Sony MDR-EX71SL earbuds

[DougWeller]

Will these work with the 9090?
.125-inch minijack plug -- so do I need something like the 2.5mm Headset/3.5mm Audio Headphone Adapter shown at http://www.pocketpctechs.com/detail.asp?Pr...t_ID=PPCPADPT16

or this http://www.pocketpctechs.com/detail.asp?Pr...t_ID=PPCPADPT15

.125 inches though is only 3.175 mm so I'm confused/worried.

Thanks.

Doug

[websparc]

None of ur links opened for me. however I got this 2.5 to 3.5 converter for headphones and I use sony headsets the one u mentioned. there r two adapters on this site for pda2k/9090.
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/detail.asp?Product_ID=PPCPADPT16
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/detail.asp?Product_ID=PPCPADPT15

[Anonymous]

None of ur links opened for me. however I got this 2.5 to 3.5 converter for headphones and I use sony headsets the one u mentioned. there r two adapters on this site for pda2k/9090.
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/detail.asp?Product_ID=PPCPADPT16
http://www.pocketpctechs.com/detail.asp?Product_ID=PPCPADPT15

Thanks. I'm still a bit confused, which one do I need? Or if they both work, what's the functional difference.

I've only tried the headset that comes with it briefly, but it's not bad - and it's stereo.

Thanks.

Doug

[ant]

I've just ordered from this website. Its a tonne cheaper and charges $5 only for shipping.

http://pc-mobile.net/xda.htm

The headset adapter will work for both XDA, XDA2 and XDA 2 mini. unless of course you need the answer button function.

:lol: :lol:

[Anonymous]

I've just ordered from this website. Its a tonne cheaper and charges $5 only for shipping.

http://pc-mobile.net/xda.htm

The headset adapter will work for both XDA, XDA2 and XDA 2 mini. unless of course you need the answer button function.

:lol: :lol:

I presume you got the $5.65 ones. I've also just found out that the M2000 and presumably all Blue Angels have reversed polarity and a standard adapter won't work, but someone named Dade says:

"If you plug in the adapter to the M2000 and pull it out slightly (About 2mm) then you start getting sound from both channels. The problem is that the plug keeps going back in and the sound returns to mono.

The solution is simple. Get a BIC biro and take the small ink tube out of it. Cut a piece of the clear tube about 2mm long and slide this over the 2.5mm plug. This stops the pug going in too far. (See my photo)

Im sure that this wont cause a problem with the handset but as per usual do this at your own risk."

[ant]

I'll give that a try once I got the adapters.

:lol:

[ant]

Works like a charm!! Tested to work on Qtek 1010, 2020 and S100. minus the answer button and mic. of course. but no bic pen method needed. :lol: :lol:

[chris.k]

Hi, I desoldered my headphones & resoldered them onto my MDA III headset, works perfect & sounds great.... 8)

[kvee]

Hi, I desoldered my headphones & resoldered them onto my MDA III headset, works perfect & sounds great.... 8)

Hmmm I can't say i want to "mutilate" my relatively expensive EX71 phones just to fit into my XDA 11s. I still need the phones for my Sony NW HD3 Mp3 player!!!

For a few ££ I've gone for the alternative fix which is getting the 4 conductor PPC (PPCPADPT15) 2.5mm jack to 3.5mm stereo headphone jack. Job done!

[given]

Hi, I desoldered my headphones & resoldered them onto my MDA III headset, works perfect & sounds great.... 8)

I was thinking of doing that. Did you solder them at the mic, in the earbuds, or inline?

[chris.k]

hi Given,
i desoldered the origional headphones from the insides of the ear pieces,then carefully opened up my ex71's and soldered the wire ends directly to the 71's.
the 71's will come apart,just small amount of glue holding them together.but carefully does it.& make sure the phasing is correct,ie + to + & - to -.
hope this helps, chris....

[pointything]

Hi all,

I finally got bored and went one stage further. I desoldered the earphones from my original headset and wired an in line headphone socket (3.5mm) so that I can pug any headphones I like into the headset.

But best of all I can plug in my irock FM transmitter and use it to relay all the audio from satnav/mp3/movies ets to my car stereo and as the microphone is still on the cable I can use it for handsfree...Hooray!!!

Cheers

Pointy

[kelvin_27_84]

hi pointything mind giving instruction on how you did it? best with pictures :D Thanks!

[ahenry]

hi Given,
i desoldered the origional headphones from the insides of the ear pieces,then carefully opened up my ex71's and soldered the wire ends directly to the 71's.
the 71's will come apart,just small amount of glue holding them together.but carefully does it.& make sure the phasing is correct,ie + to + & - to -.
hope this helps, chris....

I've just done this as well. First remove the rubber ear piece.

You need to open up the ear piece by sliding a knife around the edge of the rubbery stuff nearest the ear. This is the same bit that forms the cable shroud. With mine, there was glue for about 1/3rd of the rim.

Then you need to prise the metal speaker out of the plastic. I did this with a knife. Snip off the wires for the Sony leads. Thread the wire from the headset through the cable shroud. With my MDA Vario headset this cable has a woven outer sleeve. I wrapped that in a little sellotape to stop it from unwinding as I pushed it through.

Once the wire is passed through, tie a knot in it to give some shock protection. Trim the ends of the wire and spread the two ends apart. With the Sony earpiece wires one was green and the other was bare copper. The headset wires were red/green and green so I joined the green to the green and the red/green to the bare copper terminal. A small soldering iron will help.

[richardkemp]

I soldered a socket into the headphones supplied with the BA, but found it gave unequal sound.. one side was muffled. As such, i bought one of the ones listed above.. a lot less messsy too :-D