Fixing The One Thing That Always Breaks - The Simple Repair To Fix Broken Headphones
Вставка
- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- -------------------------------------Socials------------------------------------
Website: www.hughjeffre...
Store: www.hughjeffre...
Instagram: / hughjeffreys
--------------------------------------Links--------------------------------------
Get parts, tools and repair guides at iFixit:
Shop US: iFixit.com/hug...
Shop AU: ifix.gd/hughje...
Tools I Use: www.hughjeffre...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(DISCLAIMER: This description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, l will receive a small commission.)
One of the greatest mysteries of the universe: one side in the pair of headphones/earphones breaks easily and stops working, while the other side can survive the apocalypse and last forever.
Usually caused by the jack or inline volume controls. Always the weakest link.
@@HughJeffreys 🤓
@@dresdi 🫠
@@dresdi 🤓
@@josuke6131 🤓
This doesn't only apply to headphones, it really applies to any cable as most under a lot of use do end up breaking eventually. I've fixed so many speakers and headphones that were thrown away and the fix was so simple.
Also the plastic on headphone cables can start to harden, deteriorate and break after a number of years, I recently had to replace the whole cable on some old Sennheiser headphones because of this.
i have a set of 1970s headphones with a cable and it works
Plus They sound better than beats I've tried
Great video however, you should have replaced the cable with a headphone jack input inside the headphones if there is room. So in the future when the cable inevitably wears out again, it can be easily replaced by just plugging in a different cable into the headphones.
Like how beats would have done it if they weren't an evil company that sacrifices the environment for their own financial gain.
@@foobars3816 wouldn’t you? I know I would lol
Adding a microphone integrated input Jack on the beats headphones themselves then by buying a new beats replacement headphone cable with both ends having a headphone jock and the cord having a microphone then you don’t have to worry about the cables breaking. Just buy a new beats headphone cable and plug it into the beats headphones. That’s the better solution then just repairing the tip on the existing wire.
@@foobars3816 ever heard of the solo pro 3 with the headphone jack? also anything else they have is all bluetooth so you don’t need to worry about cables breaking
I did this after replacing the cable 10 times in 3 years
I've always enjoyed watching your videos. They're all very professional, the camera cuts and angles are great, and your grammar is extremely articulate, while also successfully repairing most of the devices you feature. Keep up the great work, Hugh!
Thanks!
Having recently got into soldering for working on retro handheld tech, it's crazy how much of a useful skill it is. You can get a basic station, depending on your needs and it can be all you need. A fix like this seems like a great way to learn more about soldering wires, since I've mostly been soldering stuff like battery holders directly onto pads.
I learned to solder 20 years ago by teaching myself how to mod joysticks, I never realized what a useful life skill it turned out to be.
It's exactly what I'm looking at doing if I ever need to repair the cable on my beyerdynamic DT770 Pros.
It's a 10 ft cable, from standard. It's not only a pain to use daily, but I feel it'll break incredibly quick. I'm happy they're under 3 year warranty but once that runs out I'll just modify them to be mini-XLR and removable.
As always I love your videos, in regards to the headphone repair what I normally do is I put a female 3.5mm adapter in the headphones, that way if the cable goes bad, as it will, you can just buy a replacement and plug it in
Great tip!
Ok thats genius.
This is why I like my Beyerdynamic headphones because when the cord breaks you unplug it and throw it away and plug a new one in and your back in business. No soldering required.
Commented to someone else about putting a 3.5 jack on the headphone. AKS K240 Studios, same thing. Toss the old, plug in the new.
My back in business?
Same with my m40x, just with the added step of converting proprietary 2.5mm socket to normal 3.5mm
my old original beats solo had that, after loosing the original cable I bought the dollar store aux cables and one lasts about a year so i just kept swapping them out
Some Sennheisers have that too, though they're using a moulded plug with the rubber strain relief built into it. My HD461 are like that. The headphone end looks like it's permanently attached, but if you pull the strain relief part of it straight out (NOT in the direction the cable is coming out of it), it comes out to reveal a 2.5mm plug. I've replaced the awful stock cable which had become sticky to the touch somehow and ontop of that started having one channel cut out with a new one from CN which is of WAY better quality and has outlasted the original by 2.5 years now. Now the main problem left is getting replacement ear cushions that don't suck balls (like those from CN) or cost an arm and a leg (originals from Sennheiser) ...
0:59 Poorly made ones could also break inside your device, and I'm speaking from experience. Around 7 years ago, I took some cheap headphones I bought back to the store because the jack broke. They replaced it with the exact same jack you've shown on the video, and the same day I took the headphones back home, a piece broke inside my phone's headphone jack port and was stuck there for a long time until someone I know managed to pull it out. I basically got the no-headphone-jack upgrade (that would soon become a trend among phone manufacturers) early.
However, after that I fixed a couple things myself with some better quality jacks, which work pretty well and haven't broken inside my devices.
One thing Jeffery might've not covered but I have experienced is also one of the speakers literally dying completely.
I've had this issue with a pair of Focusrite Scarlett HP-60 MKII headphones - the cable itself checked out fine, but the the main issue was a dead speaker inside the left headphone. I had a discarded pair of Genius headphones with roughly the same size of speakers, so I harvested one of them and superglued it on the inside of the Scarlett.
No difference in sound levels whatsoever, and they sound marvelous.
Thanks for producing this video! I have kept a few of my broken earphones because I know that the only problem with them are broken jacks. I don't have the time to repair them at the moment, but this video gives me some inspiration.
Now that you worked on them, hopefully they’re much more reliable than they were from the factory. You do great work.
I would just buy actually good headphones instead. Fun repair vid regardless
i bought AudioTechnicia ath-20's which were a third of the price of my old beats headphones that had this issue within a couple months.
@@yaboiavery5986 Huh that's odd, I am using ATH-D40fs, and I've used it for years and before that it was used in a theater as professional headphones for even longer and they still work perfectly
@@aleksandersats9577 I used to use the ATH-m40x's and had them for at least like 5 years. The plastic finally broke on them and seems kind of impossible to fix 🥲
@@aleksandersats9577 oh i mean the beats were the one that had the issue. The AudtioTechnicias are great :)
@@yaboiavery5986 they sure are great! I love my Audio Technica headphones, best ones I've used by far :)
I actually got gifted this exact pair and on one windy day a shop door latch snapped and the door swung into me, yanking the cable with the door hand when it swung back, so the headphones have sat mint and un-used as i couldn't find a good video showing how to work on them, hopefully i'll be able to get them working with a new cable now, thanks Hugh!
same thing happened with my macbook pro, I was In a rush and ran in a room with it in my hand folded up and (it had magsafe) but the charger cable caught the door knob and It tripped me and smashed the laptop
Hugh Jeffrey’s got that asmr tear down silent voice that gives you tingles. 😴😲 5:23
Really interesting Hugh I thought that you only repair phones but you do a lot of stuff amazing keep up your Excellent work
Stunning as usual.
I soldered a removable jack onto my superlux 681's. Man, I love cheap technology
If you like repaiable headphones take a look at the beyerdynamic DT770/880/990, you can replace basicallyy everything and they even offer all parts as pares on their website.
Their jacks are not detachable and it's 2022. Pain in the ass to replace cable.
Also 880 and 990s are open back
@@kopazwashereopen back is a pro not a con.
Awesome video mate! I have an old pair of wired Skullcandy headphones I've been keeping on the off chance they're reparable and the fault may just be the cable, so I very much appreciate this guide. Cheers!
Finally audio related repairs, my absolute favorite
I Would love to see you convert one of the headphones so that the cable is removable ( soldering a female soket inside)
Hugh! Mine has been broken for years, just 3 months ago I was searching everywhere but now you have released this tutorial I shall now proceed to imitate you
Hugh should try a NAND repair video. I’ve got two iPhones with NAND failure, a complex repair but seems they’ll be going to a landfill
I've never tapped on a video this fast 😂
I’ve done this fix on a few pairs of Beats. The tips on the 3.5mm jacks seem particularly fragile and prone to breaking off. Nice easy repair.
You could've also used that Liquid Adhesive that is used to on Smart Phones to adhere the Display assemblies and Back Panel. That is actually far much more better and easier to use than hot glue.
I've read some other tutorials online, they said that you need this "audio grade solder" when recabling headphones/earphones. Is this a myth or fact?
Hi have you tried adding a female jack on the beat headphone that way you can remove the cable.
At one time my sister had about 20 of these in her closet. Long, long time ago. Fun fact. When you go into a store, you sometimes see these promo displays. Most times, the stores DO NOT SET THEM UP. If you, an outside company want to push a product you have to get boots on the ground and have someone set up the display. Stupid. The idea is to make money and the stores go "Nah, it'll be fine". She was one who did. She would have shirts in her car. The stuff was shipped to the stores. So, if she was doing Beats she'd put on a Beats shirt. If the next store was for a Microsoft product, she'd put on a MS Store. She also had to go into the stores to see if the stuff was still set up properly. Reason being, stores cheated. If a competitor also had some promo product, maybe your display would somehow be broken or not powered on, or pieces missing. Obviously because money was being slipped to someone.
When a promo was over, the stuff had to come down and had to disappear. That was also her job. Many times, they didn't want the stuff back. It ended up in her closet. Beats, MS Keyboards, MS Mice. Dewalt power tool doodads.
The businesses she worked for that did this weird line of work were supposed to gather it back and destroy the stuff. Unless they didn't.
yeah I see a lot of people selling items they got from stuff like that on ebay or even the store phone demo units
I have one pair of wired inear headphones since 2008, I can't say I'm using them always, but for at least five years they were my daily drivers, and I've replaced cable twice now, replaced mesh that covers the speakers, replaced rubber plugs many times, they still my favorite pair and a backup. It's a shame that my next phone might be without 3.5 mm jack.
Nicely done Jeff.
Perhaps the next repair you can do true wireless earbuds repair? 😉
Just giving you some suggestions 😸
Interesting to see how my one wireless earbud tried to demonstrate stereo by playing the absent ear at like 20% volume.
No thats just in the recording. My microphone is stereo. I didn't isolate the channels.
the black adhesive you use for smartphones do the trick just fine for the pads
Hugh: *fixing a broken headphone*
Third-world subscribers when its expensive to buy headphones: Yes! Now I can fix my Earpods'
I have 2 Beats headphones that I have bought used on a flea market. They both have replaceable cables. On one end, there is the standard 3.5 mm jack that I plug into the phone, the other end has a 2.5 mm jack to plug into my headphones.
Finally. Hugh just posted another video
The best repair to ripped off jack on a soldered headphone would be just putting a 3.5mm connector on the headphone side so you can make the cable detachable.
Not a bad idea, but is there enough place inside to fit a connector ?
I've got some AKG K240 Studios I bought years ago. While not a 3.5 on the headphone side, there is a plug that may be unique but easily attainable. Years later, replacements cables are on Amazon with 3.5 on one end and this plug on the other, also ear cushions that fit perfectly.
@@dlewis9760 sounds like the free headphones I got with my Note 10+ all those years ago
But I’m sure that already had a detachable cable and bluetooth
@@Homme_De_Kro-mignon you can make space using a dremel, external connectors on a bracket/cable would also work.
Ive done these couple times, one on dt880 and other one on ath a900x.
Id use something like a t30-kn tip on a ts100 because the tip he is using (which works for simple wire soldering) is little bit oversized for connector wires.
Also on best practice when doing soldered cable repair is make a knot on the earcup side so whem wire gets pulled the wire on earcup doesnt get ripped but the tie gets pulled against the frame. Hotglue would work I guess but it might fall out from abuse (also depends on type of frame)
Isn’t attaching a 2.5 or 3.5mm connector better instead of a new cable?
U r a legend man.. u hav saved humanity
Would adding a trrx female port be more viable? or isnt there enough space for one?
I don't know.
I did think about that but there isn't any space inside. But with some headphones its possible.
Great Video and i dont know how many times i have replaced the pads on my BEATS Solo 3 Headphones
Hey Hugh, slightly unrelated but I bought a job lot of broken iPhones and unfortunately there are far more iCloud locked devices that expected. After seeing your old videos on the topic I was wondering how you manage to contact previous owners to get them iCloud free.
Can I recommend you to repair wireless headphone like replacing battery which much easier than repairing Apple's AirPods?
Audio gets a lot better than beats, especially build quality
I used super glue for sticking down pad cushions. It's not as thick as "b7000" or superglue.
Awesome work!
hmmm I wonder if you tucked in the seam for the headphone pads before you hot glued it, it would probably look a bit cleaner
Do not use replacement 3.5mm jacks! i have done many jacks only repairs and the cheap ones dont seem to last more than few months. They also tend to brake inside the devices. Never had any problems with cheap replacement cables.
Oh yes Beats. The iphone of the headphones world.
One of the greatest mysteries of the universe: We can put a man on the Moon, but can't make headphones that don't break.
those who can repair things are the best kinds
Love your work 🔥
My current Headphones are on their 4th plug, their 2nd cable.
When your cable dies, it most commonly breaks close to the jack so you can snip 5-10 cm off, resolder (or check for continuity) and are good to go. When you are replacing the cable anyways, think about adding another 3.5 mil jack to the headphone side.
Would be nice if you could mod them to have a detachable cable!
Audiotechnica ANC-9 accepts a standard stereo cable with male plugs at either end. You just purchase or make a new cable and plug one end into the headphone jack and the other into your device's jack. More headphone manufacturers should get on board with this more simple design.
Quite a lot of higher end headphones do this, and it should just be the standard. I wouldn’t want to pay for £300+ headphones just for the cable to snap.
Try using “Barge” brand adhesive instead.
Dude, really RS or Element 14, I have found some sweet looking, non-china 3.5mm plugs on those sites.
I do recall even finding replace cables for headphone, but really basic ones.
I'm still having trouble with rewiring 4-pin TRRS 3.5mm with microphone, some of them uses pull-down resistor and it's usually different for each manufacturer, so it's a bit hard knowing which one uses which and i hate it with absolute passion.
Could have used the E-8000 glues on the leather holding the earpads. Worked fabulously on my earpads
If you have a headphone that uses an aux cable you can just replace the aux cable as they are pretty cheap to get.
I actually fixed that on my headphones too on my audio technica atx m50s if that’s right the jack was metal and I replaced it with a metal one too
Can you please do a Samsung Galaxy note 4 repair soon
Waiting for this moment every week
That's a handy little video 😁
Feel like manufacturers should pe pushed into modular cable design so if a jack breaks you can just replace the cable not the whole unit if you don't want to/have the confidence or skill to do this
I use a Bluetooth one which is convenient without cable
Never bought a Beats... My old Sennheiser had once broken wire but they warranted a fix and told me the cable is now a little shorter.
Glad to hear that your Beats headphones can now live on another day (or however long they last). Unfortunately, headphones are made to be disposable, so virtually no one else will do this. It's usually more convenient to just buy new headphones, especially if they were on the cheaper side of things originally.
No kidding... Talk about cheap lol but it was interesting to see how to fix them ig
Decently high end headphones will last forever, I see people using vintage headphones that still work well. It’s just cheaper or lower quality headphones like Beats or unbranded ones that tend to break, usually because of the cable.
Fixing charging cables bitten by pets for the next video?
You should have change those Ear Pads if you were planning to use them in future...!
I broke my beats 🎧 now I can fix them thx Hugh
How did those headphones get so beat up? I've used the same pair, with very regular use for years, and they barely have a scratch on them. Granted, I take very good care of my electronics, but still.... And as for me, I'd definitely be buying a new pair at this point. I understand function over form, but I do like my gear to look good.
Always when I drop my iPad with the headset plug connected that it always damages the connector
Why don't companies provide detachable cables, like some expensive and In-ear monitoring headphones.
well,because they expected the consumer buy their product every 1 year
To keep the cable from being stretched, I just make a knot on the cable inside of the ears. Hot glue might hold it in place, but when dried, it might slip, so the cable won't be held anymore. It also avoids the solders from being broken too. :)
Good job 👍❤️
Beats headphones are for people that truly believe mac n cheese in a burger is a good idea.
While I'd have replaced the cuffs myself... the only other thing was shrink wrap to the copper for sanity/ocd.
What if any products are designed for lifetime service using maintenance and upgrades? (True Environmental Friendly)
get one of the kz in ear headphones.
do an unboxing of ur mac studio!
This video costs him $0 but he got nearly the price of the headphones only from the ad revenue 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿
The Beats executive team are tearing off their hair in despair after watching this video
At this point why not install mmcx or balanced jacks ?
5:22
bro Hugh Jefferys ASMR when
Thanks for making this video! I've already fixed a couple headphones, so I'm already familiar with the process, but this will surely be useful to other people (it would definitely have helped me back when I didn't have any experience).
You should reconsider your choice on headphones.
The only headphones that died on me were Apple Headsets of the pre Earpods era.
Finally a new vid
I do have a soldering iron, using this video as a guide maybe I could flip headphones on eBay people sell them with broken cables dirt cheap and I could sell them used for like 3x more
You could've taken an extra step to future proof it by doing a removable cable mod instead. It's pretty much the exact same steps.
Not having detachable cables for everything is sad.
Save yourself the trouble and get something with detachable cables, IEM's come to mind
Being a little experience with soldering earphone jacks after breaking..... Trust me in this soldering the wires on the jack is a difficult task and that too doesn't last very long...that 3.5mm jack with 3 rings
The trick is to scratch the points you are soldering to on the jack, that way the solder holds better, and you can easily apply more solder. (works for me atleast, repaired a set of headphones this way and got 1,5 more years of daily use out of them before the mic broke)
@@thatdude5104 nah it's difficult to get the soldier on wire it takes most time as even after burning the wire end it still doesn't stick to it how ever once done soldering them to the jack is pretty easy...if you have a trick for the wire then do let me know
@@100uschallenge3 oh yeah thats right. I use a lighter to burn of the enamel from the wires after that it should be pretty easy to apply solder to them.
Now to listen to Scarlett Fire!
Many headphone cables will have an acrylic coating on the wires that needs to be removed chemically or by burning. Otherwise you do a perfect soldering job and still no signal.
Good job, could have done better with cushions but the whole headset is not worth that extra time i consider it e waste even brand new
I miss you with James Mayer and Andrina Grande Wallpapers.
I love hot glue and find it quite useful. I keep a few different glues on hand from low temp to high temp and I have over a half dozen glue guns from 20 Watts through 200 watts and high, variable, and low temp options. I use hot glue a lot in wood working as well as in repairing electronics and they have glue targeted at both. The most important thing is getting glue and a glue gun that matches your needs; higher wattage doesn’t always mean higher temperatures but does tend to correlate to volume of glue per minute/hour. For most electronics I find low temp high flow glues work best as it gets into the nooks and crannies, has decent adhesion, and is non-conductive, it can also be reworked and removed easier than epoxy allowing repairs of protected components; 60-100 watts seems to work well depending on how much glue you want, as I prefer to be able to pour it on when I want I tend to go to a higher watt gun.
I am doing similar project but with much cheaper headphone. The cable for usb light works fine. But the audio does not come out. When connected to a phone, the phone Is having a hard time to connect, and if it does, no sound comes out of the headphone. I tested the continuity from jack to the volume control and it seems to work ok, from the lower part of the volume control to the upper part also works. The mic button works fine too.
Then I opened the left ear where the incoming cabled soldered to a board inside the ear behind the speaker. I checked the continuity and they are works fine. I am totally confused as what is causing the headphone to suddenly died and not recognized by any audio devices. Can you or someone give any hint on what I need to search more?
Wow, that’s useful!
decent jacks are so hard to find. maybe a business opportunity there