[pp312]

Both my 595 and 650s had a bad creak every time I moved my head or jaw. After much experimentation, I eventually traced the problem in both to the point where the arms hinge to the driver housing, where plastic meets plastic. Hope you know where I mean, but in any case where plastic moves against plastic an outrageous, and quite disproportionate, creak is send through the housing. Answer: a drop of oil--no more. Voila! No more creaking.

This seems like a trivial problem, but it would have been enough for me to reconsider keeping either phone. I read a review of the Stax 2020 the other day, and while the reviewer approved the sound, he commented that he wouldn't buy the phones due to a loud creaking in the housing. I knew exactly where he was coming from.

 

[JakeMMX]

I just got the HD650, and my left driver creaks occasionally. It has been driving me mad!

Anyway, I will have to try this. THANKS

 

[Nagasaki_Kid]

spray some wd40 onn affected area. It worked for my yamaha hp-1.

 

[majkel]

WD40 evaporates after some time. Oil for precision mechanisms should do much good.

 

[leng jai]

Can't say I've had this problem at all with my HD595/HD650.

 

[Schalldampfer]

I had it, too after I returned it and got it back repaired. It just goes away with time and wear.

 

[pp312]

No doubt, but in the meantime it drives you bonkers!

 

[ericj]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nagasaki_Kid /img/forum/go_quote.gif spray some wd40 onn affected area. It worked for my yamaha hp-1.

Kerosene? No thanks.

They call WD-40 a Water Displacer for a reason.

I do however have a big can of STP spray silicone lube. And no big senns at all - but i keep meaning to lube the various pivots and slides on my AKGs.

 

[krmathis]

A drop of oil certainly fix most, if not all, of these creaking noises.
It did on one of my Lambda Pro.., who were annoying when I got them..