SMeeD Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 After years of use, the left driver of my K701s is starting to cut out. I think its the cable but I'm not sure because it seems to cut out when flexing the cup in and out. I know a couple others here own K701s, has anyone else ever heard of/run into this issue? What are the difference between a 4-wire and a balanced cable? Which is the easiest to install? And thank you nvidia freak, Im copying your cable setup because I'm broke and yours looks good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Nate Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 4-wire is probably pretty easy to do you just have to split the two pairs at your junction (probably a foot from the cups if they're individually wired, or internally if you have a single in / pass through over the to the other cup). The ground is just soldered to the same point at your 1/4" TRS or 3.5 mm jack. hardnrg modded his I believe. There should be pictures around of his. Whenever I get around to modding my normal headphones, I'm going to use a tiny set of cable pants to do the Y connection with full sleeving. This probably doesn't matter for the k701's unless you wire each cup identically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMeeD Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 Yeah it splits internally and passes through the top of the headphone. I guess 4-wire is the way to go. I saw hardnrg did the Y split but I assume thats tougher to install for K701s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nVidia_Freak Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 More K701 <3 It's likely the one of the thin wires that connects to the driver. Take the earcup apart and clean it/apply new solder. If you want to be creative and make everything look nice again, get a pair of new ear pads and some new cable and recable it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMeeD Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 It's likely the one of the thin wires that connects to the driver. Take the earcup apart and clean it/apply new solder. I checked these yesterday, but I just checked them again and as I was doing it the little white cable decided it wanted to live a free, independent life. Soldered it back on and all is well. I'm glad I don't have to recable the whole thing but I should have noticed that yesterday, haha. I guess my thread subtitle was accurate. Thanks for the help and Ill keep the recable info in mind for the future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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