squirt
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I put together some images that provide instructions for repairing the HD580/600 intermmitent sound problem...While the repairs are simple they are somewhat risky depending on how steady a hand you have and your relative skill...The problem is due to the coil spring in the driver assembly which the cord plugs into getting stretched out of shape causing poor contact thus intermmitent sound out of the affected earpiece...The only tools you will need are a spoon and a small slot head screw driver and some Pro Gold or similar treatment if you have it.
i've done the repairs several times on my HD580 over the years so i'm practiced at it. Please do not attempt the repair yourself if you don't feel confident...Be aware the new versions of the HD580/600s (post 1999 or so) have improved cable plugs and the plastic ring the plug passes through is smaller with "teeth" on them to support the plug much better than my old version HD580. The newer version helps the situation but does not solve it so intermittentcy problems still crop up particularly if you yank on the cord a lot or otherwise abuse the headphone.
Sennheiser has a free upgrade to replace the lower earpiece ring and cable for folks with the old version which is what i did with my old version HD600 (my 580 is too beat up to bother with upgrading) but the upgraded parts won't fix an already stretched coil spring but maybe they will fix that too when they replace the other parts...
Anyway heres the link to the repair images if your still interested in attempting your own repairs but do so at your own risk:
HD580/600 repairs
i've done the repairs several times on my HD580 over the years so i'm practiced at it. Please do not attempt the repair yourself if you don't feel confident...Be aware the new versions of the HD580/600s (post 1999 or so) have improved cable plugs and the plastic ring the plug passes through is smaller with "teeth" on them to support the plug much better than my old version HD580. The newer version helps the situation but does not solve it so intermittentcy problems still crop up particularly if you yank on the cord a lot or otherwise abuse the headphone.
Sennheiser has a free upgrade to replace the lower earpiece ring and cable for folks with the old version which is what i did with my old version HD600 (my 580 is too beat up to bother with upgrading) but the upgraded parts won't fix an already stretched coil spring but maybe they will fix that too when they replace the other parts...
Anyway heres the link to the repair images if your still interested in attempting your own repairs but do so at your own risk:
HD580/600 repairs