adhoc 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 (edited) all the photos of the entire process, as promised. starting: all equipment intro: 1. both dt880 enclosures - contents removed 2. stock coiled cord 3. spring steel headband and headband covering 4. canare 1/4" plug 5. velour earpads 6. all screws - 2 different sizes and individually packaged 7. 4% silver solder 8. drivers 9. other parts making up enclosure. seperated into 2 bags for left and right enclosures 10. neutrik 1/4" plug. eventually not used. 11. soldering equipment comprising: iron, stand, sponge, paste, sucker, wick and wire stripper. 12. canare l-4e6s cable, with 1.5 feet stripped of outer pvc coating and wire braid other tools which proved to be very useful and a closeup of my soldering iron: closeup of beyerdynamic dt880 enclosure: reverse side. note the 2 'channels' of solder which were orginally used to join the right enclosure's hot and ground cable to a 'crossover' cable which snaked through the headband into the right enclosure: closeup of a driver. the red mark on the paper affects the sound in no way and is used to indicate which of the 2 metal contacts in the centre of the picture is for the 'hot' cable: a full view of the coiled cable that was swopped out. it's apparently supposed to be 3m long, but the coiling results in a cable that's barely 1m long unstretched. closeup of the plug and wire ends of the coiled cable even closer closeup of the wire end of the coiled cable. the wires are very very thin and if i'm not wrong not twisted, nor do they have shielding to protect against EMI. the 'crossover' cable of the dt 880 that snakes though the headband. a simple 1 conductor 1 braid shield design in which the shield is used as a ground while the single conductor is hot. Edited July 29, 2003 by adhoc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 yikes. that must be the most hardcore porn I've seen here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 ahh my mistake to have clicked here... adhoc, please be considerate to this old man.. I have a weak heart. You almost sent me to a hospital with your 'more-than-life-hardcore' man!!! nice job!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adhoc 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 (edited) actual modding: the canare strain relief and the enclosure that would house it. note that the strain relief's diameter is much bigger than the enclosure's 'exit' hole. what to do? drill! after drilling: another view: after fitting in the cord. the longer heat-shrinked blue-white twisted wires are meant to snake through the headband into the right enclosure from the left. another closeup view of the left enclosure's contents. note the little brass piece that is clamped onto the wire pair that is going out of the enclosure to prevent any more wire from going out other than the length i have allocated. after soldering the wires onto the left driver. and the right one. in case you were wondering, all the contacts were later heatshrinked to prevent shorting due to cables twisting. the plug end's soldering and a larger view to put in perspective the immensely cramped conditions i had to work with. my thumb is there for size comparison. yes i know the last 2 photos look EXTREMELY messy. liberal amounts of heatshrink were used to prevent shorts and the results were.. well.. you saw for yourself. Edited July 29, 2003 by adhoc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adhoc 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 blues, you, an old man?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adhoc 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 END: first a closeup to 'prove' that i did indeed use canare l-4e6s and not some unknown cord while telling you it was l-4e6s to impress you: a look at the 'crossover' cable. i really like the twisted pair's shape coming through the heatshrink. it really makes it look a bit retro (and IMO cool): a closer look at the 'crossover' cable. note that when the headphone's 'arms' are retracted to a shorter length the way the 'crossover' cable bends. just like the original 'crossover'cable! a closer look at the strain relief. the plastic is a bit messy i know but i dont dare go near my dt880 with sandpaper. anyway it doesnt bother me and it's barely noticeable. a beauty shot: another beauty shot, this time in the supplied beyerdynamic aluminum box: and yet ANOTHER beauty shot, my personal fav: and finally, to recap what we've done at the end of the day... i hope you've all enjoyed these photos, these are the distilled product of the >300 photos i took! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N@Z 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 Excellent step by step guide. This is worthy of a post in headwize or head-fi! Just post a link there so you don't have to repost all that again! Took a lil while to load up fully even on ADSL! The only reason some of your photos were blurred is becos your hand shook when you depressed the shutter release (same thing happens to me as well) try using a tripod & your results will be alot better. You're a brave person to open up your relatively new cans for this project. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adhoc 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 (edited) oh, and lest we forget, my 'soldered' leg: once while i was soldering a drop of hot solder fell onto me. in a moment of SHEER stupidity i used my SWITCHED ON AND HOT soldering iron to brush the hot solder off my leg. OW. Edited July 29, 2003 by adhoc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sipher 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 once again great work adhoc! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ablaze 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 I have to agree there adhoc. thats SHEER stupidity eh mods: are we allowed to post pics of hairy male legs here? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adhoc 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 wad the... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blues 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 blaze: not allowed.. A No-No but adhoc's is fairly hairless JK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adhoc 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 oh, if it looks slightly shaved to you, it IS. i lost a bet with my friend on a soccer match and refused to pay up, so what to do.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matbon0013 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 And good thing you did Great photographic documentation adhoc, very well done indeed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wortel 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2003 It's a great mod. Why is it a great mod. Because of the suffering.(the leg) You must suffer to create a real masterpiece. Only bit that was scrappy was the hole in the earcup. Sand it off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
