Chris Ihao
100+ Head-Fier
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Hey guys,
yesterday I finally after several years decided to step up and do something about my DT770's, which had one of those terrible rattles in the left side of the headphones. After doing some reading I figured out this usually is due to strands of hairs caught in filters or the driver itself.
Having looked inside and found nothing several times I decided to take it one further step. Now, here comes the stupid part. Before removing the driver and checking inside of that I found that the white "paper" in the center ring on the outside of the driver partly caused a rattling, as it reacted when I moved my finger across it. After having lost my patience I simple cut out the ring, since the DT-770/250 ohms have a metal guard above the element itself. Look here:
This is where I cut. Actually the driver had a noticable lower amount of rattle after doing this "mod", but some remained. Now, I wonder if any of you gurus or other knowledgeable guys know if this will have any other negative effect than possibly allowing hair to enter through the metal filter? I feel the sound isnt affected at all, and if the element was openly showing without the filter I would reconsider. I feel like poor amateur though, doing stuff like this when I'm unsure of the potential harm.
I eventually opened up the driver itself and yes, it had a hair lodged into the core. Had to pull quite a bit with a pincer to get it out. Also picked out a few smaller ones at the same time.
Fortunately I now have rattle free headphones at last, a blessing after several years of irritation. I just hope it will do ok for some time now, or else I will have to shell out for a new driver. I'm curious as to if other people here have experienced rattling caused by the filter itself or if I'm far out on this one. I did get the distinct feeling that the filter somehow vibrated and caused a sound. Just want some future reference, so thanks for any feedback.
Regards,
Chris
yesterday I finally after several years decided to step up and do something about my DT770's, which had one of those terrible rattles in the left side of the headphones. After doing some reading I figured out this usually is due to strands of hairs caught in filters or the driver itself.
Having looked inside and found nothing several times I decided to take it one further step. Now, here comes the stupid part. Before removing the driver and checking inside of that I found that the white "paper" in the center ring on the outside of the driver partly caused a rattling, as it reacted when I moved my finger across it. After having lost my patience I simple cut out the ring, since the DT-770/250 ohms have a metal guard above the element itself. Look here:
This is where I cut. Actually the driver had a noticable lower amount of rattle after doing this "mod", but some remained. Now, I wonder if any of you gurus or other knowledgeable guys know if this will have any other negative effect than possibly allowing hair to enter through the metal filter? I feel the sound isnt affected at all, and if the element was openly showing without the filter I would reconsider. I feel like poor amateur though, doing stuff like this when I'm unsure of the potential harm.
I eventually opened up the driver itself and yes, it had a hair lodged into the core. Had to pull quite a bit with a pincer to get it out. Also picked out a few smaller ones at the same time.
Fortunately I now have rattle free headphones at last, a blessing after several years of irritation. I just hope it will do ok for some time now, or else I will have to shell out for a new driver. I'm curious as to if other people here have experienced rattling caused by the filter itself or if I'm far out on this one. I did get the distinct feeling that the filter somehow vibrated and caused a sound. Just want some future reference, so thanks for any feedback.
Regards,
Chris
