[7keys]

  Thanks 7K!
So you didn't glue the leather to the pads...don't they slip off easily?

I used elmers glue stick to hold them in place as this can be washed out. 

 

[Koukol]

 

  Thanks 7K!
So you didn't glue the leather to the pads...don't they slip off easily?

I used elmers glue stick to hold them in place as this can be washed out. 

Excellent advice all the way...thanks!

 

[Koukol]

Has anyone found a affordable solution on keeping the cable permanently connected?
I'm looking to better secure the connection since I tend to tug and pull on the cord over time.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

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Has anyone found a affordable solution on keeping the cable permanently connected?

I'm looking to better secure the connection since I tend to tug and pull on the cord over time.

 

Permanently connected to what? Grado cables (is this still about the SR125?) are soldered inside the earcups, unlike for example AKGs that have a miniXLR at the left earcup (or Sennheiser with those tiny, proprietary pins with tinier plugs).

 

If you meant soldering the other end of the table to the amp, that's a bad idea especially since you "tend to tug and pull on the cord over time," because then that means that it will either break the soldering which isn't as easy as "one, pick up plug! two, insert again! three, sit the hell back down!" since there isn't any plug, so you have to solder again. And when it doesn't break, the headphones can fall off your head or you pull the amp off the table.

 

[Koukol]

I'm looking for a way to keep the cable secure with the connection in the phones.
I'm tired of having to fix a broken connection.
 
Right now I'm thinking a big gob of glue (on the part of the cord inside the phone) to protect the connection when I accidentally pull on the cord. (the glue being bigger than the hole)
Or maybe a knot of electrical tape
 
I wonder if there Is a piece of metal I can cinch around the cord?
Grado's are so poorly designed.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koukol /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm looking for a way to keep the cable secure with the connection in the phones.

I'm tired of having to fix a broken connection.

 

Right now I'm thinking a big gob of glue (on the part of the cord inside the phone) to protect the connection when I accidentally pull on the cord. (the glue being bigger than the hole)

Or maybe a knot of electrical tape

 

I wonder if there Is a piece of metal I can cinch around the cord?

Grado's are so poorly designed.

 

I haven't broken the cable on the SR225 and SR80i. The construction is simple, but even the most expensive headphone will not survive if the user tends to "tug and pull on the cord" with enough force and if done often enough. I remove the cables on my HD600 all the time and supposedly that wrecks the inner conductor, but so far it's held up well since I pull the cable out (or push in) straight, and when I move I take care to not "tug and pull" it. I can stand up move around without any "tug and pull" either just by minding what I'm doing.

 

At best, you can mod the headphone with something like a locking miniXLR socket and plug (like on the AKG K702), but this will have to run a cable to the other side, or you use one on each earcup. Again though if you don't mind what you're doing a tough connection like that will react to a "tug and pull" action differently, like by taking a nose dive to the floor, and without a carpet you increase the likelihood of cracking the plastic cups on impact.

 

[7keys]

I use zip ties
 

 

[Koukol]

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by Koukol /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I'm looking for a way to keep the cable secure with the connection in the phones.

I'm tired of having to fix a broken connection.

 

Right now I'm thinking a big gob of glue (on the part of the cord inside the phone) to protect the connection when I accidentally pull on the cord. (the glue being bigger than the hole)

Or maybe a knot of electrical tape

 

I wonder if there Is a piece of metal I can cinch around the cord?

Grado's are so poorly designed.

 

I haven't broken the cable on the SR225 and SR80i. The construction is simple, but even the most expensive headphone will not survive if the user tends to "tug and pull on the cord" with enough force and if done often enough. I remove the cables on my HD600 all the time and supposedly that wrecks the inner conductor, but so far it's held up well since I pull the cable out (or push in) straight, and when I move I take care to not "tug and pull" it. I can stand up move around without any "tug and pull" either just by minding what I'm doing.

 

At best, you can mod the headphone with something like a locking miniXLR socket and plug (like on the AKG K702), but this will have to run a cable to the other side, or you use one on each earcup. Again though if you don't mind what you're doing a tough connection like that will react to a "tug and pull" action differently, like by taking a nose dive to the floor, and without a carpet you increase the likelihood of cracking the plastic cups on impact.

Thanks, PM but I fear a minXLR socket and plug might be too expensive...I'll look into it.
I have many other HP's where I don't have this problem so obviously the actual wire connection is being tugged on.

 

[Koukol]

  I use zip ties
 

Where on the cord are these zip ties placed, 7K?
Does this take the pressure off the soldered wires?

 

[7keys]

 

  I use zip ties
 
 

Where on the cord are these zip ties placed, 7K?
Does this take the pressure off the soldered wires?

This does it for me.
 

 

[Koukol]

Excellent...thanks.
I hope it works on the Grado cable.
I suppose I could coat it in glue to ensure it doesn't slide.

 

[7keys]

  Excellent...thanks.
I hope it works on the Grado cable.
I suppose I could coat it in glue to ensure it doesn't slide.

Make sure you pull it tight.
 
I've used it on Grado cans also........... works great!

 

[Koukol]

Cheers!

 

[Koukol]

 

  Excellent...thanks.
I hope it works on the Grado cable.
I suppose I could coat it in glue to ensure it doesn't slide.

Make sure you pull it tight.
 
I've used it on Grado cans also........... works great!

7K...
Were you able to get the tie tight enough without a gun?

 

[7keys]

7K...
Were you able to get the tie tight enough without a gun?

I used something to get some leverage and pull tight.

 
I can dangle my SennGrado's and they hold.