[Roasty]

i ended up just ordering a new headband from JPS.
also, not really sure what i was thinking... but i ended up ordering an SC cable too.

 

[FLTWS]

LOL! I'd like a ham sandwich and I'll take one of those cans of Iranian Seruga Caviar.

 

[ken6217]

I would think Abyss would be happy to warranty this, and I would certainly expect them to. I’m not in love with the rubber band design built into my Phis. At the very least, they should make them replaceable without needing to replace the entire leather strap.

Why would they? That rubber band seems virtually indestructible if you don’t screw around with it. I think you’d have to have a lot of wear and tear on it for to become weak and break. It was made to work in conjunction with the head strap. If you start doing mods and using zip ties etc., then you’re changing the tension and torque on it and then I would say all bets are off in terms of its longevity..

 

[attmci]

Ah, okay.
Let me know what you think about the 596 after sufficient burn in.

Still waiting for the adapter.

But I like this metal base rectifier. You should give it a try.

 

[attmci]

i ended up just ordering a new headband from JPS.
also, not really sure what i was thinking... but i ended up ordering an SC cable too.

They will love a customer like you for sure.

I thought they need to recall the lambskin ear pads a couple of weeks ago, and now they should recall the leather headband too.

 

[Ciggavelli]

So, I just got my Raal/Requisite SR1a yesterday, and I've been listening to it all morning. I read some review somewhere that said the SR1a and the TCs have more in common than they do different. That is very true from my first few hours of listening. The SR1a has better imaging, wider sound stage, and speed etc. The TCs have better bass, musicality, they are still very fast. But, they both play music outside your head

One of these days I'm going to have to stop being lazy and write a comparison between the TCs, Susvaras, and SR1aS

 

[joseph69]

Still waiting for the adapter.
But I like this metal base rectifier. You should give it a try.

Link?

 

[Litlgi74]

So, I just got my Raal/Requisite SR1a yesterday, and I've been listening to it all morning. I read some review somewhere that said the SR1a and the TCs have more in common than they do different. That is very true from my first few hours of listening. The SR1a has better imaging, wider sound stage, and speed etc. The TCs have better bass, musicality, they are still very fast.

One of these days I'm going to have to stop being lazy and write a comparison between the TCs, Susvaras, and SR1aS

I am very surprised to hear this from you... I was really hoping to love them... They were on my must listen list at CanJam. I did enjoy the transparency and detail of the Raals... But everything else was a negative for me... Especially the bass... They are just not a full range headphone. The fit and feel was also quite awkward for me as well...

I'm sorry to be raining on your parade... I'm just surprised considering your bassheadedness.

 

[Ciggavelli]

I am very surprised to hear this from you... I was really hoping to love them... They were on my must listen list at CanJam. I did enjoy the transparency and detail of the Raals... But everything else was a negative for me... Especially the bass... They are just not a full range headphone. The fit and feel was also quite awkward for me as well...

I'm sorry to be raining on your parade... I'm just surprised considering your bassheadedness.

Yeah, I think I'm fine with the bass because I expected it to be non-existent, so anything above that was a bonus. I also think using the WA33 for a pre-amp and the JotR for an hp amp could be why it sounds better than I had initially expected.
Don't get me wrong, the bass is nowhere near TC levels. I'm definitely not going to listen to hip-hop with the SR1as. But, very fast music sounds extremely good. Like grindcore (e.g.,Agoraphobic Nosebleed) and technical death metal (Origin, for example) sound so, so good.

 

[ahossam]

This is how I put my TC on headphone stand since I got them about a month ago, adding sponge cushion between the frame and the headband.

 

[Litlgi74]

But, very fast music sounds extremely good. Like grindcore (e.g.,Agoraphobic Nosebleed) and technical death metal (Origin, for example) sound so, so good.

The fact that this is actually a real genre... makes me chuckle.

 

[paradoxper]

The fact that this is actually a real genre... makes me chuckle.

Just barely for us degenerates.

 

[justonwo]

Why would they? That rubber band seems virtually indestructible if you don’t screw around with it. I think you’d have to have a lot of wear and tear on it for to become weak and break. It was made to work in conjunction with the head strap. If you start doing mods and using zip ties etc., then you’re changing the tension and torque on it and then I would say all bets are off in terms of its longevity..

It seems like the fellow above only got 6-7 months out of his. It’s not clear, but I don’t think he did any mods.

All rubber of this kind deteriorates over time. I just don’t think it’s a great design to have the rubber sewn into the headband.

 

[Roasty]

It seems like the fellow above only got 6-7 months out of his. It’s not clear, but I don’t think he did any mods.

All rubber of this kind deteriorates over time. I just don’t think it’s a great design to have the rubber sewn into the headband.

I didn't do any additional mods to the headband. I did, however, do a half turn of the headband before seating it on my head, to increase the tension and allow the headphones to sit higher rather than have the inside of the ear cups rest on the top of my ears. I suppose that contributed to the rubber snapping, plus the fact the headphones are in an air-conditioned room all the time which may have caused it to harden and crack (?). The band on the other side does look ok though. Anyhow, I didn't bring it up to JPS; just ordered a new one and will not be twisting the headband from now on. I have a pilot pad from ZMF which I will stuff in between the headband and metal frame when using the headphones.

 

[justonwo]

I didn't do any additional mods to the headband. I did, however, do a half turn of the headband before seating it on my head, to increase the tension and allow the headphones to sit higher rather than have the inside of the ear cups rest on the top of my ears. I suppose that contributed to the rubber snapping, plus the fact the headphones are in an air-conditioned room all the time which may have caused it to harden and crack (?). The band on the other side does look ok though. Anyhow, I didn't bring it up to JPS; just ordered a new one and will not be twisting the headband from now on. I have a pilot pad from ZMF which I will stuff in between the headband and metal frame when using the headphones.

Not a big deal, but I think the rubber should be able to handle a lot of distorting. I would honestly ask JPS about it. I bet anything they’d refund your order and replace it for free. Anyway, not the end of the world. I’d pay for one after maybe 4-5 years of heavy use, but I’d expect warranty in less than one year on something like this.

Actually, a split rubber band design with a couple of knots on the end to prevent slipping past the metal clasp would work just fine as a fix without replacing the whole headband. Seems like an idea to consider for JPS.