JaZZ
Headphoneus Supremus
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The idea of still having a piece of stock cable in my homegrown magnet-wire HD-650 cable has always bothered me. Then came the day the cable broke on said strategic soldering point -- time to consider a better solution.
I sliced the plastic plugs to free the rear end of the contact pins with a sharp cutter and soldered the magnet wires directly to them. The whole thing got sealed and fixed with epoxy-based two-component glue. It works perfectly, and I think it's more stable than the former solution.
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The difference is audible: more clarity and brilliance, more accuracy and detail.
It's a bit of a hassle to do, the carving work may hurt your fingers, and not everybody may have enough patience, but it's worth the effort. And if you think it doesn't look good: hey, the plugs are tiny, you don't see them when plugged in, moreover it's just the inner side which is a bit questionable. After all it sounds good...
The idea of still having a piece of stock cable in my homegrown magnet-wire HD-650 cable has always bothered me. Then came the day the cable broke on said strategic soldering point -- time to consider a better solution.
I sliced the plastic plugs to free the rear end of the contact pins with a sharp cutter and soldered the magnet wires directly to them. The whole thing got sealed and fixed with epoxy-based two-component glue. It works perfectly, and I think it's more stable than the former solution.
The difference is audible: more clarity and brilliance, more accuracy and detail.
It's a bit of a hassle to do, the carving work may hurt your fingers, and not everybody may have enough patience, but it's worth the effort. And if you think it doesn't look good: hey, the plugs are tiny, you don't see them when plugged in, moreover it's just the inner side which is a bit questionable. After all it sounds good...