[Poetik]

Hey everyone,

I was just wondering if anyone here bought one of these for their HD650's?

Sennheiser Headband Upgrade Wrap for HD650 HD600 HD580 - eBay (item 260554251160 end time Mar-18-10 04:05:12 PDT)

The reason I ask is because I'm curious if it actually works or not in regards to the paint chipping. If not then it simply isn't worth the money but if it does then it seems like it might be a worthwhile investment to consider.

Thanks in advance,

-Cedric

 

[Palpatine]

Thanks for the link...I never knew they existed. I also wonder if they are any good...

 

[jageur272]

Those are the leather headbands for the Beyer DT770/880/990 family. They can be had for a much cheaper price (around $15) if you order direct from a Beyer warehouse.

They're very nice and make great headbands for Grados (more comfortable than the JMoney's but not as nice looking; I prefer the beyers) as well as for any headband that you can snap them around. Currently, I have them on my Pioneer SE-500.

 

[K_19]

Yeah, these are pretty much clones of Beyer headband pads. Should work fine with HD650, but I would probably remove the stock headband padding first because it would be too thick to put these on with the stock ones still on (as these headbands also have about 1/2 cm padding on their own).

 

[Poetik]

Nice, getting it for $15 sounds a ton better than $40. Still there is a question about the headband chipping though.

Has anyone had one of these and not had the chipping happen on the plastic? I know it's a natural thing with the HD650's but I'm really curious if this leather headband will stop it.

 

[jawang]

You take the plastic OFF in order to put those on.

So I guess technically it does stop the chipping, but probably not in the way that you were expecting.

 

[Poetik]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jawang /img/forum/go_quote.gif You take the plastic OFF in order to put those on. So I guess technically it does stop the chipping, but probably not in the way that you were expecting.

Hmm, as quoted by the ebay listing:


"This high quality padded leather wrap dramatically improves listening comfort by replacing the stock foam insert with high quality soft leather and also prevents the paint-chipping problem (see picture below) that is common on these headphones. Installation is a breeze, simply remove one of the two "Ireland" plastic tabs at the ends of the headband and slide out the stock foam insert, then wrap this leather upgrade around the headband and it's done!"


So it looks like that plastic part still remains on the headphone otherwise there there wouldn't be anything to hold the headphone together. You do however take out the original foam padding. I'm just curious how the heck putting that leather headband on would reduce the chipping. You would still flex the plastic part if you put it on your head regardless of if it's there or not.

 

[jawang]

If you can't take it off, then they probably just mean that it'll cover up chipping

 

[greenstuffs]

the design is faulty and will leave 4 nice round marks on the paint of your headphone overtime.

 

[autosound]

I have a pair and have taken really really good care of them. The chipping problem is inevitable. I put it back in the box after every use, and still a chip is developing. Everytime you pull the cups apart to put them on your head, you stress the band, which this pad will not prevent. It can lower the chances of chipping but it will not prevent it entirely.

 

[Palpatine]

I haven't had a problem with chipping yet. If anything a pad such as this would cover it up.

 

[Canuck57]

I have a Beyer DT770 headband pad (which is what is advertised in the fleabay ad). They cost $9 something from Beyer USA (was speaking to Beyer this week).

I put it on my 650s to cover up the paint chips which were there when I bought them second or third hand.

 

[mrbrad]

Does anyone know if it would fit a Sony MDR-V6?

 

[earerror]

I guess they fit on my Audio technica headphones, maybe time for a Headband Mod.

 

[fenixdown110]

I just found the same ebay auction. The price apparently has dropped from 40 to 28 dollars. I'm so getting one.