S Sysnative Windows Update Inactive Joined Oct 9, 2014 Posts 773 Jul 8, 2018 #1 I was just subtitling some videos as usual when the left headphone on my Sennheiser died. There's no sound coming out at all. Tried both wired and wireless, nothing, tried on my smartphone and laptop, no results . This is horrible. I'm leaving in three days and it's extremely important that I have a functional pair of headphones. Can these be salvaged?
I was just subtitling some videos as usual when the left headphone on my Sennheiser died. There's no sound coming out at all. Tried both wired and wireless, nothing, tried on my smartphone and laptop, no results . This is horrible. I'm leaving in three days and it's extremely important that I have a functional pair of headphones. Can these be salvaged?
Tekno Venus Senior Administrator, Developer Staff member Joined Jul 21, 2012 Posts 7,199 Location UK Jul 8, 2018 #2 If it's not working on both wired and wireless, either the driver is dead (unlikely) or one of the internal wires in the headband is broken so signal is only being sent to one driver. Unfortunately there's very little you can do without opening up the headphones. You'll likely be able to find advice on that by looking through the headfi forums Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org Tbh though, opening them up would likely void any warranty you have so if you open them and can't fix them, it's possible Sennheiser wouldn't honour the warranty.
If it's not working on both wired and wireless, either the driver is dead (unlikely) or one of the internal wires in the headband is broken so signal is only being sent to one driver. Unfortunately there's very little you can do without opening up the headphones. You'll likely be able to find advice on that by looking through the headfi forums Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org Tbh though, opening them up would likely void any warranty you have so if you open them and can't fix them, it's possible Sennheiser wouldn't honour the warranty.
S Sysnative Windows Update Inactive Joined Oct 9, 2014 Posts 773 Jul 8, 2018 #3 They don't have any warranty any more, so...
Tekno Venus Senior Administrator, Developer Staff member Joined Jul 21, 2012 Posts 7,199 Location UK Jul 8, 2018 #4 In that case, have a browse through head-fi and see if you can find how to open the earcups. What you can repair yourself will really depend how handy you are with a soldering iron tbh...
In that case, have a browse through head-fi and see if you can find how to open the earcups. What you can repair yourself will really depend how handy you are with a soldering iron tbh...
S Sysnative Windows Update Inactive Joined Oct 9, 2014 Posts 773 Jul 8, 2018 #5 I'm not the hardware type of a guy, but my dad has a knack for it...
Tekno Venus Senior Administrator, Developer Staff member Joined Jul 21, 2012 Posts 7,199 Location UK Jul 8, 2018 #6 Headphone Repair: Finding and Fixing a Wire Break - Winston Moy
S Sysnative Windows Update Inactive Joined Oct 9, 2014 Posts 773 Jul 8, 2018 #7 They got scared when I opened the link and miraculously started working again, I'll keep an eye out. Thanks, man!
They got scared when I opened the link and miraculously started working again, I'll keep an eye out. Thanks, man!
Tekno Venus Senior Administrator, Developer Staff member Joined Jul 21, 2012 Posts 7,199 Location UK Jul 8, 2018 #8 Definitely sounds like a bad connection or something inside the headband then. Means the driver is good though, which is good news. It's very unusual for a speaker driver to just break outright like that, much more likely to be a wire or even a bad solder joint somewhere.
Definitely sounds like a bad connection or something inside the headband then. Means the driver is good though, which is good news. It's very unusual for a speaker driver to just break outright like that, much more likely to be a wire or even a bad solder joint somewhere.
S Sysnative Windows Update Inactive Joined Oct 9, 2014 Posts 773 Jul 8, 2018 #9 Gosh, just saved up for Note 9, and now this, I was petrified on the sole thought of having to spend another 500 bucks on a new pair of headphones.
Gosh, just saved up for Note 9, and now this, I was petrified on the sole thought of having to spend another 500 bucks on a new pair of headphones.
S Sysnative Windows Update Inactive Joined Oct 9, 2014 Posts 773 Jul 9, 2018 #10 Got a new pair for free. The store honored the warranty although it expired a month ago.
Tekno Venus Senior Administrator, Developer Staff member Joined Jul 21, 2012 Posts 7,199 Location UK Jul 9, 2018 #11 Awesome news