Headphone jack replacement

moon man · 9 Jun 2019 at 11:11

yes so i had a slight accident with my denon ahd2000s ,got up and forgot were on my head ,they now lose sound on one side unless i get in a certain position.
so has anyone used the online repair service like fixmyheadphones,co,uk or the electronic partners one
or any high street places ? tried phone shops ect but to be fair im talking bodmin
or buy a soldering iron ?

LuckyBenski · 9 Jun 2019 at 15:17

Buy a (decent) soldering iron, watch some YouTube videos. IMO if you can solder headphones you can solder most household objects. They have quirks that make it a fiddle.

Then you can replace the cable as often as necessary until the drivers wear out

moon man · 9 Jun 2019 at 20:25

well i know someone who can lend me a soldering iron .maybe will give it a bash ,plenty of cable to go at

LuckyBenski · 9 Jun 2019 at 20:29

Main thing is that solder-able plugs are usually bulky. Another option is to buy a new plug/cable assembly, and replace at the speaker end. You can also do custom length then!

jpaul · 9 Jun 2019 at 21:17

the plug he has is bulky, as is the cable, I needed a rean NYS231BG-LL large entry ~£2 for similar sized cable

... but yes - can be delicate stripping(strippers help) the insulation, checking no stray cable fragments, and tinning them up if they prove to be not 100% copper. ..

cable could also be broken before the plug ... so check that before doing a final solder ... which justifies the replace at speaker end approach.

how much do the headphone company want ? it's at least 30minutes work I would say ... find nearest hifi shop and call them for recommendations ?

moon man · 9 Jun 2019 at 21:25

about 30 quid depending on the quality of connector .thats fine its just if i trust them or not

moon man · 9 Jun 2019 at 21:30

this is the jack choices page
https://www.fixmyheadphones.co.uk/h.../denon-3-pole-jack-replacement-for-headphones

not sure what i should go for if i chose these guys

Jasoncmor · 9 Jun 2019 at 21:36

I've replaced a couple of jacks in the past, quite fiddly, but straight forward.
Just ensure you get the correct type of plug with the right amount of poles, and the cables are in the right place.
You can get smaller sockets, but usually from china.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1Pc-3-5m...=14316396408451f08b4f203641f1a6be41742a498ab7

godinman · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:22

Sometimes the cable inside is quite hard to solder. I tried on some cheapo ones and it was almost like thread with little bits of copper intertwined.

aardvark · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:49

moon man said:
about 30 quid depending on the quality of connector .thats fine its just if i trust them or not

honestly i would go for that - soldering a headphone jack is a pain as the wires are really thin.

jpaul · 9 Jun 2019 at 22:55

moon man said:
well i know someone who can lend me a soldering iron .maybe will give it a bash ,plenty of cable to go at

get the parts, and a bottle of wine for them ?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REAN-Ste...y-3-5mm-Mini-Jack-plug-8mm-GOLD-/162353182927 what i used
(+ van damme xke microphone cable)

the 'company' don't say anything specific about confirming cable is not broken near the connector, neutrik brand connectors are fine.

1664kronenbourg · 12 Jun 2019 at 22:51

Use Bluetooth headphones.

moon man · 13 Jun 2019 at 19:17

1664kronenbourg said:
Use Bluetooth headphones.

used to frequent headfi a hell of a lot ,when i did the quality of bluetooth headphones was regarded as very very poor compared to quality standard headphones ,i had the ultrasone hfi750 ,but the denons ended my quest ,i couldnt afford (or justify the price) of the ahd7000 at the time
only using the output of a gaming laptop but its surprisingly good (i have a portable flac player with line out to a neco amp but prefer the laptop),probebly go down this route soon though https://www.audioquest.com/dacs/dragonfly/dragonfly-red
need to fix them anyway but unless things have radically changed will stick to wired