DIY Cable Questions and Comments Thread

[rmoody]

Looking nice!
 
Will you have any right angle 2.5mm TRRS?
 
Please add detail pictures of the solder points. One thing I feel is missing from your site (and most others).

 

[Toxic Cables]

  Looking nice!
 
Will you have any right angle 2.5mm TRRS?
 
Please add detail pictures of the solder points. One thing I feel is missing from your site (and most others).

Unfortunately we have spoken to the factory that make our connectors for us and they are unable to produce them currently, we will keep trying.
 
Absolutely, we intend on doing this for every single connector we sell. We have already done this on the site for our own brand connectors that are already listed.  Thank you for your suggestion.

 

[SeEnCreaTive]

Well, it seems the mono plugs on the ends of my cable that plug into the cans are loose. The solders look alright still, so it must be something internal in the plug

Anyway to fix it? If not, is it possible to usensure a stereo 3.5mm and plug it into the mono jacks?

If not I could just go mini-xlr

 

[PinkyPowers]

Hi Guys,

we just took delivery of some more of our own custom connectors. We will be updating the new website in the next week or so with a huge range of connectors from most brands and our own. We should have everything you could ever need under one roof.

As we also have our own industrial high resolution heatshrink printer now, we will also be offering a printing service, to give your cables that professional look that a logo can add.

Below are pictures of just some of our new and existing connectors, including the first threaded IEM connectors, so no glue to mess around with. I have not had a chance to take pictures of all our own brand connectors yet, but we will try to get to them ASAP.

Just checked your site, and you have the silver + gold wire for an AWESOME price right now. I wish it were Litz, but even so, I'm tempted.

 

[PETEREK]

  Hi Guys,
 
we just took delivery of some more of our own custom connectors. We will be updating the new website in the next week or so with a huge range of connectors from most brands and our own. We should have everything you could ever need under one roof.
 
As we also have our own industrial high resolution heatshrink printer now, we will also be offering a printing service, to give your cables that professional look that a logo can add.
 
Below are pictures of just some of our new and existing connectors, including the first threaded IEM connectors, so no glue to mess around with. I have not had a chance to take pictures of all our own brand connectors yet, but we will try to get to them ASAP.
 
 

The connectors look nice but those threaded IEM connectors were released by plusSound last year in July.
 

 

[Toxic Cables]

  The connectors look nice but those threaded IEM connectors were released by plusSound last year in July.
 

Thanks you.
 
I have not been active on these threads for over a year, have just been too busy making cables. With new staff now we have been able to dedicate one of the members to our parts sections. We have been using threaded IEM connectors coming close to a year now on our 2pin and MMCX cables, although we just switched the shape of the barrel couple months back. Not sure who Plusaudio is, but good to to hear others using this design as glue can get messy.
 
These should be priced at £5.95 a pair, that's $8.50 at today's exchange rate.
 
Edit: Meant Plussound, my bad.

 

[Toxic Cables]

Just checked your site, and you have the silver + gold wire for an AWESOME price right now. I wish it were Litz, but even so, I'm tempted.

I have some sleeved Litz, if you are looking for PE sleeved silver litz, drop me a PM. I should have a bunch of discontinued and R&D sample silver litz wires in the workshop that we could do pretty cheap. Some are even pre terminated with OM Fitear/2 pin clear connectors.
 
http://www.toxic-cables.co.uk/product/silver-widow-25-5awg-french-silk-occ-cryo-litz-silver-wire/

 

[Eudis]

I've been trying source some decently priced litz copper wire for sometime now.

I've been using this stuff: http://www.ebay.com/itm/281831106775

It's cheap, looks nice, and always in Stock but it's microphonic as hell. I can't make any sleeveless cables with it because without the sleeving it picks ups a ton of noise.

Anyone got any suggestions? I don't mind ordering from China. Just want some nice litz wire to try for once.

 

[relikk356]

Can you let me know the hardware you used for this mod? I would like to replace the 500ft cable these come with!
 
 
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  Hey guys, finished my successful 2.5mm mod on my THX00.
 
Well I initially started with dual 3.5mm, but then converted it to a 2.5mm.
 


 
And the cable I made and used (dual 2.5mm to L 3.5mm, makes for a great portable cable too):

imgur ablum of the cable: https://imgur.com/a/GCxjH

For those wanting to perform the mod and feel confident doing so here are some brief and vague steps:

• Disassemble the cups. First you twist off the pads. You unscrew the inner screws (in the holes where the cup mounts go) and removed the wooded cups. Second you screw off the drivers off the housing. The are the outer screws.
  
• You desolder the wires off the drivers. Please note there will be a red marker on the + side and the - will be bare like so. Then you untie the knot and pull out the cable. Then you pull out the grommet.
  
• This is where gets tricky. You need a rotary tool with a triangular shaped grinder tip. You need to carefully grind the hold to fit the 2.5mm/3.5mm thread. It need about .5mm of widening to fit the thread, so be extra careful.
  
• Solder on your jack to the driver, on the ones I used, the gold pin was the middle ring (Right +) so I used the short none gold pin to find L + since I used mono connectors. The long is ground. Remember red marker is + and the other is ground.
  
• Look at this picture. Grind at your driver baffle exactly like I did. Please note that was when I did the 3.5mm jack, the 2.5mm jack is literally the same.
  
• Put the 3.5mm in and thread it tightly. Make sure the long pin is facing upwards. Then fit your driver back in and screw it to the housing. There's stand offs where the drivers will slot into. Once your done it'll look like this
  
• Now line up your wooden cups to the headphones. There are two indentations that line up with the swivel points inside the cups. Make not of where the 2.5mm/3.5mm jack lines up and use a rotary tool to grind a round indentation like so
  
• Line the wooden cups back up and screw them in place. And boom you're done.
  

This initially took me about.....3-4 hours doing it blindly (figuring things out). I'm confident I can do it in 1-3 hours next time.

 

 

(The blue words are hyperlinks to imgur pictures. I copied this from a post I made elsewhere haha)

 

[Eudis]

Do you want to do a 2.5mm mod? You'll need a rotary too with grinder tips, 2.5mm stereo jacks, a soldering iron, and screw driver to just mod the headphones and a hot glue gun.

 

[relikk356]

Do you want to do a 2.5mm mod? You'll need a rotary too with grinder tips, 2.5mm stereo jacks, a soldering iron, and screw driver to just mod the headphones and a hot glue gun.

Yes, have all that. 
 
What i was looking for is the female jack you used. 
 
I have this on order but if you've already done it, i would rather get something i know will fit.
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281728337447?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
 
By the way, thanks for the fast response!

 

[Eudis]

Yes, have all that. 

What i was looking for is the female jack you used. 

I have this on order but if you've already done it, i would rather get something i know will fit.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281728337447?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

By the way, thanks for the fast response!

That one will fit. You will need to widen the hole on housing for the cable by .5mm to get it fit perfect

 

[relikk356]

Okay, thanks!

 

[tjdub]

I'm about to do this MOD myself, to the ones that have done it do you leave one pin unused on the female plug as its made for stereo? Or should I ground it?

 

[Eudis]

Ignore it.