Cable wrapping how too
Here is a quick guide to cable wrapping, It is the one thing I get asked about all the time and it is really easy to do, especially oh the HD25 straight cables
If you need to know how to remove the cable click here
1) You are going to need to cover up the connectors to [...]
Scrolling text XD-1000 frankenphones
Have recently finished my first pair of moded XD-1000 headphones. I kept it subtle with some slightly spangely black paint and then manages to get a scrolling text display attached to the headband.
I was using them fro promo purposes at the launch party but got such a good response that I am going to start [...]
New Black Diamond rainbow paint
Just got a new paint effect delivered. The paint finish takes quite a long time to produce as there is 11 layers in total but they look good. The paint changes all the colours of the rainbow as the angle of the light changes. This paint is going to be available on all our [...]
Glowing headphones
It is well documented that if you want to impress a raver you need to be adorned in bright colours. But to get the edge and really stand out you need to glow in the dark. We have a special coating which can be applied to the headphones to make them glow in the dark. [...]
Cable Wrapping
One of our most popular mods is having your cable wrapped. We us UV reactive wrapping to make the cord as good looking as the rest of the headphones. We can cable wrap most cables but on curly cables it is better not to wrap the curly bit as ti stops it from springing back [...]
Duying Earpads
We now have the technology to re-dye the earpads of our DJ Headphones. Rather than painting them we use a special dye that sinks into the surface of the earpads and colour them from within. This means that they the colour will not crack or peal. This dye can also be applied to the cable [...]
Custom Mono Switch
Many DJs spend a lot of the time monitoring with one ear but most tracks are in stereo. Because of this it is handy to be able to switch the headphones to mono so you get the full sound from the one ear you are using. Some high end headphones like the pioneer hdj-1000 have [...]
Upratign the Jack Connector
Even though all mixers have a 1/4″ headphone connector nearly all DJ headphones have a 3.5mm jack with a 1/4″ adaptor. Here at custom cans we like to give the option uprating the 3.5mm jack to a proper 1/4″ jack. This gives not only better sound as there are fewer connections but also means [...]
Laser Module For The MDR-V700DJ
I have been toying with the idea of adding a laser to some headphones for a while. Now I have finally got round to sorting it out. I have managed to get the battery and lasermodule to fit in the earcup of the MDR-V700. Here are some picks of the results.
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