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Headphone troubleshooting

cobramonkey

cobramonkey

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I have a pair of Bose Triport headphones I bought years ago. Really haven't used them in quite some time, upgraded to some Sennheiser HD595 and Audio Technica ATH-M50. But I know my wife would really enjoy them. The problem with them is that where the wire connects to the bottom of the cans, the wire is stripped about a 16th of an inch, on both ears. I've taken electrical tape a few times (when I was still wearing them) and wrapped up the exposed area, but it doesn't last long at all, and looks incredibly tacky. Any suggestions as to a more permanent fix. I was wondering if some sort of epoxy/sealant would protect and strengthen that area?

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Well outside of redoing the cables, i think epoxy is the best route. The cables don't short out or anything right?
 
It looks like the wire's jacket pulled through the strain relief, leaving the now-unprotected wire to stretch (hence the gap).

This means that the wire itself is no longer in good condition, and nothing you do to the outside of the headphones will stop the wire from being damaged further as it will continue to stretch with each pull.

The best option is to recable the headphones, or at least open up the headphones to fix the strain relief. Everything else will be a mostly cosmetic repair.

Whether the above is worth it is up to you. For most headphones, recabling is not that difficult. It will require a soldering iron, but otherwise no special skill is needed. If your Triports are the same model I am familiar with, however, the plastic used is not very durable and you may damage the headphones during disassembly if you are not careful.

If you are unwilling to open the headphones, some sort of epoxy or superglue is your best bet, but I would not count on this solution holding for very long unless you baby them.
 
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