Thujone
Headphoneus Supremus
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Contact Sennheiser and tell them the parts you need. They should be able to sell you everything.
Got mine two days ago second hand for €35 (~$47) and I must say they were pretty much the filthiest thing I'd ever seen haha. Cleaned everything except for the drivers and threw cupfoams + headband pads away (afraid of contacting some weird disease...). There is quite a bit of dirt on the diaphragms, I carefully removed the biggest hairs and filth off of them, but some still remains on there. Anyways the headband is missing one of the "Made in Ireland" plates that seal of it's ends. Two odd things I noticed is that both drivers have a black line running over them and I can't find that anywhere on the internet and the right driver has some of the thin red wire protruding out of the BACK side of the pins; you can actually see the wires looking through the grille.
Even with all that is wrong on these headphones I can hear some serious potential hidden somewhere deep, and actually already sort of enjoy the sound. They sound quite different from the HD600's I've tried so far, but I think that's because they're lacking cup foams and the earpads are essentially 2D.
I'm gonna replace those earpads, foams and headbandpadding. Planning to repaint the headband as well since the paint is worn out in some places. I'm still deciding whether to get the 650 padding or the 600 padding, the latter is actually more expensive here. The real problem, though, is the headband end plate; I can't seem to find them anywhere, and I don't plan on spending a fortune on a new 650 headband when the one I have is in excellent condition. Does anybody know where I could try and look for these?
Is this the black line you were talking about?
http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2nmuAqLgqYo/SQq_wGGAKSI/AAAAAAAAB5s/LBxMGPP92Ms/s128/%25257B6B2DD3DE-938B-4E75-9581-C66C76AEA211%25257D.JPG
They are normal and claimed to be a pretty good earlier version of HD580. It's worth the refurbishments even if adding up the price for new parts.
Has anyone replaced the drivers in their HD580's themselves? Just wondering if it is a difficult thing to do or could most anybody do it without messing anything up.
I found the plug for the left driver wobbles more than the one on right driver and the sound may cut in and out. Later i did a comparison between the two plugs and found that the two pins on the right plug are not in parallel like the one on left but there was an angle, which may explain why the right plug is more stable. I pried on the left plug to make the pins wider on the tip. You know what, it helped a lot.
I am also thinking of replacing the stock cable with HD650 cable, whose plugs are said to be by design more fit to the socket. I also wonder how it will change the sound, in a good way or worse, because i find that vocal is a bit dry and harsh compared to my other headphones, sometimes bright. It is the opposite to the impressions a lot of reviews say about its mids. I don't know if the HD650 cable will tame the harshness a little bit. Could anybody who owns both cables do a comparison on HD580? Thanks!
PS: My hd580 is a later production version. Drivers have black paper filter and a copper ring in it.
I have both HD650 and HD580 cables. To my ears, there is no audible difference between these two. What other headphones are you comparing the midrange of HD580?
Just called about ordering the HD600 Grills and was told they were $22.58 each. Quite a jump from the $10-12 quoted earlier in this thread.
Anyone order any recently and can comment on their pricing?