BobSaysHi
Headphoneus Supremus
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Hi, I received a broken pair of grados from another member back in february or so who had claimed that the sound had either gone out in the left channel, or was distorted. He got another free pair from amazon, and decided to give the broken pair to me.
I got the headphones assuming they were broken, and I couldn't hear or identify the issue. I gave them to a friend, who immediately told me about issues in the left channel. Go figure. I forgot about it until yesterday when he gave them back to me (after many months) saying the left channel's issues were too much for him. The sound in the left channel is distant and much quieter than the right.
So, I pulled my DMM and tested the impedance by measuring the ohm values for the left and right channels from the 1/8 plug. The right channel measured 31.5 ohms, and the left channel measured... 61.5 ohms. I have no idea what the issue is, and I can't send them back to grado without paying them to replace it (since I have no warranty). I have yet to open them and look around, but I will do so later today.
Any ideas?
I got the headphones assuming they were broken, and I couldn't hear or identify the issue. I gave them to a friend, who immediately told me about issues in the left channel. Go figure. I forgot about it until yesterday when he gave them back to me (after many months) saying the left channel's issues were too much for him. The sound in the left channel is distant and much quieter than the right.
So, I pulled my DMM and tested the impedance by measuring the ohm values for the left and right channels from the 1/8 plug. The right channel measured 31.5 ohms, and the left channel measured... 61.5 ohms. I have no idea what the issue is, and I can't send them back to grado without paying them to replace it (since I have no warranty). I have yet to open them and look around, but I will do so later today.
Any ideas?