Denon AH-D1100 headphone cord.

[David Farber]

It looks like a family pet chewed through the cord of these nice Denon
headphones. I called Pacific Coast Parts and was told the cord is not
available as a separate part. I could buy a set of new headphones, same make
and model, for about $70 from them and that includes shipping. Does anyone
have a source for a headphone cord (3.5mm sized) that branches into two
separate leads for connecting each driver independently? In other words,
there is no wire going through the headband. It's just a separate pair of
wires to the left and right drivers. I was unable to locate anything on an
internet search. Perhaps I should just by a cheap pair of headphones and
scavenge the cord.

Thanks for your reply.
--
David Farber
Los Osos, CA

 

David Farber <farberbear.unspam@aol.com> wrote:

Does anyone have a source for a headphone cord (3.5mm sized) that
branches into two separate leads for connecting each driver
independently?

Buy one of those "3.5mm stereo to two RCA plug" cables that are meant
for connecting portable CD and MP3 players to home stereos. These are
almost always two single-conductor shielded cables, bonded together
like lamp cord. With a bit of care you can "unzip" them into separate
leads. Sometimes there is a molded block near the 2 RCA plugs to
prevent the cable from unzipping too far; you'd have to cut this away,
or cut the cable past this point.

Drawbacks are that this cable won't be as flexible as a real official
headphone cable, and that sometimes these cables are harder to find
in lengths over six feet. (All Electronics has a 12 foot one, CB-406,
for $2.25. It does have the molded block you'd have to work around.)

Perhaps I should just by a cheap pair of headphones and scavenge the
cord.

This will also work. Cheap computer speakers may be another source,
but the really cheap ones seem to have relatively short cords.

Standard disclaimers apply: I don't get money or other consideration
from any companies mentioned.

Matt Roberds

 

[Arfa Daily]

"David Farber" <farberbear.unspam@aol.com> wrote in message
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It looks like a family pet chewed through the cord of these nice Denon
headphones. I called Pacific Coast Parts and was told the cord is not
available as a separate part. I could buy a set of new headphones, same
make and model, for about $70 from them and that includes shipping. Does
anyone have a source for a headphone cord (3.5mm sized) that branches into
two separate leads for connecting each driver independently? In other
words, there is no wire going through the headband. It's just a separate
pair of wires to the left and right drivers. I was unable to locate
anything on an internet search. Perhaps I should just by a cheap pair of
headphones and scavenge the cord.

Thanks for your reply.
--
David Farber
Los Osos, CA

That was going to be my exact suggestion. If you can, rescue the cord by
unsoldering rather than cutting, as it can be a bitch to get that superflex
headphone cable to solder-tin back into usable 'tails' ...

Arfa

 

[David Farber]

"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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"David Farber" <farberbear.unspam@aol.com> wrote in message
news:lh47m5$cv8$1@dont-email.me...
It looks like a family pet chewed through the cord of these nice Denon
headphones. I called Pacific Coast Parts and was told the cord is not
available as a separate part. I could buy a set of new headphones, same
make and model, for about $70 from them and that includes shipping. Does
anyone have a source for a headphone cord (3.5mm sized) that branches
into two separate leads for connecting each driver independently? In
other words, there is no wire going through the headband. It's just a
separate pair of wires to the left and right drivers. I was unable to
locate anything on an internet search. Perhaps I should just by a cheap
pair of headphones and scavenge the cord.

Thanks for your reply.
--
David Farber
Los Osos, CA

That was going to be my exact suggestion. If you can, rescue the cord by
unsoldering rather than cutting, as it can be a bitch to get that
superflex headphone cable to solder-tin back into usable 'tails' ...

Arfa

Hi Arfa

Good point about saving the ends. That's something I would have thought of
after I cut the cord!

--
David Farber
Los Osos, CA

 

[David Farber]

<mroberds@att.net> wrote in message news:lh5nbv$46m$1@dont-email.me...

David Farber <farberbear.unspam@aol.com> wrote:
Does anyone have a source for a headphone cord (3.5mm sized) that
branches into two separate leads for connecting each driver
independently?

Buy one of those "3.5mm stereo to two RCA plug" cables that are meant
for connecting portable CD and MP3 players to home stereos. These are
almost always two single-conductor shielded cables, bonded together
like lamp cord. With a bit of care you can "unzip" them into separate
leads. Sometimes there is a molded block near the 2 RCA plugs to
prevent the cable from unzipping too far; you'd have to cut this away,
or cut the cable past this point.

Drawbacks are that this cable won't be as flexible as a real official
headphone cable, and that sometimes these cables are harder to find
in lengths over six feet. (All Electronics has a 12 foot one, CB-406,
for $2.25. It does have the molded block you'd have to work around.)

Perhaps I should just by a cheap pair of headphones and scavenge the
cord.

This will also work. Cheap computer speakers may be another source,
but the really cheap ones seem to have relatively short cords.

Standard disclaimers apply: I don't get money or other consideration
from any companies mentioned.

Matt Roberds

Hi Matt,

Thanks for the good suggestions. If I can't find a suitable cord from an old
pair of headphones, I'll try the miniplug to RCA adapter.

--
David Farber
Los Osos, CA

 

[David Farber]

"David Farber" <farberbear.unspam@aol.com> wrote in message
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mroberds@att.net> wrote in message news:lh5nbv$46m$1@dont-email.me...
David Farber <farberbear.unspam@aol.com> wrote:
Does anyone have a source for a headphone cord (3.5mm sized) that
branches into two separate leads for connecting each driver
independently?

Buy one of those "3.5mm stereo to two RCA plug" cables that are meant
for connecting portable CD and MP3 players to home stereos. These are
almost always two single-conductor shielded cables, bonded together
like lamp cord. With a bit of care you can "unzip" them into separate
leads. Sometimes there is a molded block near the 2 RCA plugs to
prevent the cable from unzipping too far; you'd have to cut this away,
or cut the cable past this point.

Drawbacks are that this cable won't be as flexible as a real official
headphone cable, and that sometimes these cables are harder to find
in lengths over six feet. (All Electronics has a 12 foot one, CB-406,
for $2.25. It does have the molded block you'd have to work around.)

Perhaps I should just by a cheap pair of headphones and scavenge the
cord.

This will also work. Cheap computer speakers may be another source,
but the really cheap ones seem to have relatively short cords.

Standard disclaimers apply: I don't get money or other consideration
from any companies mentioned.

Matt Roberds


Hi Matt,

Thanks for the good suggestions. If I can't find a suitable cord from an
old pair of headphones, I'll try the miniplug to RCA adapter.

--
David Farber
Los Osos, CA

I wound up using a miniplug to RCA adapter and that worked pretty well. The
cord is a little shorter but an extension cord is less than $5 so that all
worked out very well.
--
David Farber
Los Osos, CA

 

David Farber <farberbear.unspam@aol.com> wrote:

I wound up using a miniplug to RCA adapter and that worked pretty
well.

Cool. Thanks for posting the results!

Matt Roberds

 

[David Farber]

<mroberds@att.net> wrote in message news:lhhif0$mcc$1@dont-email.me...

David Farber <farberbear.unspam@aol.com> wrote:
I wound up using a miniplug to RCA adapter and that worked pretty
well.

Cool. Thanks for posting the results!

Matt Roberds

You're welcome!
--
David Farber
Los Osos, CA