[MalVeauX]

Heya,


Acquired all equipment; links to jump through entire thread listed below.
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Custom cable commissioned via BTG Audio for Hifiman HE series. *See speaker taps or banana plugs. Universal adapter for use with any XLR balanced cable to adapt any headphone to a speaker amp. (Information, pics)

Hifiman HE-500 with Emotiva Mini-X A100 speaker amp used. (Impressions, pics)

Maverick Audio TubeMagic D2 (Tube DAC), impressions & pics

Denon D5000 on the Emotiva. Also a 500ohm XLR resistor adapter used with the Emotiva.

Beyer DT770 600ohm with the Emotiva.

Grado SR80 Balanced with 500ohm resistor adapter.

Cheap & Easy speaker tap guide $20! READ THE WARNINGS!!

 

 

Very best,

 

[Mr.Sneis]

I would go with a cable that is male 4-pin XLR terminated, then use a pigtail that goes from female 4-pin xlr to bare/tinned/spaded speaker taps.  You can then have 4-pin female to 1/4"/Dual XLR/etc.

 

[MalVeauX]

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I would go with a cable that is male 4-pin XLR terminated, then use a pigtail that goes from female 4-pin xlr to bare/tinned/spaded speaker taps.  You can then have 4-pin female to 1/4"/Dual XLR/etc.

 
Heya,
 
Any idea if those can be purchased or if they're simply custom made only?
 
Very best,

 

[zibra]

Maybe better idea is to buy 2 microBNC connectors from ebay and solder canare starquad to it. Then youll have free wires on the other side to connect to speaker taps.

 

[Happy Camper]

Mal,
You can order a 6 cable and speaker leads adapter from HiFiMan. You can also have one made with more exotic wiring. You could order the 6 cable and have the 6.5 mm jack removed for spades or bananas. The 6 cable is $149. Let them know your desires and I'm thinking they will take care of you. If not, it would take a soldering iron and a half hour to make up.

 

[MalVeauX]

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Mal,
You can order a 6 cable and speaker leads adapter from HiFiMan. You can also have one made with more exotic wiring.

 
Heya,
 
Oh? I just browsed head-direct and didn't see a speaker leads adapter. Got a link maybe?
 
Very best,

 

[Mr.Sneis]

Wow, for the price of a new cable I'd seriously go the DIY route! 

 

[Happy Camper]

I called and they won't make the spade leads. Only their listed cable so either buy their cable and modify or commission.

 

[preproman]

Here are a few.
 
This one is from Brian at BTG-Audio:  He can make it anyway you want.
 
http://btg-audio.webs.com/
 
 

 
 
 
This is the one I use - it's from Brian at http://www.zynsonix.com/
 
 

 

[MalVeauX]

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Here are a few.
 
This one is from Brian at BTG-Audio:  He can make it anyway you want.
 
http://btg-audio.webs.com/
 

 
Heya,
 
Perfect; that's what I was looking for. I've dealt with Brian on some other headphones, he's awesome. Didn't realize he had these. That's the simple fix I was looking for.
 
Very best,

 

[Burju]

Heya,

Perfect; that's what I was looking for. I've dealt with Brian on some other headphones, he's awesome. Didn't realize he had these. That's the simple fix I was looking for.

Very best,

Please do give your impression after the project established.

I am thinking of doing the same thing with my HE 400, speaker-tapping to a Jolida FX10 tube amp.

I really appreciate your journey on this project.....and of course the impression.

Thank you Sir
Cheers

 

[t0wer]

I plan to do similar to op, my only question is, would it be ok to plug the phones directly into a tube amp or should I put a resistor in parallel to get it closer to 4/8ohm?
 
EDIT: nvm found my answer over here
http://www.head-fi.org/t/629239/can-my-set-tube-speaker-amp-power-he6-stax

 

[davidvanderbilt]

I also plan to order the HE-500s and do this as well. My main concern is ordering an under-powered amp for the HE-500's and not realizing their full potential. Would there be a problem with using the headphones > female 1/4 to male XLR adapter> female XLR then soldering decent guage speaker wire directly to the XLR pins? I'm just trying to save money. I figured this would work.

 

[preproman]

I'm not sure if they'll work or not.  Seems kinda risky.  What amp are you looking at that you think it may not be enough power for the HE-500s?  The HE-500s are pretty efficient, not like the HE-6 or the HE-5LEs.  

 

[davidvanderbilt]

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I'm not sure if they'll work or not.  Seems kinda risky.  What amp are you looking at that you think it may not be enough power for the HE-500s?  The HE-500s are pretty efficient, not like the HE-6 or the HE-5LEs.  

 
Thanks for the response. I was looking at the Matrix M-stage or the Bellari HA540. Something under 300 dollars hopefully. If i attempted the speaker tap option I would obviously insulate the solder points and exposed wire with heat-shrink tubing as well.