[Mushroom Buttons]

Hello people.
 
Today, my AKG k240 Studio went all #%$%ed up. Audio became thin with no bass whatsover. A test on a TV series gave a weirder result, where music is audible but speeches are not. Audio also has weird reverb-y / blurry quality.
 
What could possibly be the problem? Cables or the whole can? So worried

 

[Mushroom Buttons]

Also, I've tested on various appliances. All the same. So it's definitely a problem with the headphones.

 

[stv014]

It could be that the common (ground) wire in the cable is broken, that might cause the effects you described. Basically, you hear the difference of the two channels, so sounds that are panned to the center (speech, bass, etc.) are canceled out, but what is originally on the left or right remains audible. It also means that the drivers have inverted phase relative to each other, so the sound appears to come from some undefined direction.
 

 

[PhenomenalSound]

I think it's one of the burn in problem from what I read. Just try to burn in a little longer and see your results.

 

[Han Bao Quan]

This is has nothing to do with burn-in (which is another controversial topic for another time). This sounds like some internal damage
 
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I think it's one of the burn in problem from what I read. Just try to burn in a little longer and see your results.

 

 

[stv014]

As I already explained, it is most likely a cable problem. Cutting the ground wire would cause all the effects the OP described.
 

 

[Mushroom Buttons]

Thanks for the replies. Sent it to a shop and i was told it is most likely grounding issue. However, i have tried swapping cable before sending it and the problem is not the cable. Might be the pins or something else. This sucks. :mad:

 

[stv014]

Maybe it is the internal wiring in the headphone that is broken, near the connector (if it has a detachable cable).
 

 

[Mushroom Buttons]

any idea if this is fixable without risk of ruining other parts? or without costing more than half the price of the headphones?