Goldring replacement headphone cable

Ksanti · 15 May 2010 at 13:10

Hey guys I can't find my NS1000 3.5mm jack any more, does anyone know which replacement cable I should get, I'm worried about whether it would fit into the headphone jack in the cup?

Thanks

Marsman · 15 May 2010 at 15:31

Hopefully someone knows of a replacement cable. I can't understand why Goldring have a recessed entry for the cable, the DR series, the sockets are flush with the casing, allowing any 3.5mm cable to be used.

nutsnut · 16 May 2010 at 18:35

Widen the headphone port with a dremel then use any cable.

There is a Belkin cable that fits ok though.

Flibster · 16 May 2010 at 22:31

Phone Goldring - they're in the UK. They may be able to sort out a replacement for you.

http://www.goldring.co.uk/about/customer_services.htm

C64 · 17 May 2010 at 16:06

nutsnut said:
Widen the headphone port with a dremel then use any cable.

There is a Belkin cable that fits ok though.

exactly which belkin cable

Ksanti · 18 May 2010 at 14:23

^^ +1

I asked Goldring and they're asking for £10 and £5 postage, sure as hell not paying that...

Guest2 · 18 May 2010 at 15:09

I had the NS1000, which jack are you missing? I bought a 5m extension cable for £2.50 delivered, cant you just use the same

Marsman · 18 May 2010 at 15:57

I think he is missing the cable that plugs into the NS1000's. The replacement would need the correct size plug to fit into the recess in the casing. Bad design idea IMO.

Ksanti · 18 May 2010 at 16:24

^^Or a great one if they get to charge £15 any time someone breaks or loses their headphone cable..

Marsman · 18 May 2010 at 16:55

The NS1000's are newer then the DR series to my knowledge. Someone must have had the great idea to recess the socket, meaning people who lose their cable probably end up paying Goldring a nice sum for a replacement, rather than spend the time looking for one to fit. Not surprising really, considering buying headphones from Goldring direct is more expensive than most other places, bar the NS1000's. Maybe they feel the £50 being charged by the Jersey Island website is too little, so think people should pay extra for a replacement cable.

Ksanti · 18 May 2010 at 18:18

are there not any 3.5mm cables with no casing, i.e. just 3.5mm jack into wire into 3.5mm jack?

Marsman · 18 May 2010 at 19:17

Not that I have seen. Belkin mini stereo cable for iPod on the famous auction, looks like the casing isn't too large. Might fit, but I have never seen the recess in the NS1000 casing. The casing looks a smaller diameter than the cable that came with my DR150's, which isn't as fat as some 3.5mm cables I have seen. Also found another cable, considerably cheaper than the Belkin one, looks like it's got a smaller diameter than most.

Forum rules prevent me from post a link, but I have included a picture of the cheaper one.

Ksanti · 18 May 2010 at 19:47

While searching in the forest I found this: The EXPECT iphone audio adapter, looks like it could be the answer?

That way I can use any 3.5mm cable afterwards?

~Divine~Wind~ · 18 May 2010 at 20:17

A lot of that Expect gear has been appearing in the £ shop.
Might be worth a look

JeditOjanen · 1 May 2011 at 18:01

Apologies for the necro, didn't think it was worth starting a new thread for.

I can confirm that Belkin's retractable mini-stereo cable fits the recessed socket and the retraction isn't strong enough to pull out the jack however you move your head.

RRP is $20, but I got mine in John Lewis's B&M store for £8.95. As a 1.5m retractable, it may even be worth using over the supplied cable if you don't have a problem.

groaninjock · 25 Jun 2012 at 14:27

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but just wanted to share that the Belkin iPhone headphone adapter fits into the 3.5mm slot on the Goldring NS1000 headphones.

So by using that (and it costs about £2 online) you can then use any 3.5mm male-to-male cable.

pooley · 25 Jun 2012 at 15:18

groaninjock said:
Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but just wanted to share that the Belkin iPhone headphone adapter fits into the 3.5mm slot on the Goldring NS1000 headphones.

So by using that (and it costs about £2 online) you can then use any 3.5mm male-to-male cable.

Thanks for this, I'll keep that in mind in case I lose mine

Krono5 · 25 Jun 2012 at 22:57

My cable has just died on me yesterday so I found there's quite a few different "slim" 3.5mm jacks on a well known rainforest site. I went for "Ex-Pro® - ProAV OFC Gold - Super Slim Flexible Audio Cable 3.5mm to 3.5mm - 3m [300cm]" and will report back on them once they arrive.

Zaphrod · 25 Feb 2013 at 10:32

Hey Krono5 - I have been looking for a suitable replacement for the cable on my DR150's and have found none that are either long enough or flexible enough or have a small enough ferrule but these look like they might be an option. can you report on what you think about them assuming you did get them in the end?

Marsman · 25 Feb 2013 at 11:17

I've not come across any reasonably price cable as supple and pliable as the original that comes with the DR150. They can be bought, but they are expensive. It shows what a joke the price of some cables are, when the same cable that comes bundled with headphones costs nearly as much as the headphone themselves.

The one mentioned by Krono5 doesn't look pliable. Heck, some people have complained that what is pictured, is not what you get. From my experience, you can't get a cable as nice as the DR150 one, unless you cough up. Shame.

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