It's a sad and lonely world without your headphones...

So, yeah, my headphones' cables have passed over the hill. They look fine and all, but I can tell by the way the sound is getting distant and the way the right cup went out sputtering and finally silent, my headphones have lived out their short lives. I loved my ESW9's even though I was clumsier with them than with my own pinky toe on fat corners. Anyone got any tips on how to or who can fix em?

Otherwise, nostalgia-thread, go

D: Oh god, upgraditis just hit me like a ton of bricks. I love my phones!....but the devil is whispering in my ears...I think I'll try the DIY forums first, thanks for the advice

I've... been having headaches all day today.

I can't stop looking at them...all day long I've been casting sidelong glances at them.

And they just sit there. Sit so coldly... so lifelessly.

It's something I've come to love and now, the memories are all rushing back to me:

The months of waiting and despairing as the trickle of funds came in slowly...

Being unable to settle my frantic heartbeat as I finally pulled the metaphorical trigger...

Of first hearing of it's arrival over the phone from a relative; of being overwhelmed with emotions indescribable then as they are still now.

And of course, when sitting down for the first time, almost dropping them from the furious trembling of my hands! Hahaha my god, what a nervous wreck I was!

Finally though - pure bliss -

I was content for two short years. My ears stopped straining for essence; it had finally found what I had longed for from the days I used to play the piano.

As if it was that piece of soul I had long ago left behind upon the piano bench, and miraculously I had picked it up, almost as if it was just... sitting there, merely waiting for me to come by and welcome it home once again. All I had to do, like back then, was to sit down and let everything fade to white.

And now...everything seems over. Dead, cold, and distant. I woke this morning to a chill uncharacteristic of the sunny weather just outside the window. And by just a little, it feels like that piece of me is slipping away again.

I know it's a silly thing to get attached to these things, not only because everything eventually goes away, but also because you can't keep on killing yourself like this, whether it's mentally or physically.

But I just want to say that for a short while I really, really loved these headphones. I don't feel like upgrading anymore at this moment. I know I can't send it in for repairs in my current situation. But, for a while I think I'm just going to put them away. Just until I've gotten over it. Then... maybe then I'll...

Sorry this was just way too long. But it's going to be a while, so I just wanted to say farewell to these beautiful phones of mine. And if you've read this far and understand what I'm going through...Thank you.

-__-  I haven't settled on new cans so early into the passing!

Although I have been suffering a cheap pair of panasonics to get my fix... Eventually I might try out the new HD598's or something of a higher end, for now I might buy an entry level pair of Denons to try to replace the mids I've been craving since yesterday. I've also decided to try Uncle Erik's advice and am going to send the phones in to AT-USA's service center to see if they can perform miracles. I'll be crossing my fingers, but I won't be holding my breath..