[Solude]

Well I pretty much went dark when I got my O2 but four years later and getting tugged on by my 1 and 3 year old one side of the right ear goes off unless there is upward pressure on it.  What I don't know is if its a cut in the sheath at the ear connector or at the post.
 
So two questions.  Anyone in NA repair Stax cabling?  Two, how can I get it partially apart to see what I'm dealing with?  Thanks in advance.

 

[DaveBSC]

http://www.yamasinc.com/accutechservice.htm
 
Email them, as they supposedly don't pick up the phone.

 

[spritzer]

The cable entry on the SR-007 is very tricky to fix so a new cable would be your best bet.  Now if you can get one then it is pretty easy to install but you have to know what you are doing.  The cable is soldered directly to the drivers and one mistake while soldering will destoy them.  Your best bet would be to send the cans to Stax to have them do it as from what I've seen, almost none of the cable builders here on HF know how to solder...

 

[El_Doug]

understatement of the century!  there are so many beautiful cables from both the DIY and Commercial offerings, yet time and time again they do a closeup of the soldering and I shudder at the dirty, dull, blob of cold solder mess
 
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Your best bet would be to send the cans to Stax to have them do it as from what I've seen, almost none of the cable builders here on HF know how to solder...

 

[jcx]

to be fair even a good RoHS lead free solder joint can look "frosty" and would have been deservedly viewed with suspicion if leaded solder were used

 

[spritzer]

Pb-free solder is a pain to use but you can get good results with some skill.  It's not only bad soldering on those cables though but also nasty jumpers to fit the massive wires onto the small connectors. 

 

[Solude]

Good news Stax dealers also get ignored by Yamasinc, oye.

 

[spritzer]

Rumor has it that they are being replaced but nothing official from Stax as of yet. 

 

[Solude]

Well the good news is Yamasinc isn't the only show in town.  HighEnd Workshop in the UK has agreed to repair my Stax.  The price is pretty reasonable, except for shipping but who didn't see that coming 

 

[Tachikoma]

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The cable entry on the SR-007 is very tricky to fix so a new cable would be your best bet.  Now if you can get one then it is pretty easy to install but you have to know what you are doing.  The cable is soldered directly to the drivers and one mistake while soldering will destoy them.  Your best bet would be to send the cans to Stax to have them do it as from what I've seen, almost none of the cable builders here on HF know how to solder...

*Cough* I know what you mean, I'm never ever going to attempt that soldering job myself again.
 
Having said that, I did succeed in replacing the cable, but only just.

 

[spritzer]

Good idea. 

  Soldering HE60 drivers is even more terrifying as it's just a small bit of metal connected to a whole lot of plastic. 

 

[Solude]

For the cost to have someone else do it, its not worth the risk to me.  HighEnd Workshop wants 30 for the labour.  No brainer to me.  Now if only I could drive over to avoid the kick in the head that is shipping 

 

[Solude]

My repair with HighEnd Workshop went smooth as butter and Mark is agreeable to more NA business if you are as nice as I am =)  He's reachable at service@highendworkshop.co.uk

 

[Solude]

Got them back today and boy oh they look new =)  I've been assembling some dynamic/ortho competition and frankly its going to be one hell of an uphill battle.  The O2/KGSS is just stomping all over the Senn 800 and HE-5LE.  Will revisit them after my b22 arrives.