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Cracked HD650 Headband

post #1 of 20
2/2/10 at 7:25am
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Hi, anyone can help me out?
i tried to put on my hd650 and found that the headband crack apart... i located in australia does anyone know where i can find replacement part for the headband?
as i bought my headphone from a vendor in ebay i not sure about the warranty.

i still staring in horror at the headphone...

does sennheiser ship international? or does anyone know if i can buy it online?

thanks
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post #2 of 20
2/2/10 at 8:35am
It's not cheap but you can actually buy it from Syntec, the Australian distributor of Sennheiser.

HD650 parts list - the prices make me cry.

You could get a HD600 headband to save some money but I think most people will tell you to simply glue it together and paint the whole headband.

Sorry, I try to tell everyone to not bend Senns. You simply slip them on.
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post #3 of 20
2/2/10 at 10:04am
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/hd5...cement-464109/

The 580, 600, and 650 all have the same weak, easily broken headband. Check out the notes in my thread on various attempted fixes, and what I found worked for me.
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post #4 of 20
2/2/10 at 10:09am
Yeah it's Senn's fault. Coming from K701s which you pry apart to put them on your head, I almost did the same with the Senns. Luckily I happened to be in a strange thinking mood and examined my HD650 to realise that I'd probably snap them if I did that. Quick search on HF and heaps of people have done that. I'd stick some MASSIVE warning label on the headphones so people don't do that.
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post #5 of 20
2/2/10 at 11:13am
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is it me? or does the headband cost $200+++

???
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post #6 of 20
2/2/10 at 12:36pm
I don't know about the 650. The 580 band was $79.95, with a 4 week wait.
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post #7 of 20
2/2/10 at 12:55pm
Thread Starter 
can i order the 580 headband and replace it for the hd650??
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post #8 of 20
2/2/10 at 1:34pm
just get your hands on some epoxy resin. I bought a resin and hardener combination tube for £4.99 and did my HFi-15G's with them and i haven't had a problem since. Sure for asthetics you might want to be a bit more thorough than me and my HFI fix, but it works.

you could see it as a short term fix.
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post #9 of 20
2/2/10 at 6:43pm
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Originally Posted by Delirious View Post
is it me? or does the headband cost $200+++

???
Yup lol.

Syntec no longer sell the 580 headband. The 600 headband is $180.
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post #10 of 20
2/2/10 at 6:54pm
dang how often does this occur?
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post #11 of 20
2/2/10 at 7:07pm
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/hd6...98/index2.html

Out of 181 respondents, 12 replied that their headband cracked. This isn't a statistically valid sample size, and I'd argue that a poll on the head-fi community is not a valid sampling method to determine the true durability of the product, but in terms of discreet numbers - 7.41% of those poll respondents saw a fractured headband.
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post #12 of 20
2/2/10 at 7:10pm
Well don't bend the band. The ear pieces swivel and you slide them on your head.
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post #13 of 20
2/2/10 at 7:58pm
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Originally Posted by MomijiTMO View Post
It's not cheap but you can actually buy it from Syntec, the Australian distributor of Sennheiser.

HD650 parts list - the prices make me cry.

You could get a HD600 headband to save some money but I think most people will tell you to simply glue it together and paint the whole headband.

Sorry, I try to tell everyone to not bend Senns. You simply slip them on.
Oh, sweet Jesus. $230 for a headband? Screwwwww that!

Fix the crack. Don't replace the headband. You can do this at home and save yourself a lot of cash.
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post #14 of 20
2/2/10 at 9:59pm
Here again, my ghetto fix. The great part is they sound just as sweet as always.

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post #15 of 20
2/3/10 at 6:41am
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Originally Posted by greenstuffs View Post
dang how often does this occur?
Rarely and normally only with misuse.

I have an HD 580 from 1992, an HD 580 Jubilee and an HD 600 and have never had a headband problem with any of them.
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