Is this repairable? If so, DIY?

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kid spartan

Discussion Starter · Apr 14, 2011

I had my JVC RX900s plugged into my guitar amp, walked past it and my leg bent the metal connector end. I tried it on my computer and I still get audio, but its only through the right channel and its distorted.

My question is, is this repairable? I found a few guides on Instructables but they all seem to be dealing with much smaller headphones. I was thinking that I could maybe just cut the wire before the plug and solder on a new plug, but I'm not entirely sure... Could this be a professional level repair? The phones were only $50 so i don't wanna spend too much... but losing these headphones would be a big loss for me. I really want to recover them.

Thanks for any input.

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Stillhouse

· #2 · Apr 14, 2011

Just get a plug from Radio Shack, cut the old one off and solder the new one on.

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MR KROGOTH

· #3 · Apr 14, 2011

Or get a pair of pliers and bend them back into shape...

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kid spartan

Discussion Starter · #4 · Apr 14, 2011

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Originally Posted by MR KROGOTH;13116501
Or get a pair of pliers and bend them back into shape...

forgot to mention that i did try this... If I push on it while it's plugged in i can make the correct contact but as soon as i remove pressure it reverts.

I'll look into soldering it, are there separate wires for left and right channels or is it just one?

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IEATFISH

· #5 · Apr 14, 2011

I had the same thing happen to my A700s. I sent them back to Audio Technica to get recabled. You can do it yourself and it isn't too difficult. Also, sometimes headphones benefit from a better cable so you might want to check on head-fi.org and see if anyone has done a cable mod for those headphones.

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CrazzyRussian

· #6 · Apr 14, 2011

get a higher quality replacable plug, like the one radio shack sells but with a bit more...... bling!

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pmrballer123

· #7 · Apr 14, 2011

OMg there is a guy on OCN that has some rx700's that are heavily modded and he recabled his ill try to find him so you can talk to him!

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Track

· #8 · Apr 14, 2011

I've had this happen before. Luckily, it was an old set of headphones, so I didn't care.

I have no experience in soldering such thing, and I'm guessing you don't either, so I say your only option is to take it to a shop (if that's still how things are done) and get it done professionally.

Wouldn't cost much.

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nik12937

· #9 · Apr 14, 2011

There will be three wires. Left channel, right channel, and ground. Just get a new plug and maybe some shrink wrap tubing to make it look nice and clean, and it will be like a 5 min solder job.

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DarthBaiter

· #10 · Apr 14, 2011

If you don'to have a soldering iron, RadioShacks have em with little screws at the end of each contact. Heat shrink each connection with adhesive lined heat shrink and you are good to go.

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kid spartan

Discussion Starter · #11 · Apr 14, 2011

Thanks for the replies, i do have some experience with soldering but not much... I think I could do something simple like this. I'll actually look into doing a recabling, seems like a fun little mod that would make it unique:

Thanks again guys.
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Originally Posted by pmrballer123;13116625
OMg there is a guy on OCN that has some rx700's that are heavily modded and he recabled his ill try to find him so you can talk to him!

That would be great!

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RallyMaster

· #12 · Apr 14, 2011

Soldering is relatively easy once you get the hang of it. I might be the person that pmrballer123 was referring to but I no longer have those headphones. They did serve me well while I had them though.

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