Aerothorn
Head-Fier
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So, the HD-25-1s I have (which I've been using for maybe four years now) have never had the tightest sound, but have always been good enough. In the last few months, though, they seem to have had a noticeable decline in sound quality. The seperation of channels is now nearly non-existent, and there is a great deal of sibilance where there was none before.
I'm trying to figure out what could cause this. The pleather earpads are wearing out, and I plan on replacing them as soon as I return to the States (as replacement parts are considerably cheaper there), but I didn't think that would really impact the sound. More likely is that one of the wire's insulation has a crack in it (due to the headband eating into the wire) but it's small, only on one earphone, and the wire itself is undamaged. Again, I plan on replacing the wiring, but don't want to spend all the money on it if it's something else. Could the elements be wearing out?
Thanks for any help you folk can provide!
I'm trying to figure out what could cause this. The pleather earpads are wearing out, and I plan on replacing them as soon as I return to the States (as replacement parts are considerably cheaper there), but I didn't think that would really impact the sound. More likely is that one of the wire's insulation has a crack in it (due to the headband eating into the wire) but it's small, only on one earphone, and the wire itself is undamaged. Again, I plan on replacing the wiring, but don't want to spend all the money on it if it's something else. Could the elements be wearing out?
Thanks for any help you folk can provide!