Sesquipedal
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Hello Hello!
New to the forum obviously. Though I have been lurking for many years, reading this and that.
I bought a pair of ATH-M50's while I was in Japan. Great price, reviews were good for starting cans, no amp is necessary, and burn-in is good.
1 Year, into them, still love the sound. I don't really want to throw in a few hundred to upgrade at the moment, so that being said since I love the look of these, I'd like to keep em around!
The reason I post this, is that a year later, I am starting to get fed up with some of the physical quality of said cans.
From what I read, this is normal for Audio Technica cans in general.
First:
The pads are really bad. I liked them until about a month ago, where the cracks began to scratch the back of my ear when I first put them on. I remember searching for this a while back on here, and found some threads, but nothing was really resolved. Some additional vendors of the same pads were mentioned.
http://tinyurl.com/6du69yj
Second:
Aesthetics perhaps, but the little metal coil that should support the plug and attached cord, has broken away from the plug and thus making it completely useless (though not entirely sure if it was necessary in the first place).
http://tinyurl.com/6czsnn6
I was thus wondering what I can to alleviate these issues.
I don't mind at all to buy new parts.
The metal coil: Should I be able to fit it back into the plug? I tried for a long while but with no success. If I don't put it back in, and just take it off, am I compromising the stability vs fixing it?
The Pads: Where could I buy GOOD quality pads for this model? I know I could buy some through a parts vendor, but I really don't want to replace crappy pads with the same crappy pads. Do I have any options of a custom can-pad maker?
I really don't mind to pay premium price for something made well in terms of pads for these cans.
Regardless, thanks for reading my first post, in hopes of a reply!
New to the forum obviously. Though I have been lurking for many years, reading this and that.
I bought a pair of ATH-M50's while I was in Japan. Great price, reviews were good for starting cans, no amp is necessary, and burn-in is good.
1 Year, into them, still love the sound. I don't really want to throw in a few hundred to upgrade at the moment, so that being said since I love the look of these, I'd like to keep em around!
The reason I post this, is that a year later, I am starting to get fed up with some of the physical quality of said cans.
From what I read, this is normal for Audio Technica cans in general.
First:
The pads are really bad. I liked them until about a month ago, where the cracks began to scratch the back of my ear when I first put them on. I remember searching for this a while back on here, and found some threads, but nothing was really resolved. Some additional vendors of the same pads were mentioned.
http://tinyurl.com/6du69yj
Second:
Aesthetics perhaps, but the little metal coil that should support the plug and attached cord, has broken away from the plug and thus making it completely useless (though not entirely sure if it was necessary in the first place).
http://tinyurl.com/6czsnn6
I was thus wondering what I can to alleviate these issues.
I don't mind at all to buy new parts.
The metal coil: Should I be able to fit it back into the plug? I tried for a long while but with no success. If I don't put it back in, and just take it off, am I compromising the stability vs fixing it?
The Pads: Where could I buy GOOD quality pads for this model? I know I could buy some through a parts vendor, but I really don't want to replace crappy pads with the same crappy pads. Do I have any options of a custom can-pad maker?
I really don't mind to pay premium price for something made well in terms of pads for these cans.
Regardless, thanks for reading my first post, in hopes of a reply!