kugino
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i put one screw in by removing the sticker. the other side is sort of busted...
anyway, i just finished recabling the k501. i used the rs1 cable that was removed by alex when he recabled my rs1. i cut off about a foot off the tip end, removed the cable junction cover, added techflex, heatshrink, and terminated with a 4-pin xlr. wasn't too difficult...probably the hardest part was getting the techflex on. it sounds pretty good. what i notice first off is the amount of bass the k501 has running balanced...but it's also amazing how much power the k501 needs. i have it on high gain on my GS-X and i could use a bit more power...but it's also the case that my pico (running as DAC and preamp) probably doesn't provide the most juice, either.
in any case, i'll post some pictures later, but feel free to ask any questions...
okay, here are the pics:
the right ear cup with the new cable soldered in. red is R+, blue is R-.
the left ear cup. white is L+, blue is L-. the original cabling had white as ground, so i connected part of the original cable to the blue wire b/c it's hard to reach in there to solder the ground. looks confusing, but it's really not.
couple pics of the finished product. my heatshrink skills stink so that's why the cables look terrible...the techflex portion looks pretty nice, though.
| Originally Posted by Fungi /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why not remove the screws, put the cups in place, and then screw it on normally? |
i put one screw in by removing the sticker. the other side is sort of busted...
anyway, i just finished recabling the k501. i used the rs1 cable that was removed by alex when he recabled my rs1. i cut off about a foot off the tip end, removed the cable junction cover, added techflex, heatshrink, and terminated with a 4-pin xlr. wasn't too difficult...probably the hardest part was getting the techflex on. it sounds pretty good. what i notice first off is the amount of bass the k501 has running balanced...but it's also amazing how much power the k501 needs. i have it on high gain on my GS-X and i could use a bit more power...but it's also the case that my pico (running as DAC and preamp) probably doesn't provide the most juice, either.
in any case, i'll post some pictures later, but feel free to ask any questions...
okay, here are the pics:
the right ear cup with the new cable soldered in. red is R+, blue is R-.
the left ear cup. white is L+, blue is L-. the original cabling had white as ground, so i connected part of the original cable to the blue wire b/c it's hard to reach in there to solder the ground. looks confusing, but it's really not.
couple pics of the finished product. my heatshrink skills stink so that's why the cables look terrible...the techflex portion looks pretty nice, though.
