Thanks Keopele19. I'm inspired to give the re-cabling a shot. There's not much to lose by trying. Having read a bit of the post you had pasted in your reply it looks most folks are just taking cables off a cheap pair of headphones. Would that be your recommendation?   While I'm at it, I...

Cool. Thanks!   I've actually read up a bit more on this as well. It seems that the consensus I'm reaching is that on the issue of Dynamic vs. Balanced Armature it's not just a matter of fidelity, but also preference. I'm gathering that, generally speaking, in comparing headphones: dynamic...

Thanks jekostas, and dnullify. So this is going to give away how little I know about this topic, but what actually constitutes a "balanced armature" and why is that better? I'm wondering, just for future reference.   Thanks!  

Hi all,   I'm new to the forum and relatively new to the Hi-Fi headphone world. My favorite set of headphones, the Etymotic Research ER6i just died on me (the wiring in the plug is broken) after almost 7 years of loyal service. I'd try wiring a new plug in but, this hasn't really worked out...