Beyerdynamic DT770 2005 not working

[Oggranak]

Well, yesterday my DT770 2005s arrived, and were working perfectly until now. I've only been using them for music and gaming and I haven't done anything that should break any headphones.

Just a few minutes ago, suddenly the left side started, well, being weird. Suddenly it's really quiet and anything I play through the headphones sounds kind of distorted or something. It's really messed up. I've tried with my HD650s and they work fine.

What should I do?

EDIT: It's the cord, I tried holding it differently and suddenly, voila, it works. I guess I need to somehow fix/replace the cord?

 

[Ishcabible]

Where is the cord weird? Is it by the plug?

If it's in the middle or something, you might as well recable them unless you'd like a 2 foot cable.

 

[Oggranak]

It's by the plug.

 

[Ishcabible]

Then just snip it off and reterminate it. 5 minutes tops.

 

[Oggranak]

Oh, sorry, I didn't mean by the plug, I mean at the headphones.

I lightly tugged on the cord at the weird spot about 50 minutes ago and they've been working since. If the problem returns (and it probably will) I'll definitely look into just cutting the end off and doing whatever reattaching it entails.

 

[Ishcabible]

I'm confused.

Was the cable funky at where the line was?

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[Oggranak]

It was funky at the part where it enters the headphones. Now it hasn't been for a few hours... who knows? If the problem persists, I'll open up the headphones, cut back the cord and re-solder (and all that good stuff, I'm no expert but I know someone who is), if possible.

 

[Ishcabible]

Ah, now I get it. That stinks.

 

[kool bubba ice]

Ugh..The achiles of Beyer headphones. My 48a has been having left channel problems since last yr. I need Alex to recable them. I'm just so worried. The 48a is never being sold used, here, ebay, ebay Germany..And retail for the 48a is 447. I mean, they are worth it. I just don't want to spend that much for a pair..

 

[Oggranak]

Okay, I don't see the thread I made going anywhere, so I'll ask you (since you seem to have some knowledge of Beyers

): Are the velour pads better for the DT770 '05s than the leather pads that came with mine? My main problem with mine is the lack of F/B depth. Everything just seems really 2-dimensional.

Is this partially because of my leather pads or is it just a characteristic of the headphones themselves?

If you don't know, then, well, darn.