zabzaf
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Okay, I'm finished modding my RS1i or should I say Spiffied (If that's a real word).
It has a new headband from Turbulent Labs
It has new polished aluminum gimbals/rod-blocks from Martin Custom Audio
And a new cable from Twisted Cables (Australia)
These guys I mentioned above I highly recommend especially Jeremy from Twisted cables that spent more hours than I think be bargained on. If anyone in interested in using his services, he is a Headfier that goes by the name "qusp".
I don't think I'll ever sell this pair of headphones.
Can you please let me know how did you remove the stock gimbals from the cups?
one screw on each side is epoxied, the other should screw off...
Hey guys, I'm getting ready to recable my sr60i's and I was wondering if you guys would check over the parts I've chosen just to make sure I haven't made any errors.
The current list is:
Mogami W2893
http://www.redco.com/Mogami-W2893.html
Amphenol KS3P-AU
http://www.redco.com/Amphenol-KS3P-AU.html
Red Paracord
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Red-50FT-4mm-diameter-7-Strand-550LB-Nylon-Paracord-Rope-21-/301363847188?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item462aaf6014
Heatshrink
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Wire-Cable-Sleeving-150pcs-2-1-Halogen-Free-Heat-Shrink-Wrap-Sleeves-Tubing-Tube-/400721648149?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d4cdf1a15
I read this entire thread in one day and I remember somebody saying they were able to purchase the sony 7506 headband for very cheap. If anyone knows what website the member was referring to could you please tell me the link.
Thanks so much for all the help everyone
Hi man.
It looks about right, do you have a soldering iron? You can just wrap the cables and heat drink it together but it will come loose at some point (trust me on that one) and can distort as you move it about.
Also it is much easier to have a heat gun, I use a gas one by Dremel, it also doubles as a soldering iron if I'm lazy to plug my electrical one for quick jobs. You can use a normal lighter as well, but only if you are using black heat shrinks, lighters leave a black mark when heat shrinking, but you can't see on black ones of course. Also with Paracord if you use a lighter make sure that the flame does not touch it, they can burn quite quick.
The jack looks pretty cool. Its always a nice touch to use cool looking connectors.
Be aware to Paracord is a little trickier than PET expandable sleeving to install, and it can get dirty easier as well. But on the other hand it looks real sick!!! I would suggest that you YouTube a guy called Lutro0, he has some awesome tutorials and useful tips when using Paracord. They are based in how to sleeve computer cables but there is no difference, the techniques are the same.
You will also want to look for his tutorial on making a split like in my picture bellow, there are some rules of thumb that you should use (I ignored and this one looks crap, gonna fix soon). You should get some super glue as well, but if you find his video you will see why.
keep us posted
Thanks so much for the information!
I own a soldering iron but I don't have a heat gun. I'm pretty sure a blow dryer will suffice though
I'm familiar with Lusto0's work but I've never sleeved a cable in my life. The split was actually the part I'm the most nervous about. I tried to look for some guides on recabling grado headphones but all of them had dead pictures. Thanks for mentioning that Lustro0 did a video on splits.
I'm curious though is there a way to recable without creating a heatshrinked split? Some of the modded headphones that I'm getting inspiration from do not look like they have a big heatshrinked split like I usually see.
Here are the pictures of the headphones I'm referring to:
https://imgur.com/a/T5buL