Help Fixing a broken Shure microphone - which cable goes where?

[spitfire]

I can do that and it wouldn't feel like a total waste of time, they'd last forever(ish).

 

[spitfire]

So you have 3 sets of these exact headphones, is that right?

 

[spitfire]

And POW

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[Crispy]

That looks like a fun project Shame they have to be glued back together.

 

[spitfire]

That looks like a fun project Shame they have to be glued back together.

Yeah, would try and be careful but looks like there will be some minimal damage no matter what. A judicious application of something not too permanent would hopefully do the trick.

 

[editor]

Why? I don't think any cans mitigate mishandling. You're mixing tracks, not involved in a car crash.

You've never DJd a busy, boozy bar till 4 in the morning, have you?

Things can get very hectic in the booth - sometimes your co-DJ will be getting in the way, sometimes a tech person will need to come and fix things and stand on the lead, sometimes the headphone lead gets caught on something, sometimes you're a bit pissed and keep knocking them to the floor, sometimes you'll try to talk to someone in the crowd and realise that you're stretching the lead to its limit (and beyond). And, of course, the very nature of DJing means that you're taking the headphones on and off all night adding additional strain.

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As well as making life hectic, those gigs took a toll on her kit, in particular headphones. She has "completely destroyed" headphones in the past through overuse and crushing them by accident.
Having learnt those expensive lessons, she doesn't spend much on headphones for work.
"I just get a nice cheap, robust pair of headphones, that isolate the sound well enough so I can hear adequately to DJ."
One of the reasons headphones can be delicate is that they have several moving parts inside. In fact the principle behind those moving parts has not changed much since speakers first emerged in the early 20th Century.

The headphones that even a DJ can't break?

A new way to produce tiny speakers promises more robust headphones with high quality sound.

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[editor]

So you have 3 sets of these exact headphones, is that right?

Yep. Three pairs all working apart from the lead.

 

[editor]

I can do that and it wouldn't feel like a total waste of time, they'd last forever(ish).

And there would be BEERS in return. Many beers.

 

[spitfire]

I like beer.

 

[spitfire]

Order 3 of the headphone sockets, they're very cheap, and we'll have a go with one set and see how it goes. I have tools to take apart iphones and stuff so the headphones will come apart one way or the other.

If the first set goes OK then we'll have a go at the other 2.

 

[spitfire]

Order 3 of the headphone sockets, they're very cheap, and we'll have a go with one set and see how it goes. I have tools to take apart iphones and stuff so the headphones will come apart one way or the other.

If the first set goes OK then we'll have a go at the other 2.

Actually just noticed they come in packs of 5 anyway.

 

[spitfire]

Here we go, order 1 by 1 so get 3 and not at RS/Canford silly money postage.

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[spitfire]

I just changed the ebay link.

 

[WouldBe]

You've never DJd a busy, boozy bar till 4 in the morning, have you?

Things can get very hectic in the booth - sometimes your co-DJ will be getting in the way, sometimes a tech person will need to come and fix things and stand on the lead, sometimes the headphone lead gets caught on something, sometimes you're a bit pissed and keep knocking them to the floor, sometimes you'll try to talk to someone in the crowd and realise that you're stretching the lead to its limit (and beyond). And, of course, the very nature of DJing means that you're taking the headphones on and off all night adding additional strain.

Read more:

The headphones that even a DJ can't break?

A new way to produce tiny speakers promises more robust headphones with high quality sound.

www.bbc.co.uk

Would wireless headphones sort the problem?
Can you get wireless headphones?

 

[editor]

Would wireless headphones sort the problem?
Can you get wireless headphones?

I don't know any djs who use Bluetooth headphones. I prefer wired ones anyway. Running out of battery mid set would be calamitous.