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Defect on my K701????

post #1 of 67
4/8/06 at 9:41pm
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Just recieved my K701 a few days ago from todd, and noticed a weird problem.
On the right side of the headphone, the part where the driver is enclosed seem to have a slight seam or something thats not present on the left one. And possibly because of this , when i tilt my head or shake it a bit with the cans on, i can hear things moving in the right side. I took a pic of the seam im talking about

Left side, all normal and good


right side, slight seam going on there


from another angle



is this normal?? is there anythign i can do myself to fix this? maybe it just got dislodge or something..... gah, i would hate to have to send it back to todd after waiting for so long!

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pics from later posts for easier reading
left


right


link to video of rattling sound in right cup
http://rapidshare.de/files/17601178/MVI_0577.AVI.html
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post #2 of 67
4/8/06 at 9:54pm
If you can hear something rattling around in there when you tilt your head, then I'd be willing to bet something is wrong. Call Todd. He'll take care of it.
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post #3 of 67
4/8/06 at 10:14pm
Mine have exactly the same defect, but on the left side. It seems to be purely aesthetic but it does annoy me.
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post #4 of 67
4/8/06 at 10:26pm
My only problem with my K701s is that when I tap the left side of my headphones (the cup part), the slider bangs around. It's because it's a nanomillimeter larger than the right slider gap. Oh well...sound quality is first and foremost

And I don't get the 'seam' thing...can somebody explain that to me? I can't see anything weird in the pics...although the velvour seems to be in at an odd angle, but it could be the camera angle.
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post #5 of 67
4/8/06 at 10:40pm
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heres a better pic comparing the left cup and the right cup

left


right


notice on the right cup around where the black elastic string goes into the cup there is more of a gap, where as the left side is flush and no gaps.

I don't think it changes the sound much if any, but just kind of annoying that something slides around when i tilt my head to the side.
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post #6 of 67
4/8/06 at 10:45pm
Try pushing it in, worst case you return them for exchange.
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post #7 of 67
4/8/06 at 11:04pm
That doesn't look right and if something feels loose I wouldn't like that. In the long run something might get worse and you'd be out of luck if warranty was up. I'd send pics to where you bought 'em and let them know.

I'd hate to send 'em back too but I'd hate it worse if they fell apart later.

Mine don't look like that.
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post #8 of 67
4/8/06 at 11:21pm
Mine also have the same gap on the right cup. Assembly defect.

No sound of anything sliding around on mine, but the pad wasn't properly seated when I unpacked them. The felt circle over the driver is held in place by the pad's pressure, and it was shifting. You might check that out.
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post #9 of 67
4/8/06 at 11:23pm
Fiola,
Just got my 701's yesterday.
Sorry to tell you, but no, that's not normal.
BTW, could you tell me what your serial # is?
A PM is fine.
Jim
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post #10 of 67
4/8/06 at 11:49pm
Absolutely shitty for this to happen to my friend, his first kickass can too!

Hope Todd fixes this problem soon.
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post #11 of 67
4/9/06 at 1:34am
Hi Fiola,

Did you try pushing the piece in as mrarroyo suggested?

I checked my K701s after seeing this thread and darned if there wasn't a gap in the right cup just like yours. Though I've never noticed the sound of anything loose with them.

But I just pressed on the outside of the cup and, without too much pressure, there was a satisfying click as the piece popped into place!

Hope it turns out as simple for you!

Good luck,
Beau
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post #12 of 67
4/9/06 at 2:48am
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where exacly are you pushing it from? What I mean is the cup kind of rotates around cuz of the design and i cant really find a place to exert force on. I tried to tilt the cup upwards such that it presses on the side with the seam, and what happened was that it did indeed push it in a bit, but i think the inside is suppose to be glued or something? because when i let go, it stays there, but after a while, or after i move it a bit, it pops back out. weird...
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post #13 of 67
4/9/06 at 2:53am
They're all like that. I've had two pairs at different times, both of them exhibiting that so called defect. I don't consider it to be a problem, but it would be nice if it was perfect, aesthetically.
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post #14 of 67
4/9/06 at 3:52am
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Originally Posted by Fiola
heres a better pic comparing the left cup and the right cup

notice on the right cup around where the black elastic string goes into the cup there is more of a gap, where as the left side is flush and no gaps.

I don't think it changes the sound much if any, but just kind of annoying that something slides around when i tilt my head to the side.
Mine have the gaps (K601) on both sides. Though I don't hear things moving inside. You should exchange them. If you can hear things moving, something must be wrong...right?
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post #15 of 67
4/9/06 at 6:11am
I have a same problem, but on the left side. Pretty annoying. I will try to fix it with some silicone glue. Serial #1596
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