I took Tomb's advice of sanding the cables down. After sanding, I twirled each wire together in a pigtail splice. I then took a small dot of solder and made a little blob of it on screw of my iron. Then I slowly drug each splice back and forth through the blob. This must have removed the rest of...

            Thanks for the advice all. Glad to hear they aren't worthless at least :). I'll give the sandpaper a try.

So the rubber casing on my MDR-V6 headphones had split, leaving the cable exposed.   I decided to attempt to follow this tutorial: http://www.wikihow.com/Repair-Dodgy-or-Broken-Headphones   Basically, I cut the cable, with the plan of stripping the wires inside, and splicing them...  ...

So the rubber casing on my MDR-V6 headphones had split, leaving the cable exposed.   I decided to attempt to follow this tutorial: http://www.wikihow.com/Repair-Dodgy-or-Broken-Headphones   Basically, I cut the cable, with the plan of stripping the wires inside, and splicing them...  ...

We have the big box stores (best buy, etc) where I live, but that is about it.   Any opinions on the AKG K701?

I hate dropping that much on a pair of headphones without trying them first. Any advice on where to test them out?   I've been looking at the Creative Aurvana Live!, which seems to have some good feedback.  not sure it will be much of an upgrade though.

I don't use any external amp, if that is what you mean.   Usually will plugged into my iphone or work computer (a dell with onboard sound)

So after 6 longs years, the rubber around the cord of my favorite headphones has left the wire exposed. Unfortunately I don't have the tools to repair it (multimeter or soldering gun), so I guess I will take this opportunity to upgrade :).   Things I love about the v6: - crips/sharp sound of...

I bought these MDR-V6s ~5-6 years ago. They have been great headphones, but the cord has deteriorated away. I've wrapped it in paper and then electrical tape, but I am hoping there may be a more permanent solution or easy way to replace the cable.   Any suggestions?