hoverkraft
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After a few weeks of regular use, one of the cups on my HP50s started creaking. I almost sent them back, but then I listened to something and swooned, and decided I had to try to fix the problem before giving them up. That sound is just too. Damn. Good.
Anyway, I just took n05ey's advice and opened my hp50s (very easy, btw, if you're contemplating doing the same). In addition to adding the blutack and applying a little grease (I used some three in one chain oil from my bike, applied with a qtip), I noticed that three of the four screws attaching the headband to the cups were loose. On the side that was creaking, they were actually REALLY loose. No idea if there's a design flaw (screw attaching plastic to metal?) or if they just weren't assembled tightly, but I cranked them all down hard before putting the things back together.
Lo and behold, not only is the creak ENTIRELY gone, but the headphones feel noticeably more "solid" and tight. The blu tack is definitely a huge help, but I think tightening the screws was also critical.
Total process took less than an hour, and only required a small phillips head, some blu tack, some grease, and a couple qtips. Really glad I checked the forum before returning them!
Anyway, I just took n05ey's advice and opened my hp50s (very easy, btw, if you're contemplating doing the same). In addition to adding the blutack and applying a little grease (I used some three in one chain oil from my bike, applied with a qtip), I noticed that three of the four screws attaching the headband to the cups were loose. On the side that was creaking, they were actually REALLY loose. No idea if there's a design flaw (screw attaching plastic to metal?) or if they just weren't assembled tightly, but I cranked them all down hard before putting the things back together.
Lo and behold, not only is the creak ENTIRELY gone, but the headphones feel noticeably more "solid" and tight. The blu tack is definitely a huge help, but I think tightening the screws was also critical.
Total process took less than an hour, and only required a small phillips head, some blu tack, some grease, and a couple qtips. Really glad I checked the forum before returning them!