We've already talked about some of the incredible audio improvement benefits a custom re-cabled reference headphone can offer audiophile listeners, but how the heck do we do it you might rightfully ask?
All HeadRoom headphone recable jobs are done by hand in our Bozeman Montana plant by our most highly skilled techs using only the very best Cardas Audio cabling available. No cheapo, noisy stuff here! The Cardas 'Fat-Pipe' cord geometry is a four-conductor design utilizing a braided shield cable featuring Cardas' own Constant-Q Golden Ratio configuration. It employs oxygen-free pure copper Litz wire with pure teflon dialectrics. Also, since standard single-ended headphone outputs utilize a shared ground at the plug, the beefy Cardas Audio 1/4" connector is engineered to minimize any potential crosstalk. We think it offers superior sound versus many of the more expensive "boutique" headphone replacement cords seen elsewhere
HeadRoom starts the process off with a custom-fabricated, high-end Cardas Audio 'Fat-Pipe' cord precisely trimmed to the desired length, and specifically treated, tinned, and finished for your beloved high-end headphones.
We carefully disassemble the headphones and remove the stock cable, in the process getting rid of a couple of extra connections, and laboriously smooth & properly prepare the extremely sensitive, delicate solder joints. In the case of beyerdynamic headphones, we thread the longer right channel cable through the headband and join the new Cardas cable directly to the actual driver terminal blocks, a highly technical maneuver not for the faint of heart (or solder gun!).
All cable connectors are terminated to the selected Fat-Pipe cord by hand using Cardas Ultra Pure Quadeutectic solder. Our Cardas and Neutrik headphone connectors are 100% mechanically inert, fully isolated from electrical noise, and completely resonance-free, producing a very quiet, musical and superbly accurate cable capable of beautiful sound reproduction.
Once the recable job is completed, the headphones are thoroughly computer evaluated, listener tested, and carefully packaged for return shipping back to you. The end result is a completely professional & fully warranteed upgrade that will long serve your audiophilic headphone listening pleasure.
If you're interested in learning more about sending us your reference headphones for recabling, please visit our webpage on Upgrading Existing Headphones.