Matt, you made a simple classic mistake. The 3.5mm jack you originally used was fine - look closely, you didn't plug your plug in all the way. This frequently is the cause of no audio on one channel, mixed audio on the other. Because everything was fragile you were likely too gentle plugging your cable in. The tip signal wasn't touching the tip contact at all, and the ring contact was stuck between tip and ring. False set! All's well that ends well though! Nice repair!
Damn I think you're right, I tried pushing harder into the original socket, and there is just one last tiny click of the plug going all the way in. Indeed I was being very delicate with it, and it had felt like enough of a click that it was all the way in. Ah well, the new plug is definitely better for this project, so nothing of value was lost, and at least I now know the old socket _probably_ isn't broken and might be usable in another project.
@@MattKC No regrets, the socket you ended up buying looks a lot better anyway. I've been thinking of doing the same to my Superlux HD-660 (great cans, lousy cable) and my Anlion Modmic, and this video might just give me the impulse I need to do just that.
We went from fitting a game into a QR code, to booting Windows 98 on a laptop, to fixing Lego Island bugs and audio, to fixing headphones. Amazing stuff👏
The socket looks absolutely gorgeous on these headphones. Literally looks official from a distance. As others have said, with a bit of blackening and the blob removed, this would literally be flawless.
Funny that this video appeared just as I was shopping around for replacement padding parts for my wireless Sennheisers. My 5-year old RS 185s are pretty worn out from constant use, but with some new padding they should look quite presentable once again.
Lucky you, Sennheiser has a bunch of replacement options, my good old JVC HA-S660 are now using a pair of generic pads that are ever so slightly bigger than they need to and fiddle all around when I wear them, but I don't want to replace the headphones cause they have the perfect sound profile for me.
Thank you for making the EBF series! I always like seeing people I look up to in comment sections, reminds me that they're not just some username on a product/piece of content, but also just regular people who comment on stuff in their spare time.
Oh damn hello Matt, Loved EBF since forever and hope you best of luck with stuff moving on and i still would want to get EBF 5 once the mobile version is avaiable. Anyway, with my old Audio-technica m30x it has official replacement pads but they are a tad bit pricey so i got some from local shops and they do work but they did fit it a bit odd compared to the original ones.
0:33 The three ring 3.5mm headphone jack you're referring to is known as a TRS jack and it only carries two signals, not three. A TRRS jack has a 4th ring and it's capable of carrying three signals. They also come in a 2.5mm form. They're used for balanced audio, three channel audio (ex L, R, Center), a way to add a composite video signal, inline remotes mainly found in older devices and other situations where you need a 3rd signal besides Left and Right audio. Apple used them in their earbuds for a while for inline remotes as well as the mic/play/pause/call button located on the right side earbud cord.
I have Philips headphones from the 80's and in terms of the materials used, they are still perfect. New Philips headphones - the entire membrane covering the earcups begins to crack and peel off after a year of use. Every time I take them off, some of that black crap is left on my head.
I've done this to a pair of headphones. my tip would be to use mini-xlr instead of aux. If your cable is too heavy the the weight of the cable alone can disconnect it from your headphones if you use aux, mini-xlr on the other hand has a button that needs to be pressed to release it.
I just did a really similar thing with a set of 70's AKG monitors! The cable was completely busted and the earpads had gone flat and started to disintegrate, and the headphones perfectly fit a socket I had on hand! (it was just cut down from an old 3.5mm to rca that I didn't need)
Cool to see, personally did some similar mods. Personally I choose hot-glue over epoxy, as it's easier to use, still strong enough and also easier to undo if you mess up.
I did a similar thing a year or two back with wireless Sennheiser headphones. The problem was that it was wireless-only and it did not use Bluetooth, meaning you had to use an awkwardly complicated adapter that connects wired to the device. It was unusable in practice and was about to be thrown out so I gutted the wireless components and put a headphone jack in it. The sound is a lot better than I thought it'd be, and my mom still uses the headphones to this day.
i love modding headphones, i have modded my Harmonicdyne Zeus, i removed abt all possible parts that made them less- open back, and switched the pads to Audio Technica ath-ad500x's pads. the sound is nearly perfect for me now. really clear natural and soft.
I have a pair of AD700X I bought about 2 years ago, and while not expensive headphones per se I like them. I had a pair of AD500 before that and liked them a lot, but the wire broke a year in, so I got the AD700X. After a year the wire broke exactly the same, but I actually did something similar to this. I was able to though use the nut on the headphone jack to screw it in as the cord hole was exactly the size of the headphone jack. The only hard part was doing soldering for the first time, and dealing with headphones trying to clamp into eachother. Since then I've had another cord break, but I just unplugged it and threw a new one in. After years of replacing headphones I figure that its not the headphones that break, its always the cord.
if you need to epoxi something like that again, you can use a bit of clay, or blue/white tack, from the outside, model it smooth on the inside to work as the form, apply the epoxi, and after cured, hopefully, it didn't interact poorly with the material (test it first) optionally, you could also protect the plastic around the epoxi and sand it with progressively finer grits to achieve a perfect finish (if there is space for it) but regardless it looks good anyway! awesome video as always!!! =)
I did the same thing to my HD201 headphones after watching this video. It was a bear trying to route the right phone channel wire through the headband! It was my first soldering project and I was thrilled with the results!
An excellent tutorial. I've three pairs of broken Sennheiser headphones - rabbit chewed through one set, the cat chewed through another, and another just failed in one ear. Will have to try this!
I had the same headphones years ago, the HD428s, sounded amazing for the low price, but that cable was about as thick and durable as an angel hair pasta noodle. Was planning on doing the same mod at some point as well, but the band broke after a few years of use and at that point figured I'd just get something else instead.
I recently modded some Koss KPH30i headphones. Added a removable cable and larger pads. Sounds fantastic. Was excited to see a headphone modding video from you.
That's a very tidy repair! For the outside you could use sugru to create a moulded filler between the new socket and the headphone casing, I've used it on similar projects and it works really well.
Cable ports are so much better than embedded cables, not just because you can choose any type of cable you want, but also for the sustainability, because you can easily replace your cable!
Thank you, Matt - I’m so glad you find motivation and enjoyment out of making those videos. As soon as I graduated I’m gonna support you on patreon - hope to meet you in person some day Cheers!
Thanks for that Video - it encouraged me to upgrade my own Senheiser with a very broken cable. Also I now have the plug only at one ear and not wires at both. Again, really good inspiration, thanks mate!
I had a somewhat similar problem with a pair of Sennheiser 598SE's 2 months ago. I tried repairing it myself with a MacGuyver method. No dice. Then I tried hunting down official replacement parts to no avail. Anyway, I ended up sending them to Sennheiser for repair despite the fact they were 2 years past the warranty. I waited for a repair quote. Nope. A week later I received a brand new pair of 599's with their own brand new warranty! Sennheiser (their Canadian division anyway) fucking rock! They won themselves a lifetime customer with that move.
I believe that stereo was a later addition to the 3.5 jack, so it’s possible that yours broken one was mono, which would probably have mixed the signals
Did this to my hd558's after a couple of months trying to find a decent aftermarket cable, one of the best and cleanest mods i've ever done. 10/10 would recommend.
When I first saw the thumbnail I was worried you went Bluetooth as the socket was covered up by the run length, but after watching it, I agree that this is a total improvement that really all headphones should have some form of
I had no idea you could buy replacement earpads I'm crying. My hyperx's pads are FUCKED all the stuff flaked off them and is coming off into my damn ears. Buying a replacement set right now! You're a lifesaver.
Colored hot-glue is a thing, comes even in black. Gives an reasonably permanent bond for these tasks and is much easier to change or remove if necessary (Isopropanol will debond it). Also bonds well enough to some of the plastics that don't work with most other glues (e.g. nylon, PP, PE).
How dare you, crazy frog is fantastic! It'll be interesting to see how your epoxy solution holds, I've done something similar and I've found the cheap audio ports can be of... questionable quality so easy removal is useful.
I did this to my Sony MDR BT-22 Bluetooth headphones back in 2010. Searched eBay for 50mm “leatherette earcups.” I also ordered extra and installed some over the flat Parrot SK-4000 speakers I had installed in my motorcycle helmet. I must’ve bought even more because I was recently digging through tornado aftermath and found my old envelope with some extras. After 11 years they were rotting away. I thought I could salvage one but it fell apart too when I tried to clean it.
After 2 months of using my Sony MDR-7506, I modeled and printed the left plastic cover and installed a 3.5mm jack. Now I can use any cable, including the original 3-meter coiled cable
Did this same mod to my Samson SR850s last year. It is a total game changer, now I don´t need to coil a 9 foot cable while sitting at my desk, and I can also switch over to the VModa Boom Pro for a kick ass gaming headset
Interesting to see what will happen to Sennheiser headphones now that they have sold their consumer audio business away and how it will effect brands product development and quality.
Yes they are available, but the reason why they sold their consumer business away was probably that they had too many different products available and a competitive market and so business wasn’t “financially healthy”. And it would be also natural for a new owner to make changes to make their business profitable.
Yea the Sennheiser headphones I use to use in like 2016 had that crappy ultra thin cable. Crazily enough it never broke and luckily even though they were $40 headphones they had a proprietary 2.5mm to 3.5mm plug and came with 2 cables.
Hey, you probably wont see this but im curious. will you ever do a video on xbox 360 modding? like how it started the security flaws with the 360 etc etc
Damn I have that exact pair, I recalled it about 3 times and I didn’t even thing about modding it that way! I ended up using sugru to have some stress relief on the headset
On DJ and studio headphones that come with a replaceable cable, the headphone end usually has some sort of mechanical twistlock to hold it in place. This ensures that it stays fully plugged in and you're not just relying on the friction of the jack socket itself. Jack sockets are not really designed for vertical use like this. A brand new one will be ok but after it's been used a few dozen times it will start to lose its grip, and especially if you have a heavy coiled cable it's going to be prone to falling out. A twistlock also provides strain relief, to stop lateral forces (a common occurrence with headphones) from bending the contacts inside the socket.
This is probably true, however my average timeframe for the socket becoming faulty after regular use (because I have done this mod for years) with a cheap socket is about 6 years so honestly it isn't so bad, especially if you know how to replace the socket.
I did this to a couple pairs of MDR-7506. Much better than the stock telephone coil, or at least great to have options. I even found some pleather earpads (actually for 770s) that are very comfortable and don't flake. The whole job just required drilling a hole and soldering with a "gold-plated panel-mount stereo jack."
1:30: I hope that 'Beats are premium headsets' bit was meant to be funny. Being shitty and yet expensive does not make them premium. It just makes them shitty and needlessly expensive.
Nice mod! I modded mine with a audio bluetooth board, usb-c li-ion charger-controller board, flat 1000mAh li-ion and a 2-way audio socket that cuts away between bluetooth and external audio depending on whether an audio cable is plugged in. Oh and a tiny on/off slider switch to disable bluetooth. The 1000mAh batt allows 2+ days of non-stop usage.
I sure am glad with the beyerdynamic dt 770. The cable is virtually indestructable and the pads are very easy to replace. and the 80 ohm comes with a straight cable and the 270ohm version with coiled cable. I both and both are great! I had a few sennheisers but both had failing cables. The second one at least has a connector though. Anyway, nice repair!
Actually, hair thin cables are very important. If you have thicc cables, the vibrations will transfer into the cable and you will hear that classic thud sounds you hear from cheap headphones. That's also the purpose of that extra PCB, to further isolate the speaker unit from vibrations.
I've got a pair of Chinese headphones that not only have a jack on them for cable swaps, but they have two. left ear is a 6.3mm jack the right is 3.5mm. Both are inter-connected. You can plug in two sources(although ill-advised) -or- plug one into a source, and another pair of headphones into the other ear letting you daisy chain them. Great for road trips in the back seat or on flights if you're with someone you like to share audio with. they came with like 3 or 4 different style/sized cables, including one with a built in mic for use on phones(or can get an adapter for pc). All that for like $30.
For decades, Sennheiser headphones were totally repairable by the owner. You could buy replacement cables (which plugged into the drivers), replacement drivers (which mounted on the also-replaceable headband), and of course replaceable earpads. All these components could be ordered from the manufacturer, and part numbers for every part were provided along with the other documentation the 'phones came with. And then, the beancounters struck. By the way, the "L" in solder is silent.
I began to wonder about that pronunciation thing you mentioned, and realised the British and Americans pronounce the word very differently. MattKC uses the British way of saying it.
i've actually been thinking about doing this exact mod for a while now. i feel it might work even better with headphones where the rubber thing is circular.
Matt, you made a simple classic mistake.
The 3.5mm jack you originally used was fine - look closely, you didn't plug your plug in all the way. This frequently is the cause of no audio on one channel, mixed audio on the other. Because everything was fragile you were likely too gentle plugging your cable in. The tip signal wasn't touching the tip contact at all, and the ring contact was stuck between tip and ring. False set! All's well that ends well though! Nice repair!
It ended up working better for him as the new plug really fits the headphones and used up less space total
Damn I think you're right, I tried pushing harder into the original socket, and there is just one last tiny click of the plug going all the way in. Indeed I was being very delicate with it, and it had felt like enough of a click that it was all the way in. Ah well, the new plug is definitely better for this project, so nothing of value was lost, and at least I now know the old socket _probably_ isn't broken and might be usable in another project.
iu was guessing it was 2 ring vs 3 ring but both are viable things to check when headphones are not working.
@@bland9876 then it would only have 2 solder tabs
@@MattKC No regrets, the socket you ended up buying looks a lot better anyway. I've been thinking of doing the same to my Superlux HD-660 (great cans, lousy cable) and my Anlion Modmic, and this video might just give me the impulse I need to do just that.
Just give him a little care and old mate senny will be as good as new!
They ain't no Huh Duh 6 hundos but they're pretty cromulent
@@henloampepe it ain't no hundo its hungeo and dankpods is awesome
Ah yes, fellow men of culture
Oh no my pkcell
A brand new nuuuggggg....
We went from fitting a game into a QR code, to booting Windows 98 on a laptop, to fixing Lego Island bugs and audio, to fixing headphones. Amazing stuff👏
it's actually windows 98 on a modern laptop to fitting a game into a qr code to fixing lego island bugs and audio to fixing headphones
So the videos are getting more boring.
The socket looks absolutely gorgeous on these headphones. Literally looks official from a distance. As others have said, with a bit of blackening and the blob removed, this would literally be flawless.
Funny that this video appeared just as I was shopping around for replacement padding parts for my wireless Sennheisers.
My 5-year old RS 185s are pretty worn out from constant use, but with some new padding they should look quite presentable once again.
Lucky you, Sennheiser has a bunch of replacement options, my good old JVC HA-S660 are now using a pair of generic pads that are ever so slightly bigger than they need to and fiddle all around when I wear them, but I don't want to replace the headphones cause they have the perfect sound profile for me.
nice
Thank you for making the EBF series! I always like seeing people I look up to in comment sections, reminds me that they're not just some username on a product/piece of content, but also just regular people who comment on stuff in their spare time.
Those are pretty good, I use them with my tv setup. Replaced the padding with some soft fabric tho, really dislike what they came with.
Oh damn hello Matt, Loved EBF since forever and hope you best of luck with stuff moving on and i still would want to get EBF 5 once the mobile version is avaiable.
Anyway, with my old Audio-technica m30x it has official replacement pads but they are a tad bit pricey so i got some from local shops and they do work but they did fit it a bit odd compared to the original ones.
"this phallic rubber insert is too small... story of my life"
I love this and me too XD
ok...
@@A1C6 yea i have a feeling that was the joke.. Doesn't take much to figure that out..
Nice! Your DIY tech videos are the perfect combination of calming and super interesting!
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@@quokka_yt you're right!
Patreon, I'm guessing
Wow, you could not have said that any better.
yes
“Plus they smell like my friends hair, not that I’ve smelled my friends hair…much”
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@@quokka_yt Nice catch! 👍✨🏆
How's that possible?!
@@krtirtho He's a channel member
Thanks for letting me know😀
This mod is amazing!
Props for upcycling otherwise pretty broken headphones.
As a 14 y/o Sound Technician at my school, maybe I need that some time. Keep the great work up, Matt!
Matt: Not that I've sniffed my friend's hair..
Me: :|
Matt: ...much
Me: :)
wen DankPods collab???
0:33 The three ring 3.5mm headphone jack you're referring to is known as a TRS jack and it only carries two signals, not three. A TRRS jack has a 4th ring and it's capable of carrying three signals. They also come in a 2.5mm form. They're used for balanced audio, three channel audio (ex L, R, Center), a way to add a composite video signal, inline remotes mainly found in older devices and other situations where you need a 3rd signal besides Left and Right audio. Apple used them in their earbuds for a while for inline remotes as well as the mic/play/pause/call button located on the right side earbud cord.
I would probably retest that old socket if you still have it, I don't think it was plugged in fully.
I have Philips headphones from the 80's and in terms of the materials used, they are still perfect. New Philips headphones - the entire membrane covering the earcups begins to crack and peel off after a year of use. Every time I take them off, some of that black crap is left on my head.
I've done this to a pair of headphones. my tip would be to use mini-xlr instead of aux. If your cable is too heavy the the weight of the cable alone can disconnect it from your headphones if you use aux, mini-xlr on the other hand has a button that needs to be pressed to release it.
I just did a really similar thing with a set of 70's AKG monitors! The cable was completely busted and the earpads had gone flat and started to disintegrate, and the headphones perfectly fit a socket I had on hand! (it was just cut down from an old 3.5mm to rca that I didn't need)
The magic is in the design, not just the driver
Always good to see ol' mate Sennys getting their love.
The hurr durr six hungoes
@@ellie3859 Ah yes, the headphones that sound suspiciously similar to my headphones
@@ellie3859 that's pretty dank
Can't blow them up with the Diablo
You make some of the most mundane things so entertaining, keep doing what you're doing matt!
two years later, Matt would take this to the extreme with "I ported THOUSANDS of Apps to Windows 95"
Cool to see, personally did some similar mods. Personally I choose hot-glue over epoxy, as it's easier to use, still strong enough and also easier to undo if you mess up.
Amazing video as always! Can’t believe it only has 60 views :eyes:
I did a similar thing a year or two back with wireless Sennheiser headphones. The problem was that it was wireless-only and it did not use Bluetooth, meaning you had to use an awkwardly complicated adapter that connects wired to the device. It was unusable in practice and was about to be thrown out so I gutted the wireless components and put a headphone jack in it. The sound is a lot better than I thought it'd be, and my mom still uses the headphones to this day.
"I don't like Bluetooth audio"
Neither did I until I started high school. Then wireless earbuds are a godsend.
Facts
I still dont like it lol
They're great for convenience. Just not for realtime applications or for high-fidelity audio.
@@jamescruz8678 that's why I have headphones with both a 2.5 mm jack and bluetooth.
joke's on you, I use headphones from kiwico, which means, I built them.
i love seeing people fix or improve stuff when it breaks when most people would just buy a new one. good stuff!
Excited to watch this again!!
i love modding headphones, i have modded my Harmonicdyne Zeus, i removed abt all possible parts that made them less- open back, and switched the pads to Audio Technica ath-ad500x's pads. the sound is nearly perfect for me now. really clear natural and soft.
Love the additional b-roll!
6:39 Haha, nut
6:42 Dang it, he already made that joke...
I have a pair of AD700X I bought about 2 years ago, and while not expensive headphones per se I like them. I had a pair of AD500 before that and liked them a lot, but the wire broke a year in, so I got the AD700X. After a year the wire broke exactly the same, but I actually did something similar to this. I was able to though use the nut on the headphone jack to screw it in as the cord hole was exactly the size of the headphone jack.
The only hard part was doing soldering for the first time, and dealing with headphones trying to clamp into eachother. Since then I've had another cord break, but I just unplugged it and threw a new one in. After years of replacing headphones I figure that its not the headphones that break, its always the cord.
This is a very neat little video, I might end up using the knoledge from this video myself.
Matt: atleast these headphones are for ears not noses
Me: WHAT THE F?!?!
if you need to epoxi something like that again, you can use a bit of clay, or blue/white tack, from the outside, model it smooth on the inside to work as the form, apply the epoxi, and after cured, hopefully, it didn't interact poorly with the material (test it first)
optionally, you could also protect the plastic around the epoxi and sand it with progressively finer grits to achieve a perfect finish (if there is space for it)
but regardless it looks good anyway! awesome video as always!!! =)
God I love watching you. It's so soothing and interesting.
I was looking for a video like this for years. Thank you!
I have this exact pair of headphones in the exact same condition, so this video will be super helpful for me.
I did the same thing to my HD201 headphones after watching this video. It was a bear trying to route the right phone channel wire through the headband! It was my first soldering project and I was thrilled with the results!
6:42 Me when MattKC uploads a new video tbh
An excellent tutorial. I've three pairs of broken Sennheiser headphones - rabbit chewed through one set, the cat chewed through another, and another just failed in one ear. Will have to try this!
I had the same headphones years ago, the HD428s, sounded amazing for the low price, but that cable was about as thick and durable as an angel hair pasta noodle. Was planning on doing the same mod at some point as well, but the band broke after a few years of use and at that point figured I'd just get something else instead.
I recently modded some Koss KPH30i headphones. Added a removable cable and larger pads. Sounds fantastic. Was excited to see a headphone modding video from you.
That's a very tidy repair! For the outside you could use sugru to create a moulded filler between the new socket and the headphone casing, I've used it on similar projects and it works really well.
7:42 this is the best line I've ever heard in a youtube video
i could watch matt peel potatoes for an hour and it'd still be interesting
Your videos made me take up electronics in the pandemic. Love the videos
Cable ports are so much better than embedded cables, not just because you can choose any type of cable you want, but also for the sustainability, because you can easily replace your cable!
Thank you, Matt - I’m so glad you find motivation and enjoyment out of making those videos. As soon as I graduated I’m gonna support you on patreon - hope to meet you in person some day
Cheers!
Thanks for that Video - it encouraged me to upgrade my own Senheiser with a very broken cable. Also I now have the plug only at one ear and not wires at both. Again, really good inspiration, thanks mate!
I had a somewhat similar problem with a pair of Sennheiser 598SE's 2 months ago. I tried repairing it myself with a MacGuyver method. No dice. Then I tried hunting down official replacement parts to no avail. Anyway, I ended up sending them to Sennheiser for repair despite the fact they were 2 years past the warranty. I waited for a repair quote. Nope. A week later I received a brand new pair of 599's with their own brand new warranty!
Sennheiser (their Canadian division anyway) fucking rock! They won themselves a lifetime customer with that move.
I believe that stereo was a later addition to the 3.5 jack, so it’s possible that yours broken one was mono, which would probably have mixed the signals
Not likely since the plug had three prongs to solder stuff to.
@@ElZamo92 switched mono jacks are common and have three terminals.
But what does the sound smell like?
Did this to my hd558's after a couple of months trying to find a decent aftermarket cable, one of the best and cleanest mods i've ever done. 10/10 would recommend.
I'm glad you are feeling better!
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@@quokka_yt How many times are you going to point this out..?
@@FarmYardGaming until he gets attention I guess
When I first saw the thumbnail I was worried you went Bluetooth as the socket was covered up by the run length, but after watching it, I agree that this is a total improvement that really all headphones should have some form of
You should do the hur dur six hungos from old mate senney.
Ahaha knew I’d see this here
I love your optimistic voice. It feels inspirational.
I had no idea you could buy replacement earpads I'm crying. My hyperx's pads are FUCKED all the stuff flaked off them and is coming off into my damn ears. Buying a replacement set right now! You're a lifesaver.
Colored hot-glue is a thing, comes even in black. Gives an reasonably permanent bond for these tasks and is much easier to change or remove if necessary (Isopropanol will debond it). Also bonds well enough to some of the plastics that don't work with most other glues (e.g. nylon, PP, PE).
How dare you, crazy frog is fantastic!
It'll be interesting to see how your epoxy solution holds, I've done something similar and I've found the cheap audio ports can be of... questionable quality so easy removal is useful.
I did this to my Sony MDR BT-22 Bluetooth headphones back in 2010. Searched eBay for 50mm “leatherette earcups.” I also ordered extra and installed some over the flat Parrot SK-4000 speakers I had installed in my motorcycle helmet. I must’ve bought even more because I was recently digging through tornado aftermath and found my old envelope with some extras. After 11 years they were rotting away. I thought I could salvage one but it fell apart too when I tried to clean it.
After 2 months of using my Sony MDR-7506, I modeled and printed the left plastic cover and installed a 3.5mm jack. Now I can use any cable, including the original 3-meter coiled cable
Did this same mod to my Samson SR850s last year. It is a total game changer, now I don´t need to coil a 9 foot cable while sitting at my desk, and I can also switch over to the VModa Boom Pro for a kick ass gaming headset
*These earcuffs smells like my friends hair*
*"not like I have smelled my friend's hair...much"*
Oh it's the HurDuh 428 by ol’ mate senny.
I've done this to every pair of headphones I've owned over the years that didn't already come like this.
Interesting to see what will happen to Sennheiser headphones now that they have sold their consumer audio business away and how it will effect brands product development and quality.
There's several consumer Sennheiser headphones/earphones available, but they target at professionals
Yes they are available, but the reason why they sold their consumer business away was probably that they had too many different products available and a competitive market and so business wasn’t “financially healthy”. And it would be also natural for a new owner to make changes to make their business profitable.
Yea the Sennheiser headphones I use to use in like 2016 had that crappy ultra thin cable. Crazily enough it never broke and luckily even though they were $40 headphones they had a proprietary 2.5mm to 3.5mm plug and came with 2 cables.
Great video! Always get excited when a new MattKC pops up.
My headphone band is held together by two part epoxy and fiberglass fabric. It works great and actually is a bit more comfortable than it used to be.
Hey, you probably wont see this but im curious. will you ever do a video on xbox 360 modding? like how it started the security flaws with the 360 etc etc
Oh god, crazy frog. That's a song I haven't heard in a while.
Damn I have that exact pair, I recalled it about 3 times and I didn’t even thing about modding it that way! I ended up using sugru to have some stress relief on the headset
On DJ and studio headphones that come with a replaceable cable, the headphone end usually has some sort of mechanical twistlock to hold it in place. This ensures that it stays fully plugged in and you're not just relying on the friction of the jack socket itself. Jack sockets are not really designed for vertical use like this. A brand new one will be ok but after it's been used a few dozen times it will start to lose its grip, and especially if you have a heavy coiled cable it's going to be prone to falling out. A twistlock also provides strain relief, to stop lateral forces (a common occurrence with headphones) from bending the contacts inside the socket.
This is probably true, however my average timeframe for the socket becoming faulty after regular use (because I have done this mod for years) with a cheap socket is about 6 years so honestly it isn't so bad, especially if you know how to replace the socket.
Wow. Clicked on the video to watch the project and realized I have the same exact model headphones. I also need to replace the earpads lol
I did this to a couple pairs of MDR-7506. Much better than the stock telephone coil, or at least great to have options. I even found some pleather earpads (actually for 770s) that are very comfortable and don't flake. The whole job just required drilling a hole and soldering with a "gold-plated panel-mount stereo jack."
Excellent video, as always.
*STILL WAITING FOR SHREK GAMES 7* 🤨
I don’t think he does reviews of certain media anymore. He’s a tech youtuber now. (I still like him though.)
The world needs more replaceable cables. It's just so convenient, it's unreal.
Sugru would have been great for this fix, its like blu tack that can be worked my hand and sets to a hard rubber.
Sugru is cool for a year or so, then starts to lose integrity and wears with touch.
1:30: I hope that 'Beats are premium headsets' bit was meant to be funny. Being shitty and yet expensive does not make them premium.
It just makes them shitty and needlessly expensive.
I love Matt’s video. I really do.
This is how all headphones of these kind should be made . Great job .
Nice mod!
I modded mine with a audio bluetooth board, usb-c li-ion charger-controller board, flat 1000mAh li-ion and a 2-way audio socket that cuts away between bluetooth and external audio depending on whether an audio cable is plugged in. Oh and a tiny on/off slider switch to disable bluetooth.
The 1000mAh batt allows 2+ days of non-stop usage.
i did a similar mod on my broken Samson SR850s.
well, it didnt last very long too, probably a week. i gotta go fix it again
You can carve JB Weld like soap if you let it set up for 5 or 10 minutes. It cuts like butter. It works really well for cleanup and contouring.
It was wonderful hearing your voice on a Team Triple Jump video.
1:51 those times when your friend has a very specific; strong smell that they don't know they have due to smell adaptation.
That turned out great! It actually looks pretty good.
a MattKC video is always a treat
JB Weld is definitely strong; structure and stench-wise.
I downd know, wo, but my senhiser kable is Brocken exaktly today!6h agow. And your Video came out, just now! So increfiable :D
Very nice. I just did this to a pair of Sony MDR7506's. Yours came out WAY cleaner then mine.
See a new MattKC, I immediately like and then watch!
I sure am glad with the beyerdynamic dt 770. The cable is virtually indestructable and the pads are very easy to replace. and the 80 ohm comes with a straight cable and the 270ohm version with coiled cable. I both and both are great! I had a few sennheisers but both had failing cables. The second one at least has a connector though.
Anyway, nice repair!
Actually, hair thin cables are very important. If you have thicc cables, the vibrations will transfer into the cable and you will hear that classic thud sounds you hear from cheap headphones. That's also the purpose of that extra PCB, to further isolate the speaker unit from vibrations.
makes me wanna keep an eye out for a decent cans to restomod back into life
That looks OEM. Really nice job
I've got a pair of Chinese headphones that not only have a jack on them for cable swaps, but they have two. left ear is a 6.3mm jack the right is 3.5mm. Both are inter-connected. You can plug in two sources(although ill-advised) -or- plug one into a source, and another pair of headphones into the other ear letting you daisy chain them. Great for road trips in the back seat or on flights if you're with someone you like to share audio with. they came with like 3 or 4 different style/sized cables, including one with a built in mic for use on phones(or can get an adapter for pc). All that for like $30.
For decades, Sennheiser headphones were totally repairable by the owner. You could buy replacement cables (which plugged into the drivers), replacement drivers (which mounted on the also-replaceable headband), and of course replaceable earpads. All these components could be ordered from the manufacturer, and part numbers for every part were provided along with the other documentation the 'phones came with.
And then, the beancounters struck.
By the way, the "L" in solder is silent.
I began to wonder about that pronunciation thing you mentioned, and realised the British and Americans pronounce the word very differently. MattKC uses the British way of saying it.
i've actually been thinking about doing this exact mod for a while now. i feel it might work even better with headphones where the rubber thing is circular.