DT 880 Premium 250 ohms that have noises at high volume

Hi everyone,

Somebody is offering me a pair of DT 880s for $70, that's a steal right. But it does have a problem of having noises (crackles?) at very high volume, what do you make of its quality. Should I go for it? I don't usually listen at very loud levels though, my metalhead days are long gone.

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Originally Posted by stv014 

Maybe there is hair in the drivers, this is not an uncommon problem, and could be fixed.

 

How do I do that?

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Originally Posted by NinjaSquirt 

Unless I'm able to listen to it, I wouldn't buy it. $70 is too good a deal, there's gotta be some more wrong with it (bad condition, scratches, or otherwise some problem the seller would pass off).

I check the headphones, the seller was very honest, I couldn't find faults with headphones while listening normally, even at high volumes, so he loaded special tests to show the problem to me. It was minor, with very low bass at rather high volume, the right driver would make some noise, it's rather hard to describe, something between static noise and hissing, and it is more pronounced with higher volume and it is noticeable especially when there are vehicle engine sounds.