Njord Noatun
Super Member
Not sure if this belongs best in DIY or General, but here goes...
I have two very nice Sennheisers sets that I like (HD-555 and HD-580). However, the one thing I do not like about them (actually, there are two - see below) is the flimsy, long and thin straight wire both these headphones come with: I would much rather use them with the thicker spiral wire that one often sees on vintage sets of cans.
(The HD-555 also comes with the 1/4" jack, but I would like to change that to a compact 1/8" [as does the HD-580 have] as I mostly use these with portable and digital music devices, and would be happy to use a 1/4" adapter whenever I would be using them with a vintage amp).
So - I need to modify the cans with a spiral wire: Does anybody know where I can source such wire in suitable length and width (the HD-555 wire is attached to only one side of the headphones whereas the HD-580 wire is split to feed both sides)?
Any other advice with regards to such modification for headphones would be appreciated, too.
Thanks.
I have two very nice Sennheisers sets that I like (HD-555 and HD-580). However, the one thing I do not like about them (actually, there are two - see below) is the flimsy, long and thin straight wire both these headphones come with: I would much rather use them with the thicker spiral wire that one often sees on vintage sets of cans.
(The HD-555 also comes with the 1/4" jack, but I would like to change that to a compact 1/8" [as does the HD-580 have] as I mostly use these with portable and digital music devices, and would be happy to use a 1/4" adapter whenever I would be using them with a vintage amp).
So - I need to modify the cans with a spiral wire: Does anybody know where I can source such wire in suitable length and width (the HD-555 wire is attached to only one side of the headphones whereas the HD-580 wire is split to feed both sides)?
Any other advice with regards to such modification for headphones would be appreciated, too.
Thanks.