[maestro]

I just got a pair of A900s and have been listening to them for a few hours now. I keep having to re-adjust the headphones every few minutes because they are sliding forward on my head. If you look at the phones from the side, thats how the wings are setup, they are supposed to rest forward from the cans. Maybe my head is just awkward? No matter the cause, I would really like to know if there is an obvious solution. Someone help. Thanks.

 

[AIM9x]

tilt your head back! buy a reclining chair or something of the sort.... the problem's not THAT hard to solve

 

[D-EJ915]

my wings are usually straight above the cans, not exactly straight, but not really forward.

 

[maestro]

I can't lean back when I'm using the computer, I guess I'll just have to live with it, I was hoping this had maybe been discussed before.

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my wings are usually straight above the cans, not exactly straight, but not really forward.

If you look at the headphones from the side, making sure the lettering is level, you can notice that although the wings are basically right above the cans, they are tilted forward.

 

[D-EJ915]

make sure you have the back of the inside of the pads close to the back of your ears, that's the way they'r meant to be worn, so they might be going into normal position, or you lean your head forward.

 

[bangraman]

Are you getting enough pressure on the ears? Can I see a picture of your head in relation to the phones? Let me know and I can make some suggestions.

 

[MERTON]

carpet tape.

 

[maestro]

Well perhaps my concern was a little premature, they don't seem to be slipping off nearly as much, I've placed the wings as far back on my head as possible, and there doesn't seem to be too much of a problem.

as for pressure on the ears, now that you mention it, there could be more. I pressed the cans a little closer to my head and I noticed a slight improvement in sound, and I'm sure it would help keep them on my head.

now I know what people were talking about when they said you might look like a headphone nerd with these giant things

 

[MERTON]

i didn't think they looked nerd at all

... but i once thought you were a pretty woman

 

[maestro]

I just meant they are huge, I didn't notice it until I took the picture.

And sorry about the misconfusion, just refer to this pic instead if you want, but thats kinda weird, so don't. (my avatar is mandy moore, not me )

 

[MERTON]

are you trying to grow a mullet?

 

[gerG]

I have had various headphones go unstable at the office. I am always looking down at drawings, keyboard, food spilt in lap, etc. I have had a lot of luck tieing a slightly stretchy cord across the back connect at the pivots in the case of the ATs. The blue plastic cord from EAR earplugs is just about ideal. It takse very little tension, since there is not much force involved. An adjustable glasses cord will also work. This arrangement makes even the DT770s stable in head down mode.

The other option is get HD280s, DT250-250s, and/or Etys.

Good luck.

gerG

 

[bangraman]

Now my friends you have the terrible proof of how big my... er I mean this person who insists on impersonating a bank robber's head is.

Bending the headband subtly will allow more pressure to be exerted on the ears preventing them from falling off. I've seen the A's and W's on a number of caucasian heads now and I'm beginning to think there may be a reason why they're not being sold outside of Japan...

 

[D-EJ915]

at least I don't have read-diseas-itis like the other goons on head-fi do...heh...I've got brown hair

 

[zeplin]

maestro,
ok here's what you do. i looked at the pics of you, and the phones are pretty much the same design as my AT W1000's are. i have a small head too, so making the phones tighter not only helps them fit better, but it also brings the drivers closer to the ears, which in my opinion increases sound quality A LOT...believe me, i've done so many A & B comparisons. so, right where the arched wire frames start to come out of the structures above the drivers, wrap a tie wrap around both wires on both sides (4 tie wraps total) about an 1" 1/2 above where the wire frame starts. you are doing this because of the rubber bands you'll place around the outsides of all the four corners...the tie wraps keep the rubber bands from sliding up due to the arching angle of the wire frame. put however many rubber bands you need for a tight fit. also, keep in mind that, depending on your specific head size, you might need to put the tie wraps up a little further to avoid the rubber bands from bumping into or rubbing against the top of your head. now, the cans will never fall off your head, even if you head bang to a heavy metal song...at least that's in my case...they are as snug as my HD600's are! i'm sorry if my directions are'nt clear enough or are hard to follow. PM me or post again if you have any more questions. as i had said above...with this little mod i made, i discovered that if you bring the drivers closer to the ears (closer obviously than they would be naturally if just sitting the cans on your head normally), the sound becomes more livelier and full while smoothing out the highs perfectly. it also makes the bass a little stronger too. now i know what it's like for people with big heads...they hear their cans differently than people with small heads do...which for me factually proves that, depending on head-size, and thousands of other variables, we all hear our cans in many, MANY more ways than i previously thought

hope this helps, take care and enjoy your AT's!

edit: wups, i just noticed how you heard an improvment in sound also when pushing the drivers closer to the ear...i didn't read that part. let me know if you have any ?'s