Fixing knackered headphone leads?

[editor]

Back in the day when I looked after a lot of headphones, I always kept better quality cable, so whenever they failed, I could replace the leads with something that would take more abuse/last longer. Also heat-shrink and a variety of grommets for better strain relief.

I've always replaced broken leads/dodgy jacks but this new cottony wire makes it all a ballache. 'Progress,' eh?

 

[pogofish]

Yes - it was just becoming common back then - over about five years, I saw the quality and strength of most OEM cables degrade significantly. I wonder if it had anything to do with planned obsolesce and/or the market price of copper?

 

[discobastard]

International Repair Day in Brixton - The Restart Project

 

[editor]

So these £12 headphones- with removable lead - sound astonishingly good.

They're a strange company, selling a mix of real cheapo audio stuff and high end, plus 3D printers!

I'm ordering another pair of these as back up.
Monoprice Premium Hi-Fi DJ Style Over-the-Ear Pro Headphones with Mic

 

[Dragnet]

I'm ordering another pair of these as back up.
Monoprice Premium Hi-Fi DJ Style Over-the-Ear Pro Headphones with Mic

I have a pair of these; agreed, they're very good - I mainly use them as monitoring headphones when recording. Surprisingly sturdy for 12 quid.

 

[editor]

I have a pair of these; agreed, they're very good - I mainly use them as monitoring headphones when recording. Surprisingly sturdy for 12 quid.

I haven't tested them in the boozy confines of the DJ booth but they certainly seem pretty tough. The bass is surprisingly good for something so cheap!

 

[gentlegreen]

First go with aspirin - magic
At some point I will locate my collection of broken headphones ...

The fumes were fairly unpleasant.

 

[pogofish]

One of my younger colleagues asked “why on earth do you keep tubes in there” when he stumbled across my now rarely used toolkit in the back of a cupboard last week.

The youth of today...!

I had of coursed hauled it out to fix the coffee filter, as a bit of its tubing had failed.