Replace Coiled Cable on Sony MDR-7506 and MDR-V6 Headphones
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2018
- Replace Coiled Wire on Sony MDR-7506 and MDR-V6 Headphones
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Great video on how to re-cable a headphone, regardless of what make or model! Thanks for the time you took to make this tutorial, mate :)
Thanks so much for this. Just replaced the coiled cable in ours after our new puppy chewed it up. I ordered the following from Amazon: "Rhinenet Extension Coiled DJ Cable For AKG Q701 K702 K271 K272 K240 MKII K242 K267 k141 k171 Headphones". Unscrewed and removed the connector on one end and just soldered the exposed wires> Quick simple and perfect results.
Thanks for this, I used this guide to help me install a stereo jack onto the headphones themselves so now I can replace the wire any time, or switch between lengths when I need to.
I was able to save the grommet/sleeve where the cable goes into the ear cup by giving the cable a spray of electronic parts cleaner beforehand. With a bit of that it slides through easily. After several previous attempts to salvage the coiled cord with its enameled conductors (all failed eventually) I followed these instructions a year ago and finally, finally, my headphones are restored. Thanks!
Cant wait to try this. The coiled cord is so heavy (compared to the weight of an iPhone or media player) that the cord always falls to the floor like a snake, taking my phone along with it. Thanks for posting this!
Very nice, I've had a pair of the MDR-V6s for several years and was curious about doing this.
Thanks for the tip on wiring plugs (10:48). It's much easier to remember the correct polarity the way you teach it.
Thank you for helping this common working man save a buck. I like to recycle most things I'm able to.
I'm glad I found your video, thank you again.
I did something similar and used my vintage Pioneer SE-305, cut part of the overstretched coiled cable, grabbed a thick enough 3.5mm jack cable, stripped the wire ends, connected the wires & secured them. My first audio cable transplant worked.
Thanks for the video... this finally gives me confidence to go ahead & change mine out after owning a pair for decades =D
I'm still trying to work up the courage. I hate the coil but i love the headphones.
Thanks for posting this! I have to say that the conductors in the OEM cable had me confused. It took me a while to realize that those are fine enameled wires - like magnet wire. At first I thought they were shields around a central conductor. I'd never seen cables constructed like this before.
You made it a lot easier to understand the whole process, very helpfull video =)
This was helpful when I replaced the standard coil with 6-inch cable with a 3.5mm Female Jack. Now I can use whatever size cable I want!
Thanks! I removed the heavy coiled cord and replaced it with a lightweight shorter cord. I was tired of the bulk and the audible "thumpa-thumpa-thumpa" every time it was bumped. Now I can attach it to a tiny BT receiver in my shirtpocket. For a good, comfortable set of cans like this it was Mega-worthit. If I need to attach a coiled extension (to hardwire it for longer length) I can do that, too. Sony is crazy not to offer an alternative to the monster coil.
I change the pads on my Sony MDR 7506 for the PREMIUM Brainwavz Audio
EARPADS - MICRO SUEDE .......Now these are fantastic headphones with the new pads
Thanks. Just did this. Helpful video.
Appreciate the lesson and speeding through the BS. Thanks
Thanks for the video. Anyone ever tell you that you sound a bit like Mister Rogers? That’s a good thing for explaining and demo video making.
I took the plunge and tried this yesterday with one of my headphones. I saved myself the trouble of having to solder a 3.5mm jack by buying a 1/4" to xlr cable, and took the xlr end off and soldering it to the headphones. I kept the 1/4" jack since my headphone amp takes that size anyway and I used to use an adapter.
Carson's Vids Hey why didn’t you just use a 1/8” to 1/8” cable?
@@kamaharima3701 cuz now I don't need an adapter to use my amp. And I only use them in my amp
Carson's Vids oh ok got cha. I just bought a pair of these used and I’m going to have to replace the cable so I just wanted to know. Thanks!!
@@kamaharima3701 I wish you good luck and happy modding!
thanks for this tutorial. I just replaced the coiled cable with a Hosa 2.5mm cable. It fits the 7506 perfectly.
OMG I would love to get rid of the coiled cable. I've never tried anything like this with the soldering. Eep. Seems a lil precarious for a total newbie. My cable is coming loose near the end and the sound is going in an out when the cable is moved. Was looking for an alternative to just replacing the whole set. Thank you for this tutorial. ♥
Thanks for the tutorial! My Mogami W2893 seems a little smaller diameter with a more bendability to it. Maybe they've altered its production since vid? I also went with Amphenol KS3PC-AU. Thx again.
Star-quad cable is designed to reduce induced noise in long microphone cable runs. It is always thicker than non-quad cable because there are four signal conductors instead of two. In any case it is overkill for this application.
I had done this replacement with a different connector and the sound was just.... off. So, I bought this connector and it sounds much better. A note for anyone that gives it a shot, make sure the solder doesn't bridge the tiny gap between the right channel wire connector and the gold plating. It'll short to ground and you'll end up with a dead right channel. I assume it's shorting to ground? After going round and round I finally saw that gap was filled and thankfully I had solder remover which did the trick. The more you know, right? ;)
Thank you very much for that note, it will help a ton when I try mine.
if i can throw in another cable option , try van Damme starquad miniature cable if you can get it , very soft and compliant , 4.85mm OD , only available in black though . for even thinner cable try Van Damme Reduced OD console Cable . its used is studios and live PA set ups world wide .
Well done video and commentary on how to do this! But I can't help but think it would have made the job much easier to pick a replacement cable that didn't have the extra copper shielding and wire. Routing it would have been easier and the cable would have been more flexible and comfortable to use.
So i just bought the headphones and not really big on headphones but i love having stereo headphones but what wire would be great and still keep the sound quality of the headphone? Does any wire work?
Yup! Thanks what I did. Bought it from amazon
Exellent work, but why you don't install female jack in body of headphones ?
Thanks for this..would it be possible to just cut the cord coming out of the headphones...and then solder on a 3.5 mm female headphone adaptor..which would then let me plug in any cable? This would avoid needing to open up the headphones themselves? Would that work? Thanks!
Thank you - I am going to use an ethernet cable with 8 cores doubled. Fingers crossed it works :)
can you post the outer diameter of the red Mogami and the black sony also the gauge of the Mogami and where to buy? thank you.
i would replace it with a 3.5 jack so you can just easily swap cables.
Would the cable fit through if you pushed it from the inside out?
Q: Aren't you supposed to attach the copper shielding to ground? Legit question, would like to know. :)
Where did you get the cord from? I cannot find it anywhere
U could theoretically put an Aux adapter in?
I'm curious how much noise you get from the things rubbing on the cable, because that rubber part you removed helps to dampen that
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Man, I am losing my mind with my CD900STs. I don't know what's going on with them. Sound will sometimes start cutting out in one side or the other and I can't pinpoint the reason. I thought it was the stereo to 3.5mm adapter I was using, then when testing on my receiver the problem happened again. Then while testing on the cord, I got it to happen, but then putting the headset down for a while and trying again, the problem disappeared. I don't know where the problem is on these things. If it's the cable or something inside the headset itself. What do you think?
Tried this with a different make/model of cable when I couldn’t find the one in the video. Bass response was unbalanced, louder on the left side. Decided to just get new headphones.
Velour pads are more comfy to wear and less sweaty, but they change the lower frequency response of the headphones. You lose some of the lower end, because the softer material doesn't seal as well to the sides of your head as the pleather ones do. Some owners have said that the real leather pads are better.
Hey man so glad for this video - bought a replacement headphone cable and rewired it as per Sony's wiring guide and then your vid as a reference. But for the life of me the left and the right channel is reversed no matter what I do! Could this be a faulty wired plug? Double checked my positions again and again... any ideas??
If you were to reverse your wiring on one end of the connection for (for L & R), you should be good.
Best headphones I ever had, but Am not in a studio so the cable drives me nuts. Sony should sell 2 deferents version of it.
what kind of ear pads are on the MDR V6 and where can i get them? mine (original ones ) are falling apart
Check Amazon there are a few options. I have also posted a link in the description.
is it possible to do a detachable cable mod to the 7506/V6/CD-900ST
Yes! www.head-fi.org/threads/sony-mdr-v6-detachable-cable-mod.606937/page-4 Scroll down to user San14's post where he uses a tap for the cleanest install.
I just modded my wife's 7506 last weekend. I'm gonna do one or two of my V6s next. Maybe I'll make a video detailing it.
You might as well do a jack conversion instead of replacing the cable.
Can I pay you to do mine?
What happens if lead melts fuses two terminals?
Remove it. Maybe some raw copper will help 'draw' the solder to it to get off the excess. I closed one of the terminal holes with solder on accident and ended up using an x-acto knife to 'drill' thru the solder.
Use a solder plunger or place some copper weave solder remover over the area you need to Undo.
The last two ways are for experienced geeks only.
Use a heat gun to melt the surface of a heavily doused flux PCB enough so that the solder appears to retreat closer to the contact surfaces and smooth out.
This is known as Reflowing the connections.
The last way I've seen done is to buy a second-hand kitchen oven and use it exclusively to reflow computer boards. With the advent of tech companies designing components on both side of the board makes it very risky that when you heat up one side the components on the other side start randomly falling out
@@rastanot Big Mahalos. I will try that!
In the meantime, I found a replacement ,same make and model. Yaaaay!
The Sony MDR-V600, with the large diaphragm are the Best and hard to find. They don't make them or make anything like it, any more. Thanks again.
CNET Review - "They've been around since 1991, but the Sony MDR-7506s are still great sounding -- and fitting -- headphones for less than $100." SHOP HERE - amzn.to/2HZA1VT
red ring right
One small mistake when doing this can make you regret it 😂
Rip V6’s
The quality of Sony went down the drain. Mine only lasted a year. The previous ones lasted 10 years
The quality is as it always was, which is fine.
@@youdoitillwatch When somebody makes an accusation like "Quality went downhill," the question is "How so?" Did it change, or how you use it change?
Yah, Okay Boomer
@@rastanot Moron. You probably don't even own a house. Still kicking it with moms lol
Canare is better
Why.
Because the headphones are great but the cable sucks.