[SoapSeller]

I'm getting a pair soon(hopefully tomorrow), and I need to have them balanced.

Should I be able to reterminate them, or I'll need to do a full recable?

 

[FallenAngel]

You can re-terminate 99% of headphones to balanced.

 

[SoapSeller]

I don't get your post,
The AD2000 can be in the remaining 1%.

To be clear, I want to use the stock cable, and just change the plug into 4-PIN XLR.
Have someone done this with the ATH-AD2000 before?

 

[FallenAngel]

That is correct, you do not "get" my post, but you can figure out that it's a safe assumption. If almost every single headphone has 4 wires running down to the connector (the only criteria for being able to simply re-terminate), don't you think the AD2000 would be one of them?

 

[SoapSeller]

I don't believe in statistics,
not when it comes to abusing few hundreds worth of perfectly good equipment.

Anyway, I've found a post where some state that the AD2000 have 4-conductors wire, but the ground is shared, which make no sense.
I'll probably try it anyway.

 

[FallenAngel]

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoapSeller /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't believe in statistics, not when it comes to abusing few hundreds worth of perfectly good equipment. Anyway, I've found a post where some state that the AD2000 have 4-conductors wire, but the ground is shared, which make no sense. I'll probably try it anyway.

Uhm... do you leave the house if you know that there is a statistical probability of a meteor hitting you in the head?

Since they use a 4-conductor cable (as I said they would), go right ahead with the mod. You'll want to make sure you can match up the wires to Left+/Left-/Right+/Right- (pins 1-4 on the XLR4 connector accordingly). It helps if the wires are color-coded, but since we cannot make that assumption, you really shouldn't just cut the connector off but strip the insulation to expose the wires and mark them before cutting away the connector.

Good luck, and post photos when done

 

[cantsleep]

the ground is only shared in the plug.

dont worry about it. just reterminate to your needs.

 

[SoapSeller]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cantsleep /img/forum/go_quote.gif the ground is only shared in the plug.

As I found out, the cable is 4-wire one, but the ground is connected in the Y-split, so I had to redo this part of the cable as well.

I'll probably go for a full recable some time soon, since I'm not fully satisfied with my new y-split

 

[cantsleep]

ah, that sucks. sorry about the misleading presumption. i thought, bc normally, it is only grounded in the plug.

well, it might be better to have the stock cable in hand, just in case you want to sell em in future..

have fun recabling

 

[SoapSeller]

It's OK, it sound fantastic as it is.

And I don't have the the stock cable anymore, as I practically destroyed it in the process

Thanks anyway...

 

[FallenAngel]

Wow, I'm having an impossibly hard time believing that the AD2000 would have a 3-conductor cable. When you say the ground is connected at the y-split, do you mean that there really is a connection between Left+/Right+ with the connector cut off?

 

[[AK]Zip]

Quote:

Originally Posted by FallenAngel /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow, I'm having an impossibly hard time believing that the AD2000 would have a 3-conductor cable. When you say the ground is connected at the y-split, do you mean that there really is a connection between Left+/Right+ with the connector cut off?

There are a few headphones that connect ground on the Y split. I have no idea why, but they do it.

 

[SoapSeller]

As I said before, it's a 4 conductor wire, all the way from the elements to the plug, but...
At the Y split the ground is shared, I've validated it before, but now I've cracked open the old y-splitter and took some pics.

You can see my new connector, my new glue covered y-split , and the old y-splitter pcb, one side for the r/l+ and the other for the ground:

(Please don't criticize my work, it's only temporary

)

 

[dreamwhisper]

so red is right, blue is left I'm guessing?
I wonder if it would be hard to buy some bulk v3 wire from APS and then connect it to the drivers yourself/ saves shipping costs.

 

[scytheavatar]

People already say that there's no improvement from balancing the RS1. I'll be very surprised if there's going to be an improvement from balancing the AD2000, do update us.