CultofCedar OP t1_jda7yhl wrote on March 22, 2023 at 11:02 PM

Reply to comment by PolarBearSequence in Just opened up my brand new pair of 800s! Amazing. by CultofCedar

Pretty sure I had an older pair that were fine(Made in Germany 4xxx serial number) but man these news ones…it just popped right out! Not saying quality changed or anything but yikes. These were my first pair of new headphones lol!

PolarBearSequence t1_jda8a8z wrote on March 22, 2023 at 11:04 PM

Not sure if quality dropped recently (I really hope not), since my pair is an old Germany-made one as well…

I guess this is just plain out a manufacturing defect. I hope you’ll be able to return and get a replacement soon.

CultofCedar OP t1_jdam67a wrote on March 23, 2023 at 12:42 AM

I’m just gonna assume unlucky and it had a weak solder or something. I literally got the 800s because I wanted durable quality. The Astros I used before might not have sounded great, but I liked the build vs the lower end Senn stuff. Maybe try somethings with less than stellar QC after I settled in with the 800s. But nope got a mini diy to get started instead lol.

praisemymilk t1_jdeb56t wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:50 PM

Bad connectors, soldering joints arent supposed to take any physical strain. Rma it and dont do any diy

CultofCedar OP t1_jdekfos wrote on March 23, 2023 at 8:49 PM

I am sorry to inform you but I was already inside fixing it right after I posted. Just removed the pad and two screws. Two minutes of work vs who knows how long to RMA. Not to toot my own horn but my solder was cleaner than the factories anyway lol. This is good because they’ve getting action all day as I play some nice immersive space sim on a big ol 49” curved monitor.

praisemymilk t1_jdgt3e6 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 8:25 AM

Yeah if youre able to diy it its doable, also i recently had to repair a set of hd800 for a customer who also ripped out both connectors. Thougt he rough to his gear, but might be overall just a bad design... Have fun in the verse o7.

aceCrasher t1_jdbszms wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:30 AM

I have a 4xxx made in Germany too! 10+ years old, rock solid.

CultofCedar OP t1_jdbw9x9 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 8:19 AM

Neat! The ones I have were definitely older and well used. Paint missing off of every corner and edge basically. Crazy stuff considering the new pair are 47xxx. Wonder if these serial numbers are consecutive because that’s a lot of 800s out there.

ChanceFray t1_jdbupww wrote on March 23, 2023 at 7:55 AM

Must be a recent issue, Mine have been solid and I unplug them about once a month when i transport them.