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ultra_prescriptivist t1_je8hkn1 wrote

Man, I feel for you.

I was pissed when my M&D MH40s started falling apart just outside their warranty, and they were "only" $300. I can't imagine spending HE1000SE level cash and having to do two RMAs within the warranty period.

At that level, the QC assurance should be absolutely top notch. No excuses.

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Illustrious-Lie8329 t1_je92ti1 wrote

Wow same with my M&D MH40-somehow no more sound on the right-what a waste of money and paid way more in Canadian dollars 💸

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ultra_prescriptivist t1_je9428g wrote

Yeah, man, same - the right driver died after around 18 months, and the leather pads cracked and came apart at the seams through only moderate use after about a year.

Big waste of money - I'd advise people to avoid the company entirely.

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rhalf t1_je986ei wrote

Good to know. I was about to buy a pair. That explains why they're so cheap used.

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billy_nelson t1_jeal8cn wrote

Completely different level, but my Sundara sound so good, don't know what real alternatives are there. Hifiman is very competitive.

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MDZPNMD t1_je9vfek wrote

Same happened with my clears, 2 rmas within weeks. They didn't even check if the drivers are matched.

Really goes to show that there is no price quality or at least QC mgmt correlation.

Sennheisers will still run decades later.

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ultra_prescriptivist t1_je9xkda wrote

Yeah, I guess I'm showing my Sennheiser bias - my HD25s, HD600s, and HD800s have never died on me and have been working just fine for years 😄

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KaiVogt93 t1_jea28nh wrote

Yeah, same for me, my HD660s still going strong after four or so years. People should buy good AND reliable stuff, not the stuff that is prone to failure. And also well known for its bad qc, looking at you, Hifiman...

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lightning696969 t1_jeafl4n wrote

This is only reason i bought hd650 instead of Sundara bcuz hifiman garbage QC

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drumplyr83 t1_jed6hdg wrote

The Germans don’t mess around. And that means absolutely no sacrifices when it comes to QC and QA.

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Velarev t1_je9sna4 wrote

I have a hard time justifying moondrops qc issues but at least the IEMS were 20 bucks, for that much, sheeesh

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f3llyn t1_jegbe21 wrote

> At that level, the QC assurance should be absolutely top notch. No excuses.

People keep buying them with all the known issues so they have no reason to improve.

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GL1TCH3D t1_je9mhtr wrote

My Beyer T5p had a lot of cable problems that required 2 RMAs within the 1 year I owned it. It doesn't help that the supplied carrying case is a cable breaker. But even without that the cables were pretty thin, which makes sense since it's something meant to be decently portable.

My Fostex TH900 pearl whites had a defective earcup hinge that I RMAd immediately after opening it and inspecting. That being said, it didn't actually break yet but would have been more susceptible to issues. On the flipside I've used my TH900mk1 every day for the last 7 years, and that's after I got them used so they're even older than that.

After Audeze was stolen from there was a lot of QC issues in the past too.

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