[D41LYBR34Dm4n]

I have the AKG K271's and ever since I got them in December I've noticed this crackling using an iRiver H320, pluggin into my comp's onboard sound, and the receiver for the receiver for my TV sound set up. It seems to occur mostly at extreme low frequencies when low toms on a drums are being played for example. Also it seems to occur during certain high notes. Not very often though. Could it be the headphones or are they not being powered enough?

 

[Edwood]

Both sides, or only one?

If only one side, check for a hair stuck near the driver. This often causes more of a buzzing sound.

-Ed

 

[D41LYBR34Dm4n]

What's the driver? I think it might be only one.

 

[jerb]

the driver is the miniature speaker in the headphone. there are two, one on the left and one on the right, they are what produce the sound you hear

 

[D41LYBR34Dm4n]

Where would the hair be stuck? I see a couple tiny ones in the mesh black stuff that covers teh speaker thing up but those shouldn't affect anything. Should I take off the circular foam mesh black stuff?

 

[D41LYBR34Dm4n]

Actually it's in both.

 

[nickchen]

Take your can apart as much as possible, clean everything (puff, puff), reassamble it, and there we go.

 

[D41LYBR34Dm4n]

Considering the fact that I don't know anything about the inside of my cans would you care to explain this in more detail so I don't screw anything up?

 

[nickchen]

[Sigh] Bring it to your next dealer and ask him to open and clean everything. Don't think he'll charge much more than a frown and 5 $.