[zowki]

The metal ring fell off one of the sides of my Audio-Technica ATH-M50 headphones. Will this affect audio quality in any way or is it just for aesthetic purposes?
 
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[JamesMcProgger]

I'd say aesthetic , i havent remove that ring, but does it left a whole in its place? or is just the plastic cup surface? if the second, there is no way it can affect the sound somehow

 

[zowki]

The ring is very thin and just leaves a small dent behind. I suppose its only decorative then.

 

[50an6xy06r6n]

And I'm sure you can always glue it back on... shouldn't affect anything...

 

[jerg]

What'd you do, threw the M50 against a wall or something? How did a snuggly fitted (possibly glued too) metal ring get sprung out of the slot?

 

[zowki]

It fell off while i was carrying it in my bag. I have no idea how it happened. I will try to glue it back with superglue.

 

[JamesMcProgger]

that is weird. are you sure they are genuine?

 

[50an6xy06r6n]

Well, I question exactly how tightly glued the rings are... If you press the rings on my pair, there is a little bit of give, and they don't seem completely rock-solid, so I can see how this could happen... I'm positive mine are genuine too, as I got them from HeadRoom. Maybe this is just a QC issue?

 

[jerg]

Perhaps. My new M50 metal rings are solidly embedded in their grooves, no give anywhere here. How old are your M50s?
 
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Well, I question exactly how tightly glued the rings are... If you press the rings on my pair, there is a little bit of give, and they don't seem completely rock-solid, so I can see how this could happen... I'm positive mine are genuine too, as I got them from HeadRoom. Maybe this is just a QC issue?

 

 

[50an6xy06r6n]

Perhaps. My new M50 metal rings are solidly embedded in their grooves, no give anywhere here. How old are your M50s?
 


 

Just got them in January lol... Doesn't bother me too much though, and hopefully they won't fall off

 

[Centigonal]

Replying to the thread title here:
Maybe I'm overlooking something, but can't you answer that question by just listening to the headphones?
I don't think anything we say can change what you hear.  

 

[loremipsum]

x2. I can't imagine it'd sound any different, but you should trust your ears on this one.
 
Could you post a pic of it with the ring off?

 

[JamesMcProgger]

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x2. I can't imagine it'd sound any different, but you should trust your ears on this one.
 
Could you post a pic of it with the ring off?

if he cant, id gladly photograph mine and photoshop the ring out for you

 

[zowki]

Here is a picture:

 

[myloveilove]

i'm being serious when i say i'm not fully convinced this isn't a trollpost. how exactly would that metal ring affect the sound? and i mean anything beyond the most marginal change. like so minute you couldn't tell, and even that is stretching it.