[Scholarlymonk]

Howdy all,
I wanted to confirm some of these quick change mods.

First is this cable, http://shop.sennheiserusa.com/retail...ct_prod=092885, swapable with the stock cable? Is this an easy switch, like pluging in VCR cables to a TV?

Second are these pads, http://shop.sennheiserusa.com/retail...ct_prod=069417, the velour pads? And how easy are they to switch out.

Alright thanks for the Sesame Street style walk through.

 

[Scholarlymonk]

Aw come on throw a dog a bone.
One of you smart upstarts walk me through this whole thing.

And also, how do you guys carry around the cans. So you just throw them in your bag or do you have a case for them.

thanks

 

[Daroid]

1) The cable does work with it yes, but you'll need to rotate the earcups or else the cable will be to long for one of the sides if you insist on keeping it single-sided. The HD650 cable does not fit in the headband groove either, it's too thick. The connectors fit well, although they are slightly different longer down the connectors, so it will look slightly more bulky than the stock cords connectors. You'll find that the stock cable can be hard to remove from the earcups. Just draw in a straight line outwards from where the plugs enter, don't wriggle. They're so tight because the stock cord uses pressed steel connectors rather than a machined plug. The HD25-13 cable has machined plugs too, so it is intended for machined plugs too.

2) Yes those are the correct pads.

It is easy to get the pleather pads off, and fairly easy to put on again. The velour pads are harder since the material that the velour is sewn into (the piece that wraps around the earpiece) is made of a harder material. My advice would be firstly to place the new foam discs in the centre, put the new pad ontop and put your index finger through the hole, and guide the pad on on one side, then on the opposite side, and go on from there.

I just usually throw them in my back with alot of other stuff, no scratches after nearly two years of ownership. Maybe the HD650 is not that good for your purpose since it has a 1/4" headphone jack and you'll need to use it doublesided. The HD580/600 cable is thinner so it fits in the groove, and you can make it single sided (see recent thread). It has an 1/8" connector.

 

[StevieDvd]

The trick in putting the velour pads on is to turn them inside out, place them over the cup and then turn them back, they'll sort of just drop into place. I did not know this when I replaced mine but I was shown how by another Head-Fi member at the Nottingham (UK) meet.

 

[Scholarlymonk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daroid The HD580/600 cable is thinner so it fits in the groove, and you can make it single sided (see recent thread). It has an 1/8" connector.

Daroid,
So you recomend this 580/600 cable for portable use. It makes a diffrence sonically? And yet, it is still able to be made one-sided.

 

[Daroid]

Yes the HD580/HD600 cable is OFC and much better than the standard stel cable. You can use it dual sided or single-sided. See this thread: http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108114
With HD650 cable this would be impossible since it doesn't fit the headband groove.

The 3m/10 feet cable might be a little long for portable use, but as long you have a large pocket or bag or a cablewrapper this should be no problem.

StevieDvd: Hey, cool trick! thx.. that's even easier

 

[Scholarlymonk]

I know this is really beating a dead house absolutley senseless, but in the link for the one sided cable solution Paspro used a 480 cable. Will this work for the 600 cable as well. And for anyone who has done this is or has a similar cable, is the excess able cumbersome for portable use.
thanks all,