Dont think so , its just a bad design , mine is OG and the O ring snapped also , because of age or dry condition ,
i would never pay 250$ for a peace of rubber so i did a home fix , ugly but it works
It is $150 for a new headband.
Dont think so , its just a bad design , mine is OG and the O ring snapped also , because of age or dry condition ,
i would never pay 250$ for a peace of rubber so i did a home fix , ugly but it works
Sorry 150$ had the same emotional effect on me as the 250$ last time i checked so 250 stuck in my mindIt is $150 for a new headband.
Dont think so , its just a bad design , mine is OG and the O ring snapped also , because of age or dry condition ,
i would never pay 250$ for a peace of rubber so i did a home fix , ugly but it works
It is $150 for a new headband.
It can’t be a bad design if they don’t all break. No one knows what the percent is unless a poll istaken of all owners. People usually post when they have a problem, not when they don’t have a problem. You’re not gonna get somebody to post out of nowhere saying, hey I have a headphone band and it didn’t break.
In addition, I think it’s safe to say from reading comments here that a lot of people don’t just place the headphones on their head and call it a day. They play around with it trying to figure out the best positioning, and most likely those rubber rings are not made to be stretched, pulled, twisted, etc.
I don't own an Abyss but I have considered buying a TC. I'm an engineering specialist in the automotive industry and I specialize in attachments (mainly fasteners but also clips, clamps,o-rings, etc). O-rings are designed to seal joints, they're not designed to stretch and suspend a load. I think a simple fix would be to use elastic. Rather than spend a $150 for a new headband, I would get some black elastic that girls use for hair ties, cut it to the length desired, and get some crimps and a crimping tool to crimp the ends together. You can even use a little bit of glue inside the crimp before crimping. The crimping tool would be the most expensive piece of the fix but it won't cost $150. You can buy elastic on-line or at an arts and crafts store. I think elastic would last longer than rubber o-rings for how Abyss is using them. Just my 2 cents.still a lot of money.
Well, headphones at this price point must be built for longevity. And a rubber ring at this pricepoint is not a good design decision. At least do neither focal nor stax use rubber rings as part of their design. Or any other part which breaks because of normal wear and tear over the years.
What it comes down to is what abyss makes of this now.
still a lot of money.
Well, headphones at this price point must be built for longevity. And a rubber ring at this pricepoint is not a good design decision. At least do neither focal nor stax use rubber rings as part of their design. Or any other part which breaks because of normal wear and tear over the years.
What it comes down to is what abyss makes of this now.
An alternative would be to redesign the headband so that the "O" ring is not captive. This would prevent wasting a perfectly good headband and facilitate cheap and easy "O" ring replacement.
An alternative would be to redesign the headband so that the "O" ring is not captive. This would prevent wasting a perfectly good headband and facilitate cheap and easy "O" ring replacement.
Obviously no one knows what someone else is doing when using their headphones, but I find it very hard to believe that taking the headphone and placing on your head and not effing around with it is going to break and O-ring.
You're saying that people shouldn't play around with fit and adjustment?