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Threaded male TRS connector?

Post by UnlikeKurt » Sat Aug 11, 2012 6:54 pm

I have a handfull of headphones that need to have new plugs soldered on.
Can anyone recommend a good model of 1/8" plug that is threaded for the screw on 1/4" adaptors?

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Post by Randyman... » Sat Aug 11, 2012 7:30 pm

I've tried looking for those Sony style 1/8" with the threaded 1/4" adaptors, but came up empty handed.

I decided to swap to a hard-wired 1/4" TRS plugs on the headphones (Neutrik "slim series") and forego the need for 1/4" adaptors. Of the multiple sets of cans you need to repair, how many will actually EVER need to plug into an 1/8" socket? :wink:

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Post by Scodiddly » Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:06 am

Shure makes that same adapter for their own headphones, and it'll fit Sony headphones just fine. Contact your Shure dealer!

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Re: Threaded male TRS connector?

Post by rhythm ranch » Sun Aug 12, 2012 9:39 am

UnlikeKurt wrote:Can anyone recommend a good model of 1/8" plug that is threaded for the screw on 1/4" adaptors?
Seems like it shouldn't be that hard to find, but indeed it is! :(

Only thing I could find is Qables.com somewhere in the EU.

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Post by UnlikeKurt » Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:54 pm

Thanks everyone!
I ended up just going with randyman and using 1/4" connectors.
In reality the odds of me plugging any of these particular headphones into a mini jack is extremely unlikely.

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Post by Gregg Juke » Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:25 pm

Plus, Radio Shack always has some 1/4" female-to-1/8" male stereo adaptors somewhere in the store :wink: .

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