Hey everyone,
I got a K-1000 earlier this year and it's got a very slight rattle at certain frequencies, but it's not consistent. I have done plenty of reading on Head-Fi and other locations and have some great information, but would like a bit more.
Here's possibly helpful info in correcting the situation:
1. The foam in the original box was deteriorating. When they were shipped to me some small flecks of the foam made their way through the grilles. Upon lightly blowing out the cans with compressed air, it made a substantial improvement and almost completely eliminated the problem.
2. A couple of months ago I figured I'd check to ensure that it wasn't a diaphragm issue. I opened up one side and everything looked just fine. I was leery about doing any sort of 'cleaning' while open since, again, the issue I was having is slight and infrequent and I didn't want to do any serious damage to nearly perfect K1000's
3. After a long headphone journey I think the K1000 is the headphone I'll be keeping for years to come. The pair I have are pretty much mint in every way and I, therefore, don't want to spend time tracking down another pair.
4. To describe the rattle... as I'd mentioned it's not a consistent issue, which leads me to believe nothing is wrong with either driver, etc. When it does arise, it's generally only with the songs with extremely low frequencies, but will sometimes show up on higher notes (say 1000Hz) that last a few seconds. It comes and goes. I can sometimes go days without hearing it, but other days I may notice it with most songs and then the next day, perfect again.
5. Finally, amplification DOES seem to make a difference. Better amplification does seem to yield far less 'rattle.' Is this 'rattle' perhaps just a low level distortion that the K1000's naturally have and I'm interpreting it as an issue? I can still pick up an extremely small amount when running off the speaker taps of a decent/good amp.
Anyway, I'm guessing others have experienced this and have found possible solutions... any suggestions?
I've got plenty of compressed air and would be willing to invest in other tools that would yield results. Also, I'm completely comfortable with taking the grilles off if need be as I didn't find it to be an extremely daunting task.
I'd just like to have these at 100%, right now I'd say they are 97%. The issue is negligible and I'm more than happy with them as-is, but if it's a relatively easy issue to correct, I'm willing to give it a shot. Also, being a typical Head-Fier my over analytical nature will cause me to evaluate every sound that leaves them.
Thanks,
Jussei
I got a K-1000 earlier this year and it's got a very slight rattle at certain frequencies, but it's not consistent. I have done plenty of reading on Head-Fi and other locations and have some great information, but would like a bit more.
Here's possibly helpful info in correcting the situation:
1. The foam in the original box was deteriorating. When they were shipped to me some small flecks of the foam made their way through the grilles. Upon lightly blowing out the cans with compressed air, it made a substantial improvement and almost completely eliminated the problem.
2. A couple of months ago I figured I'd check to ensure that it wasn't a diaphragm issue. I opened up one side and everything looked just fine. I was leery about doing any sort of 'cleaning' while open since, again, the issue I was having is slight and infrequent and I didn't want to do any serious damage to nearly perfect K1000's
3. After a long headphone journey I think the K1000 is the headphone I'll be keeping for years to come. The pair I have are pretty much mint in every way and I, therefore, don't want to spend time tracking down another pair.
4. To describe the rattle... as I'd mentioned it's not a consistent issue, which leads me to believe nothing is wrong with either driver, etc. When it does arise, it's generally only with the songs with extremely low frequencies, but will sometimes show up on higher notes (say 1000Hz) that last a few seconds. It comes and goes. I can sometimes go days without hearing it, but other days I may notice it with most songs and then the next day, perfect again.
5. Finally, amplification DOES seem to make a difference. Better amplification does seem to yield far less 'rattle.' Is this 'rattle' perhaps just a low level distortion that the K1000's naturally have and I'm interpreting it as an issue? I can still pick up an extremely small amount when running off the speaker taps of a decent/good amp.
Anyway, I'm guessing others have experienced this and have found possible solutions... any suggestions?
I've got plenty of compressed air and would be willing to invest in other tools that would yield results. Also, I'm completely comfortable with taking the grilles off if need be as I didn't find it to be an extremely daunting task.
I'd just like to have these at 100%, right now I'd say they are 97%. The issue is negligible and I'm more than happy with them as-is, but if it's a relatively easy issue to correct, I'm willing to give it a shot. Also, being a typical Head-Fier my over analytical nature will cause me to evaluate every sound that leaves them.
Thanks,
Jussei