HD660S cable swap question

Submitted by E_Pev63 t3_11t9vvx in headphones

Hi! New to this community and just received my HD660S in the mail.

I was swapping the cable for a shorter one and although I knew there was a left/right, I didn’t realize there was a specific orientation of the ends into the headphones. Come to find out that the “L” and “R” have to be facing out and the 2 pin connectors are not the same with one slightly larger.

My question is, did installing them backwards initially cause any damage? I feel like an idiot and should have questioned when I felt initial resistance but it wasn’t much and seemed the same as pulling out the original.

Thanks in advance!

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Bluemischief123 t1_jci3gsc wrote

I put my cables in the opposite sides and it didn't cause any issues, I think you'll be fine mate 👍

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hansCT t1_jci7d06 wrote

Personally I advise to always RTFM first with expensive gear.

And yes I am still fun at parties

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Dust-by-Monday t1_jcibt1p wrote

You're fine. I did the same thing at first and nothing bad happened. Just switch them around and you're golden.

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blargh4 t1_jcidkuk wrote

The polarity of the sound waveform would be inverted (some people can hear it under some circumstances but its a subtle difference) or mismatched between channels (this is easy to hear), but otherwise, completely harmless.

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E_Pev63 OP t1_jciei9e wrote

Thanks for the responses all! Sounds like no harm done but will be more careful in the future

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klogg4 t1_jcjmdvc wrote

How did you do that? Pins are a bit different and you can't insert them wrong way.

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E_Pev63 OP t1_jck8ag1 wrote

While one pin is larger than the other, the difference is minuscule so it really doesn’t take much “force” at all. Took a lot more to remove the original cable tbh

Guess I would’ve benefitted from further idiot proofing like different shaped bases at the pins or color coding lol. I’m sure I’m in the very small minority tho

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