How would I remove a fly from HD800s?

[viper0700]

So I was listening to youtube when, for the second time this week, I heard a tapping sound from the right side of my HD800s. Immediately my thoughts went to come sort of defect in the driver. I cursed my luck and almost went and looked for the receipt. My lack of faith in Sennheiser is disturbing. 
 
 
The pictures pretty much sum it up. I've got no ideas apart from poking the thing with a needle and slowly ripping it to pieces but that will both take an eternity and comes with significant risk.
 
Anyway, help, ideas or failing that interesting stories to pass the time while I poke my HD800s with a needle would be much appreciated. Here's an imgur link to the first photo in case something doesn't work. http://i.imgur.com/0lRFCRA.jpg Hope this is the right thread.
 
 
 


 
 
And no, I have no freakin clue how it got there.

 

[Mython]

Yikes, that's a tricky one!
 
I'd email Sennheiser for advice before risking doing anything potentially damaging, with a needle.
 
 
That aside, I couldn't find many images of HD800 disassembly (and no videos on youtube)
 

 

 

 

[cdsa35000]

WTH, that thing lived week(s) in there, was from the manufacture or there's some big gap around or was first a small fly fit in the grill hole and started growing.

Send the pics to Sennheiser for rechecking QC whatever.
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Fly should dried up soon then it falls apart easily.

 

[luberconn]

i would leave it in there.  it adds character and probably helps with sound dampening. 

 

[Mython]

  i would leave it in there.  it adds character and probably helps with sound dampening. 

 
What kind of fly-by-night attitude is that?

 

 

[luberconn]

lol.  fly by night is my 32nd favorite Rush song. 
 
 
apologies to the OP for not having any answers for you.  however, this thread did bring a smile to my face

 

[Imaya]

I'm sorry, I saw this thread and couldn't help doing a fly-by...
 

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[wink]

Does that driver sound like it has more air than the other?
 
Be thankful the fly is not in ointment.......
 
You could get a frog to try and get it out...
 
Put one in the other driver for a matched pair.
 
 
btw, what do you call a fly with no wings?
 

Spoiler: What do you call a fly with no wings?

A walk.....

 

[viper0700]

Update: I'll clarify it's actually a moth but I'm lovin the fly puns so keep 'em coming. Wink, that fly without wings joke is the only non baby related joke I've bothered to remember in the past 10 years so it was a great addition to see.
 
Good idea contacting Sennheiser about it, I'll be sure to give them a call but I don't think they'll be able to do much about it without me opening my wallet. Thanks also for the disassembly suggestion Mython but I don't think it's worth the risk for what is essentially a cosmetic issue. My only thought to expand on my original idea is to use a vacuum while the stabbing occurs in order to suck the mutilated body parts through the mesh. Let me know if you've got any other ideas.
 
A (semi) interesting side note: I originally thought I was wearing my T1s as hair inside the earcups can scratch against the mesh covering the drivers. For anyone wondering, the moth crawling around made a very similar sound.

 

[Mython]

   
Good idea contacting Sennheiser about it, I'll be sure to give them a call but I don't think they'll be able to do much about it without me opening my wallet.

 
Methinks they should at least ease the pain/soften the blow a little. Please let us know what they say.
 
 
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Thanks also for the disassembly suggestion Mython but I don't think it's worth the risk for what is essentially a cosmetic issue.

 
Yeah, I wasn't really encouraging you to go ahead and disassemble; more noting it as a last resort. I don't blame you at all for being reticent about tinkering with such an expensive headphone.
 
 
 
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My only thought to expand on my original idea is to use a vacuum while the stabbing occurs in order to suck the mutilated body parts through the mesh. Let me know if you've got any other ideas.

 
My logic ran to exactly the same thing, although I'd be wary that in order to get sufficient vaccuum to successfully draw the fragments through the fine holes of the mesh, there might be a small, but nonetheless significant, risk of distorting the ring radiator diaphragm.
 
I really would wait, instead, and see what Sennheiser suggest. My guess is a return to a service centre, for (I hope) nothing more severe than a nominal fee.
 
 
In the meantime, I hope we'll see some worthy Lepidoptera jokes

 

 

[viper0700]

Originally Posted by Mython
 
In order to get sufficient vaccuum to successfully draw the fragments through the fine holes of the mesh, there might be a small, but nonetheless significant, risk of distorting the ring radiator diaphragm.

 

Precisely why I think I'll wait till Sennheiser has their say, I'll be sure to post their thoughts and/or actions. 
 
 
 
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...I think it's fair to say I've scientifically proven the HD800 as an artifically bright headphone with this little fiasco

 

[Mython]

   
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...I think it's fair to say I've scientifically proven the HD800 as an artificially bright headphone with this little fiasco

 
 
LOL.
 

 

[viper0700]

   
 
LOL.
 

Hahaha exactly how I felt after first hearing the 800 with the Invicta, my wallet felt the pain but there was no going back to my 650s

 

[wink]

Quote:viper0700

 Update: I'll clarify it's actually a moth

That's one mother of a problem.
 
Did you name it mothra? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothra
 
What's the biggest moth in the world?
A mammoth!
 
What is a myth?
A female moth!
 
What do insects learn at school?
Mothmatics!
 
Why was the moth so unpopular?
He kept picking holes in everything!
 
Why did the moth nibble a hole in the carpet?
He wanted to see the floor show!
 
What's pretty, delicate and carries a sub machine gun?
A killer butterfly!
 
What do you call a moth that won't leave you alone?
Moth-erly
 
What do you get if you cross a firefly and a moth?
An insect who can find its way around a dark wardrobe!
 
Where do moths come from?
Moth-erland
 
What do you get when you cross a bee, Hercules, and a moth?
A Behemoth
 
A man in a movie theater notices what looks like a moth sitting next to him.
"Are you a moth?" asked the man, surprised.
"Yes."
"What are you doing at the movies?"

Spoiler

The moth replied, "Well, I liked the book."

 

 

[Mython]

So, did this get resolved?