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Sonic Temple

Sonic Temple Audio Re-Termination

Price$45.00

We put a new plug on the headphone cable you already have, typically the same day it arrives or the next business day. It's your cable built to your spec, so it's final sale.

New plug: 4-pin XLR
After you order, we'll email you where to send your cable, and we send it back with the new plug on.
Final sale. Cancel for a full refund any time before we start building it. Returns
Why it is here

If the cable is fine and only the plug is wrong, there's no reason to buy a new one. Pick the plug you want, and after you order we'll email you where to send your cable. We cut the old plug off, put the new one on and send it back. Going balanced needs a separate pair of wires to each earcup. A cable that runs to both cups usually has them, and one that goes into a single cup often doesn't, so email us what you have before you order and we'll tell you whether it can be done. If our work on it fails within thirty days, we repair it and pay the shipping both ways.
What it is for

A cable you like with a plug your amp doesn't take: going balanced on an amp that has a balanced output, or back to 6.35mm or 3.5mm on one that doesn't.
Sonic Temple Audio Re-Termination4-pin XLR Price$45.00
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What Cables Can (and Can't) Do

What cables can and can't do

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