frayed my sennheiser HD497 headphone cable

[jcmuse]

hi guys
somehow i managed to fray the cable of my headphones. The cable comes off the headphone (disconnects from the ears) so i just need a new cable. where can i find some?

 

[Ika]

I did some searching, but the only one I found on Google was for £15.00, and I don't know about the shipping on that price.

http://www.dv247.com/invt/31230/ if you want it anyway.

The other solution I can offer you is to make your own. You could cannibalize the jacks from your current cable and figure it out. You can visit head-fi.org's DIY section for help if you need it.

 

[jcmuse]

thanks aflac. yeah that is over what im willing to pay. maybe ill try to make my own.

btw, do you play quake? i saw someone recently with your same name is why i ask.

 

[adammthompson]

You can get it from Sennheiser. Not sure if there's a shipping charge.

 

[SonicIce]

HAH! This just happened to me a few weeks ago! Thank god the cable detatches.

Choose HD497 then Cables then H-83380 Total should be $11.12 depending on your shipping. When I ordered it was on backorder for like 2 weeks even though it said in stock online. They should be back now, though.

Try not to drop them on the cable, next time. Set them down gently.

 

[Ika]

weird. I definitely didn't find that on the Senn site.

In any case, that's probably the best option if you don't have experience with DIY cables. Cable DIY is really only for people who are going to be recabling several/lots of headphones and making interconnects, as they are the ones that use high quality parts (99.999% silver wire, teflon sheathing, etc etc.)

I hope you haven't started yet

 

[SonicIce]

Originally posted by: Aflac
weird. I definitely didn't find that on the Senn site.

u mean its not working for you or u didn't see it before?

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: SonicIce

Originally posted by: Aflac
weird. I definitely didn't find that on the Senn site.

u mean its not working for you or u didn't see it before?

i went to the Senn site, didn't find the cable. I googled it, found a Senn site reference, clicked on it, the page said "Page Not Found."

oh well. I don't like the Senn house sound anyway, but the detachable cables seem like they rock. I almost modded my Grados to have detachables but then I reconsidered.

 

[jcmuse]

nah, hadn't started yet. Just ordered some, thanks guys