Random Question on getting Beats headphone fixed?

umboma · 19 Oct 2019 at 12:44

Hello all,

My wife has broken the 3,5mm jack on her beats, its just outside of warranty so they dont want to know or are not interested in fixing them, does anyone know of a place that can fix them? all It needs if the old jack taken off and the new one soldered on surely this is do-able, but I cant for love or money find anywhere business wise that does such repairs? is there no money in these types of repairs on headsets / headphones.

Any help is appreciated.

Many Thanks.

tom_nieto · 19 Oct 2019 at 13:17

I’d try somewhere like a dodgy phone repair shop. All you need is a new plug and a soldering iron.

SexyGreyFox · 19 Oct 2019 at 13:23

I am so subscribing to this thread

umboma · 19 Oct 2019 at 13:26

tom_nieto said:
I’d try somewhere like a dodgy phone repair shop. All you need is a new plug and a soldering iron.

I thought i'll be as easy as that, but it turns out all the local mobile phone and console repair shops wont touch headphones. I saw you can get a jack on amazon for about £3 a little bit of souldering, 30 mins work, but no..

Half tempted to buy a cheaper one and the jack and try it myself lol..

MikeTheNative · 19 Oct 2019 at 13:45

I used these to repair my pair of AKG Q701s https://uk.electronic.partners/

I thought it was a decent price, service was quick and you are kept well informed.

Gray2233 · 19 Oct 2019 at 13:51

MikeTheNative said:
I used these to repair my pair of AKG Q701s https://uk.electronic.partners/

I thought it was a decent price, service was quick and you are kept well informed.

Looks like they offer free estimates if you detail your problem, definitely worth a look.

Brizzles · 19 Oct 2019 at 14:39

You want to repair a set of Beats headphones ?

Scam · 19 Oct 2019 at 14:57

Brizzles said:
You want to repair a set of Beats headphones ?

He obviously didn't notice they were broken to begin with. Maybe the sound had improved with the lack of a jack?

Nasher · 19 Oct 2019 at 15:01

Brizzles said:
You want to repair a set of Beats headphones ?

I know, the bin is a more appropriate place them them

Deleted member 77746 · 19 Oct 2019 at 15:06

Nasher said:
I know, the bin is a more appropriate place them them

them them? lol

umboma said:
My wife has broken the 3,5mm jack on her beats

How the hell does someone manage to break the 3.5mm jack on a set of headphones! :confused:

OP if you mention the model there might be a repair guide somewhere. Soldering on a headphone will be a doddle!

umboma · 19 Oct 2019 at 15:10

mrbell1984 said:
them them? lol

How the hell does someone manage to break the 3.5mm jack on a set of headphones!

OP if you mention the model there might be a repair guide somewhere. Soldering on a headphone will be a doddle!

The headphones was connected to her laptop, all she done was pull out the headphones and the tip to the jack broke off inside the laptop. she paid £100+ for them so she doesnt want to bin them I would personally.

Deleted member 77746 · 19 Oct 2019 at 15:10

umboma said:
The headphones was connected to her laptop, all she done was pull out the headphones and the tip to the jack broke off inside the laptop. she paid £100+ for them so she doesnt want to bin them I would personally.

If you can get them fixed why bin anything! What's the model?

Vince · 19 Oct 2019 at 15:15

Buy replacement jack like these and do it yourself, it really isn't worth paying for somebody to do it.

umboma · 19 Oct 2019 at 15:24

mrbell1984 said:
If you can get them fixed why bin anything! What's the model?

Beats EX comes to mind, not sure tho I looked at so many pairs with her.

umboma · 19 Oct 2019 at 15:25

Vince said:
Buy replacement jack like these and do it yourself, it really isn't worth paying for somebody to do it.

I thought about that, the outlay would be about £20 or so, I got a free estimate from the site listed above, £22 to repair and they cover the postage seems decent, never heard of them before tho.

Vince · 19 Oct 2019 at 17:01

umboma said:
I thought about that, the outlay would be about £20 or so, I got a free estimate from the site listed above, £22 to repair and they cover the postage seems decent, never heard of them before tho.

How would the outlay be £20, when you can get a jack as cheap as 99p? Even a jack and cheap iron can be had for less than £10.

FoxEye · 19 Oct 2019 at 17:15

Brizzles said:
You want to repair a set of Beats headphones ?

It's a fashion accessory, that also happens to emit sound, but nobody buys them for that

In theory they have exactly the same value broken, assuming the logo is still visible.

Scam · 19 Oct 2019 at 17:27

If it's £20 to repair I'd suggest spending it on these instead. Consider it an upgrade.

umboma · 19 Oct 2019 at 18:13

Scam said:
If it's £20 to repair I'd suggest spending it on these instead. Consider it an upgrade.

They look nice, gonna order some for me, the wife only likes headphones tho..

Malevolence · 19 Oct 2019 at 18:15

umboma said:
Beats EX comes to mind

Isn't that street slang for rape?