[Leonardo Drummond]

Ohhhh dear... now that's definitely something to think about! A bit over my budget, but who knows!

 

[ivanrocks321]

hey called for to check for parts so I thought i would share some parts number for the K1000. hope this will help someone in future. 
 
#02010 for large pads 26.91 each
#02020 for small pads 26.31 each
 
#2500Z08010 for front grill 26.42 each
#2500Z07010 for inside grill 27.55 each
 

 

[warp08]

Quote:

hey called for to check for parts so I thought i would share some parts number for the K1000. hope this will help someone in future. 
 
#02010 for large pads 26.91 each
#02020 for small pads 26.31 each
 
#2500Z08010 for front grill 26.42 each
#2500Z07010 for inside grill 27.55 each
 

Where did you call?  When I contacted Harman last week they told me they no longer offer replacement parts for the K1K...confused.  And what's the difference between the large vs. small pads from a comfort perspective?  Sorry if these questions have been covered before I got my K1K only 2 days ago and I'm still learning about it and haven't had time to peruse all these good threads.
 
Thanks!

 

[Mr.Sneis]

AKG parts department, you'll want to speak with Frank

 
They don't make more parts iirc but they do have some stock left.

 

[ivanrocks321]

Mr.Snies is correct I called harman at first and they had no idea what the K1000 It took some time to convince them that I was an really AKG product. And yes ask for Frank, for parts. 
 
The small vs large pads are the two different shaped pads that are on each side of the K1000, one fixed and the other adjustable.  

 

[MuppetFace]

Finally, after months of searching, I am the proud owner of a K1000. I purchased it from a fellow head-fier a few weeks ago and it should arrive by next Wednesday.
 
I'll be powering it with an M3 eventually, but for now it's my brother's old speaker amp.

 

[Mr.Sneis]

Nice, is it bass heavy (early production) or bass light (late production)?  What do you plan to power it with?
 

 

[MuppetFace]

It's the bass light version.
 
As for the amp, I'm not sure what make it is off the top of my head, but it only has to suffice until my AMB M3 gets built.

 

[ford2]

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Where did you call?  When I contacted Harman last week they told me they no longer offer replacement parts for the K1K...confused.  And what's the difference between the large vs. small pads from a comfort perspective?  Sorry if these questions have been covered before I got my K1K only 2 days ago and I'm still learning about it and haven't had time to peruse all these good threads.
 
Thanks!

 
 
They still have them as I ordered 4 from AKG agent here in Australia and have just recieved them.

 

 

[warp08]

Quote:

Mr.Snies is correct I called harman at first and they had no idea what the K1000 It took some time to convince them that I was an really AKG product. And yes ask for Frank, for parts. 
 
The small vs large pads are the two different shaped pads that are on each side of the K1000, one fixed and the other adjustable.  

Thanks.  This is the email I got back from Frank (I was asking about replacement foam for the box):
 
 

[size=small]The K1000 was discontinued approx 2005 - 2006.  We no longer carry packing materials for this product.  Cost was included in the cost of the K1000 at that time.  No price list available for that era.[/size]​

 

Frank Rodriguez​

Customer Service Administrator

Note New E-Mail Address:

frank.rodriguez@harman.com

Ph: 818-920-3279

Fax: 818-920-3208

 

[warp08]

Quote:

 
The small vs large pads are the two different shaped pads that are on each side of the K1000, one fixed and the other adjustable.  

Thanks for the description.  I'm going to try to order two of the large pads, which may be a better fit for me and allow for distribution of the pressure on the side of my temple.  BTW, S/N 04037 here, inherited from Milezone.  Thanks again!

 

[Mr.Sneis]

Warp, are you saying you're trying to double up on the large pads for more pressure?  You've first tried adjusting the slide of the temple pads right?
 
Grats on the Milezone pair btw, they are probably more NOS than even my pair based on the looks ><

 

[warp08]

Quote:

Warp, are you saying you're trying to double up on the large pads for more pressure?  You've first tried adjusting the slide of the temple pads right?
 
Grats on the Milezone pair btw, they are probably more NOS than even my pair based on the looks ><

No, but my melon head is being squeezed a bit and I was wondering whether the larger pads would allow the pressure to be distributed a bit more evenly on a larger surface.  Milezone even included a pair of spare small pads in the sale.  Yeah, he took very good care of these, I don't think they are even broken in yet.  It was an eye-opening experience to listen to these using the Cary even after the Qualias.  Truth to tell, after the Qualias virtually every other can feels just uncomfortable.
 
So far I've only been trying to find the optimum angle for the speakers and didn't even look at the temple pads yet, but I'll do that as well.  Maybe that's all I need to do.

 

[krmathis]

^  Yeah. Try the different positions of the temple pads -> slide them in/out until you find the most comfortable position.

 

[mrarroyo]

If you are very careful you can bend the u-shaped metal bars (red) to open them up a bit. I did so w/ one of my K1000 and they are much more comfortable, just ask Aaron!