[sebastian589]

Last night I was listening to a CD with my Alessandro's and when I stood up to grab my CD wallet my arm rubbed on the volume dial on my X-Can turning the dial near the max. As soon as this happened one of the phones clearly blew out and now I have one channel of sound. As if this wasn't tragic enough the headphone pulled a Home Improvement/Tim Allen like stunt and appeared to spark up and glow, once the fantastic show was over I was left with one channel of sound and a very broken heart. So my question is;: Does Alessandro offer repairs on their headphones?

I'm a little tight on cash right now so depending on how much it would be I would either have them repaired, or worse absorb the loss. Either Way if anyone has utilized Alessandro's service I would greatly appreciate and suggestions or info.

 

[nibiyabi]

Nevermind the headphones -- how are your ears?!

Anyway I would just find their number on their site and call them.

 

[M0T0XGUY]

Wow, that really sucks. How long did the volume control stay on max? And if the power was enough to create a headphone blow-torch, then how are your ears?

To answer your question, though, I doubt that your situation would be covered under warranty. However, Grado has a flat rate 40 dollar repair fee that will probably cover your damage, so I wouldn't be too worried.

 

[rockbottom]

I think Grado should be the ones you contact.

 

[sacd lover]

Get in contact with Grado Labs .... they are the ones who will repair the headphone.

www.gradolabs.com

 

[newguru]

WOW! That REALLY sucks. Talk about an expensive lesson!

 

[kramer5150]

Wow that really sucks... Just contact Grado and they'll take care of you.

It amazes me how much gain some of these amps have, with most non-portable sources lining out at 2-2.5V. Most of the time my amps are attenuating the signal more than they are amplifying it.

 

[sebastian589]

I thought Grado might be the people to contact, I will contact them now

As for my ears, luckily they are fine, I actually had the headphones on my head but not directly on my ears as I was listening to the news so my ears were spared.

 

[mrdeadfolx]

Good to hear your ears were spared, too bad about the cans. Sounds like a simple send in and fix, so long as the light show didnt do any extra damage.

 

[F107plus5]

That is a major bummer. My Grand daughter did the same thing a few years ago and blew a big chunk out of the cone of one of my older speakers made in 1946!

For now though; I think I'll solder some ground straps onto the housings of my MS2i "just in case"!!

....better watch what I say! Some government agency may pick up on it and make it a law to protect us from ourselves!!

Hopefully, Grado will be able to fix them quickly and get them back to you right away!

EDIT: Only kidding about the ground straps!

 

[lator]

God bless stepped atteunators. Impossible to happen with my Singlepower gladly. Glad to hear your ears are ok.

 

[VR6ofpain]

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Originally Posted by sebastian589 /img/forum/go_quote.gif As if this wasn't tragic enough the headphone pulled a Home Improvement/Tim Allen like stunt and appeared to spark up and glow, once the fantastic show was over I was left with one channel of sound and a very broken heart.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sebastian589 /img/forum/go_quote.gif As for my ears, luckily they are fine, I actually had the headphones on my head but not directly on my ears as I was listening to the news so my ears were spared.

You are lucky, do you remember when Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire from a similarly fantastic show? Imagine if you had melted your hair from a sparking MS2 driver...that would definitely be FTW.

 

[SONGsanmanwah]

Scary story! Good to hear your ears are fine.

 

[Oink1]

My deepest sympathy to the survived side...

 

[AndrewB]

Quote:

Originally Posted by VR6ofpain /img/forum/go_quote.gif You are lucky, do you remember when Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire from a similarly fantastic show?

He was only imitating Richard Pryor's, head blaze

Glad your ears are okay. Try Grado for repairs.