Replacing a Sennheiser HD 280 Pro cable

[MobsterOO7]

Hey all, I'm going to need the knowledge of the resident audiophiles for this.

I am sick of my headphones coiled cord, to be polite: it pisses me off.



Sennheiser made a great decision in designing this headphone set to be repairable by making certain parts easy to replace. What I want to do is replace the coiled headphone cord with a straight headphone cord.



This is the end of the default cord that plugs into the inside of the set.

Does anybody know of where I can get a straight cord to replace this coiled one? Maybe it comes from a different model or brand? Or maybe its available on some third party site as just a replacement cord?

Last resort would be to desolder that little connector off and onto another cable. I'll need some tips for that.

Thank you for your help!

[Gilly]

the only thing you need to do is use a multimeter and check which pin on the stereo jack connector goes to which pin on the multi connector, i would also check the resistance on the cable, i have heard some people (who make their own cable) put in resistors to actually increase the "impedience" of the headphones, to make them sound a little different with amplifiers.

maybe try sennheiser themselves for the cable :)

[Frag Maniac]

My HD555s have a replaceable straight 10' Kevlar reinforced cable that has a 1/4" plug on it. I don't know if the replacement comes with the 1/4"-1/8" adapter my phones came with or not. I don't see why you couldn't just order an HD555 cord and either hope the can plug is the same or use the one from your 280s.

[MobsterOO7]

Thanks for the tip Frag, I was hoping that I could get something like this from Sennheiser. I don't suppose that you could take your headphones apart and take a picture so I can see if they do in fact match? I know its a lot to ask so its all right if you don't want to.

[Frag Maniac]

Thanks for the tip Frag, I was hoping that I could get something like this from Sennheiser. I don't suppose that you could take your headphones apart and take a picture so I can see if they do in fact match?

No need to, Sennheiser shows the plug to be the same on the HD555s as indicted in their pdf replacement instructions:

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/media/productDownloads/otherDownloads/HD595_Changingthecable.pdf

Shouldn't be hard at all. You could probably call or email them just to be sure, but I really don't think it's necessary.

My cable's been pretty durable. It's lasted several times being rolled over by my task chair on a low pile carpet floor. Yeah I know, I'm clumsy sometimes, what can I say. :P