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Barnaby

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Sennheiser HD 595 cable replacement
« on: February 05, 2015, 03:30:31 PM »
Hi everyone,

This is my first post, so hello to all of you.

I have the above headphones and I have had a problem with the jack plug becoming loose. I'm not very handy with a solder and I live out in the sticks with no repair shop nearby. I phoned the manufacturer who told me I needed a complete new cable that £55, which was a bit of a disappointment!

I notice a few "alternative", cables on  eBay but my headphones are not the type to accept a simple plug in cable. Is it a difficult process to attach a new cable to these headphones and does it require a soldering iron?

Is there a resource on the Internet with a diagram or something to show me how to connect this?

Thanks to all of you from reading this. I am very appreciative of any help you can give me.

Barnaby

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Re: Sennheiser HD 595 cable replacement
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2015, 05:51:02 PM »
 ahoy

I have this headphone ('twas my first), and have changed cables. Complete change of cable does NOT require a soldering iron, but fixing your current one almost certainly will.

I don't have them here at office, but can take photos and upload when I get home to show what needs to happen. Before we put the cart too far in front of the horse, can you describe in more detail, or possibly with pictures, where exactly its coming "loose"? Is the cable visibly damaged, frayed, etc?
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Re: Sennheiser HD 595 cable replacement
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2015, 11:22:21 PM »
 ahoy ( love these pirate emoticons  ;) )

Hi thanks for your reply. It's just the jack plug that's not working properly. I would just get a new one put on but
I don't have the gear and also the way the Sennheiser plug is on seems to give a much more stable hard wearing connection than I could get. If sticking a new cable on was easy, I'd do it.

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Re: Sennheiser HD 595 cable replacement
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2015, 03:00:13 AM »
As mentioned above, it doesn't require soldering. It's not too difficult or expensive to just replace the cable. Should run you less than $20 and perhaps 20-30 minutes if you're taking your time.
If I'm understanding you correctly, the plug (the tip that goes into your amp) is shorting out? Could you describe the issue a little more in detail?
In other words, can you pinpoint the location you think is broken a little more specifically and what you notice that makes you think it isn't functioning properly?

If it turns out to be a break at the strain relief near the plug end, then that's a simple fix but requires a soldering iron.
Since that doesn't seem to be much of an option for you anyway, ordering a replacement cable and putting it in is likely your best option.
It will be easier to help with some additional information.
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Re: Sennheiser HD 595 cable replacement
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2015, 09:52:56 AM »
Hi, thank you for your reply. The issue is that the connection to the jack plug has become loose. If I plug headphones on who will usually work that if I wiggle the cable it makes "scratchy" noise and sometimes the sound cuts out. I deduce it as a loose connection to the jack plug but, as I have said, I am not too keen on soldering.

I therefore would just like to know if there is some visual instructions on how to replace a cable for these headphones so that I can follow it.

Thanks for your help,

Barnaby
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Re: Sennheiser HD 595 cable replacement
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2015, 04:02:07 PM »
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Re: Sennheiser HD 595 cable replacement
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2015, 05:01:01 PM »
That is mis-labeled. It will not work with 595. 595 connector is like this:

EDIT: found the .pdf that will help better than my photos, I can still post when I find my HD595 in the box room, but this is pretty straightforward: http://www.scribd.com/doc/31070549/HD-5x5-Kabelmontage-eng#scribd
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Re: Sennheiser HD 595 cable replacement
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2015, 10:01:56 PM »
 Hi and thank you for the information. I'm just not too sure whether the cable comes with the plastic termination plugs or whether the wires are bare. If the former, will they pass through the  small hole easily? If the latter, is fairly obvious where the bare wires should be inserted?

Thanks for your help.

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Re: Sennheiser HD 595 cable replacement
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2015, 10:38:46 PM »
The cable looks like what is in the picture above. There are no bare ends. The four metal prongs you see are rigid, right angle metal connectors that soldered to the wires in the cable, and held in alignment by the black plastic box. The cable / prong solder points are covered with tiny heatshrink tubing. This is already done in the replacement cable when you buy it, you need to do none of it.

The plastic/rubber sleeve thing that you see in the bottom left of the picture, is the strain relief at the earcup side of the cable. It is also pictured at the top of page 3 of the pdf (the image talking about the "cable clamp"). It is permanently part of the cable. After you remove the cable clamp from the strain relief, and slide the right-angle, metal prongs from their ports on the headphone, you pull the old cable out of the earcup, and reverse the process with the new cable.

Does this help?
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Re: Sennheiser HD 595 cable replacement
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2015, 03:24:53 PM »
Thank you very much for your very clear reply. It is most helpful and, combined with the link and pictures, I feel pretty confident about fitting this cable.

I'm very grateful for your help and am off to purchase said cable now.

Thank you all so much for your help

All the best,


Barnaby
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