Headphone recabling
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Depends on which headphone. Some are designed to be recabled, others require very skillful soldering.
Qpad qh90's
I don't want the microphone part to work anymore anyways so just wanted to stick on a 3 pole 3.5mm jack and some new wire.
To be honest if it breaks I'm not too worried. 1 ear doesn't work anymore (hoping recable sorts it and it's not the driver that gone)
Just wanted to have a go at fixing it.
I don't want the microphone part to work anymore anyways so just wanted to stick on a 3 pole 3.5mm jack and some new wire.
To be honest if it breaks I'm not too worried. 1 ear doesn't work anymore (hoping recable sorts it and it's not the driver that gone)
Just wanted to have a go at fixing it.
It isn't that difficult. Just get a suitable stereo cable and connector, or better still buy a stereo extension and lop off one end.
The drivers will likely have a little pad or terminal to solder to. The only difficulty may be getting access.
The drivers will likely have a little pad or terminal to solder to. The only difficulty may be getting access.
I did my AKG Q701s a year or so ago now, used Van Damme cable and Neutrik / Rean connectors.
Some photos here: http://imgur.com/a/r3HUL
Some photos here: http://imgur.com/a/r3HUL
OP could mod the headset so rather than fit another fixed cable, fit a 3.5mm socket so which any jack to jack cable can be used. The Qpad's and HyperX Cloud are based on the Takstar Pro 80 headphone. There's a thread on HeadFi where someone has done this with his Pro 80's. Link
I did similar thing with my Denon's after getting fed up with the non detachable long skipping rope of a cable. Double entry though, so not quite as simple as just connecting a single entry jack to jack cable. I did what JP did and used Van Damme starquad microphone cable.
I did similar thing with my Denon's after getting fed up with the non detachable long skipping rope of a cable. Double entry though, so not quite as simple as just connecting a single entry jack to jack cable. I did what JP did and used Van Damme starquad microphone cable.