Audio Technica Ath Ad500 Left Headphone Cable Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

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Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

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Speaker Assembly
3 steps
Left Headphone Cable
3 steps

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Introduction

Install the left headphone cableFix sound coming from the left headphone

What you need

Step 1

              Speaker Assembly

Remove the ear pads by peeling them away from the grill.

Remove the ear pads by peeling them away from the grill.

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Step 2

Remove all four 1cm screws on the inside of the headphone using a #1 Phillips head.

Remove all four 1cm screws on the inside of the headphone using a #1 Phillips head.

Step 3

Remove the speaker from the grill by pulling it out.
Remove the speaker carefully so you do not rip the wires out.

Remove the speaker from the grill by pulling it out.

Remove the speaker carefully so you do not rip the wires out.

Step 4

              Left Headphone Cable

Desolder the red, yellow, and blue wires using a soldering iron and desoldering wick. If you need assistance, reference How To Solder and Desolder Connections.
The areas where you desolder will be hot so wait until the desoldered joints are cool before handling the wires again.

Desolder the red, yellow, and blue wires using a soldering iron and desoldering wick. If you need assistance, reference How To Solder and Desolder Connections.

The areas where you desolder will be hot so wait until the desoldered joints are cool before handling the wires again.

Step 5

Untie the knot in the thick main cable.
Remove the main cable from the headphones by pulling it out.
Thread the replacement cable into the hole on the bottom of the headphones. Pull the cable all the way through.

Untie the knot in the thick main cable.

Remove the main cable from the headphones by pulling it out.

Thread the replacement cable into the hole on the bottom of the headphones. Pull the cable all the way through.

Step 6

Re-solder the new red, yellow, and blue wires using a soldering iron. If you need assistance, reference How To Solder and Desolder Connections.
The areas where you solder will be hot so wait until the solder joints are cool before handling the wires again.

Re-solder the new red, yellow, and blue wires using a soldering iron. If you need assistance, reference How To Solder and Desolder Connections.

The areas where you solder will be hot so wait until the solder joints are cool before handling the wires again.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Anwar X - Oct 16, 2016

Thank you so much! your guide helped me repair my AD900x!

Erez Dahan - Sep 7, 2021

Not sure if it’s on purpose or not but on my A900Xs the cable is on the left headphone and so, the one on the right is the one with the tiny wire going through, I found that a 2 core wire is needed for this replacement, I only managed to find one that’s 1,4mm diameter and it seems to be a little thicker than what’s actually inside the headphones but I figured I’ll give it a try, anyways here’s the wire I found on AliExpress https://www.aliexpress.com/item/40004436…

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