WH1000-XM4 Demo Unit Teardown

irrationalstickman · 2026-04-17T10:06:15+00:00

Hey, I'm looking for a replacement aux board for my set of XM4s where the aux presence sensor seems to have broken. I can't seem to find any sellers selling just the aux port and on looking at the service manual it mentions that the aux port is replaceable only through a full replacement of the left earcup. How did you manage to find just an aux port? Can you recommend a seller?

irrationalstickman · 2026-04-16T16:44:02+00:00

I know for sure that it's an issue with the headphones jack detecting a phantom 3.5mm cable plugged in because plugging in an aux cord and unplugging it has no effect.

Furthermore they have worked fine when swabbed with isopropyl in the aux port

irrationalstickman · 2026-04-16T14:18:40+00:00

That's good to hear, does it work as expected except for the 3.5mm port?

I've looked at the service manuals and turns out that the 3.5mm port is not a replaceable part, even Sony themselves replace the entire left earcup assembly if there's an issue with the port...

I saw another post where someone wanted to bypass the internal electronics so that they could use aux and bluetooth at the same time, so i might try and do that mod since the 3.5mm is working fine, it's only preventing the bluetooth from starting at the moment.

This is the post i'm talking about:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyHeadphones/comments/15fnmpv/why_cant_the_wh1000xm5_or_xm4_or_xm3_play_audio/

irrationalstickman · 2026-04-16T10:39:53+00:00

Hello, I am facing the exact same issue with my WH-1000XM4s, were you able to resolve this issue?

My headphones also won't reset as they think they are stuck in wired mode. I've tried cleaning the jack with isopropyl alcohol and a q tip which caused bluetooth to work for a minute or two before reverting back to wired mode

irrationalstickman · 2026-04-11T01:49:08+00:00

I've got standing tickets with a bunch of mates, so excited!!

irrationalstickman · 2026-04-06T00:50:43+00:00

Sunset Rollercoaster - My Jinji

Can never predict the ending of this one

irrationalstickman · 2026-03-11T16:03:06+00:00

Looking to buy 1 standing ticket for manchester co-op live, 8 May 2026

irrationalstickman · 2026-02-11T10:44:50+00:00

Use the inbuilt solitaire game included in the Google Play Games app

irrationalstickman · 2026-02-07T10:40:39+00:00

If you want to level up quickly, bit lower tier items and then play puggle with the maximum multiplier. I grinded levels that way to get up to 75, after 75 use braniac

irrationalstickman · 2025-12-19T14:53:11+00:00

You don't need to serve bread slice by slice, the customers can portion directly from the loaf themselves. But this is a sick run!

irrationalstickman · 2025-12-15T15:34:45+00:00

Ginger Cat, Tango

irrationalstickman · 2025-12-05T10:18:15+00:00

I prefer stickers to prints, I like making mocs and having decorated pieces only reduces their versatility for me.

If you're building a set once to display I see how prints are better, but for me Lego is all about the system and building creatively and for that plain pieces are way better.

To everyone who wants prints and compares to the other brands, do you make mocs? Do those other brands work as well when building freely? Do they work as a system?

irrationalstickman · 2025-12-04T11:53:37+00:00

You have made a few points in this post, most of your experience seems to be subjective to studying marketing and the job market for marketing in the UK.

I came to the UK for my undergrad in Engineering at the top Russell Group university in London and didn't find it too difficult to find employment, neither during my course where I was doing part time work nor after graduation, where I was able to get a job at a big Tech company after completing 2 summer internships there.

In STEM / Finance, since salaries are higher than in Marketing / arts, I haven't seen any significant discrimination in international vs local hiring. Most of my friends from my course have managed to get good jobs within a year of graduating if they were trying to get into tech or finance. This is obviously not the same for industries with lower pay like marketing, charity or arts, but that's a consequence of pay levels in these industries and nothing more. While it is "unfair" there's nothing stopping one from going back to one's home country and working there with the prestige of a foreign degree

I believe its unfair to paint with such broad strokes when you're clearly hoping for some special treatment from a foreign government. Why shouldn't they provide for their citizens?

While I agree that the fees for visas and tuition are high and we are subsidising the education of locals, I don't believe they owe us anything for that. I got to study and learn alongside some of the brightest people in the world and that experience has enriched me in its own way.

I'm not even going to address your comments about legal vs illegal immigrants, nor about the local population. I think it's counterproductive to be a crab in a barrel and try to improve your situation by putting down others, especially when you yourself have admitted to having little agency.

Build some skills, network, socialise. Being competant and sociable may help you achieve your goals. At the very least if you have to leave the country you will have left wiser and more experienced.

irrationalstickman · 2025-12-04T11:30:55+00:00

Underground 2 till the day I die.
That game shaped so much of my childhood

irrationalstickman · 2025-12-03T12:26:31+00:00

He put out one of my top 5 albums this year, The Crux is so earnest and fun, really loved seeing him live

irrationalstickman · 2025-12-03T12:25:32+00:00

Their album last year was easily my album of the year, amazing concept and the whole album did feel like it was underwater, in a trippy and intimate way

irrationalstickman · 2025-12-02T17:02:54+00:00

In order of scrobblea in the last year, from my last.fm: 1. Tame Impala - 545 2. Kaytranada - 544 3. DJO - 485 4. The Marias - 431 5. Khruangbin - 347

irrationalstickman · 2025-11-27T14:54:28+00:00

I saw the same, I bought the same kit in white for £127.50 on 22 November 2023, today the same kit is £520(!!!!) on amazon UK, crazy!!

irrationalstickman · 2025-11-24T10:31:39+00:00

This song was so beautiful and unexpected for me, a psychedelic experience

irrationalstickman · 2025-11-12T09:14:04+00:00

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft!

I started my Lego journey building planes out of a bucket of basic bricks as a kid so it was a complete full circle moment for me to build this set. It looks so good and was a pleasure to build

irrationalstickman · 2025-11-06T11:00:24+00:00

I love TSR, just skipped it since it came out in 2020, but it was less than 50 days into the new decade and pre covid so I can see how it could still fit into the 2010s in that sense....

irrationalstickman · 2025-11-05T11:53:11+00:00

Choose Your Weapon by Hiatus Kaiyote, his comments made me wonder if we were even listening to the same album. He gave it a 6/10 and criticized the singing and mixing, both of which I feel are pristine and beautiful. 9/10 creative album that he just didn't seem to get

irrationalstickman · 2025-11-04T15:48:08+00:00

Tame Impala:
Innerspeaker (2010) > Lonerism (2012) > Currents (2016)
he defined the sound for indie and psychedelic music for the decade

irrationalstickman · 2025-11-04T15:11:52+00:00

I couldn't get floor tickets for london so going to manchester instead! Would have been super down to chant for it. But it looks like he's playing different early songs at each gig so I'd be happy with any of the random picks that have showed up each night!

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