, but won't play mp3's. I want to get one that will play mp3's on cd's that I burn at home. It doesn't have to be audiophile quality, but it needs to be...

Update, like anyone gives a crap! Anyway, it wasn't all that difficult to do, it just took a little patience. I went and bought some of those tiny little spring clips like I had seen someone use in a video. It was a waste of money in my opinion. They pop out from between the edges/groove/lip...

Will do. I'll be going to a decent sized city pretty soon and will try to find all the stuff I still need. If I can't I'll order some online. I appreciate all the help guys. I think I can do this. I am pretty patient.  

Sorry for bugging you, but I looked up that Mogami 2534 and it says that it is an instrument cable. It just so happens that I am a guitar player and have several extra guitar cords, would that be suitable do you think?

the infamous "Grado grattle",   I've heard that before, but not often - that rattle. I saw the term on your link. Will modding do anything about that?

I looked at the pics of the SR 80's you worked on. My cable looks even worse than your friends did, a LOT worse, lol! What you did to hers looks great as far as I'm concerned. I just want them to work well and sound good, the cosmetic aspects don't bother me in the least. If you saw what a dork...

Thank you guys. The cable on my headphones is absolutely wearing out. It has lots of places where it is broken, for lack of a better word, and you can see the wires that are inside the outside black covering if that makes sense. I've been wrapping electrical tape around these places for about a...

I wonder if Grado sells replacement cables. I went to their website, but didn't see one. Are there any folks on this site that work for Grado that you know of?  

Can I just use something like this http://www.amazon.com/Replacement-Cable-SENNHEISER-Headphones-HD650/dp/B0028PGXRE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344265895&sr=8-1&keywords=replacement+headphone+cable+grado

can I guess suitable wire at Radioshack or Walmart I meant can I GET suitable wire there

I don't want to send them in to anyone to repair. Not worth cost. I saw this video where a guy got his open by using a hairdryer and some spring clips. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zachh7Cf5rY I think he is using the clips to put some outward pressure on the earphones.   That looks...