Comments on Profile Post by yotacowboy

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  2. rhythmdevils
    rhythmdevils
    Well that’s your problem dummy. You’re supposed to max out the volume all the way up before removing or plugging in headphones. That’s why it hurts so bad when you first play an album.
    Aug 9, 2021
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  3. Tchoupitoulas
    Tchoupitoulas
    Ugh, sorry to hear it. It might be worth keeping an eye on eBay, where there are often Elex for sale with only one side working (alas, the only listing right now has a dead left channel).
    Aug 9, 2021
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  4. Walderstorn
    Walderstorn
    Sucks bro
    Aug 9, 2021
  5. Ti_Leo
    Ti_Leo
    Typical Focal... Should be broken coil, still can be repaired if it's out of warranty, but might need skill and steady hands. I tried to fix my Elear once, saw the broken spot, tried to solder the coil back, but by pulling the soldering iron away, I pulled some coil with it... Ugh.
    Aug 10, 2021
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  6. Lyander
    Lyander
    Ahhh f**k man. Sorry to hear. Focals seem grand to listen to but I've heard too many of these stories to want to bother with em
    Aug 10, 2021
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  7. Senorx12562
    Senorx12562
    I'm just waiting for the day...kinda maddening really.
    Aug 10, 2021
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  8. NationOfLaws
    NationOfLaws
    I just saw some dude on Reddit whose Focal headband broke. I guess I missed all these Focal issues before I bought mine. Ticking time bomb over here.
    Aug 10, 2021
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  9. yotacowboy
    yotacowboy
    I'll just drown my sorrows in HD600 and booze. threw a DMM on the coil leads and it's an open circuit. Leads are still attached, so it's a burned coil. I'll reach out to Drop even though it's probably out of warranty and second hand. new driver cone and coil shouldn't be absurdly priced, but who knows if even available. I haven't done any research yet.
    Aug 10, 2021
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  10. Senorx12562
    Senorx12562
    I've never seen a price for any focal part that didn't seem extortionate to me. Not that they are the only ones, mind.
    Aug 10, 2021
  11. Ti_Leo
    Ti_Leo
    Ah, sorry I didn't make myself clear, it should be an easy fix to skilled hands. According to my observation, it should be the hair thin arch part where the coil connects the cable socket and the coil cylinder, so you don't need to worry about touching any major part. A guy fixed my Focal for ~ $15 in CN, and Elex should be the "not too problematic" model as it should has some goo on both ends of the arch.
    Aug 11, 2021
  12. gixxerwimp
    gixxerwimp
    I was searching for headband breakage info and stumbled across this video which seems to describe @Ti_Leo's repair. Too bad it's in Bahasa. Really interesting teardown in any case.
    https://youtu.be/HjE0CGvDkb8
    Aug 19, 2021
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  13. Ti_Leo
    Ti_Leo
    @gixxerwimp yea, Focal headphones are quite pretty after disassembling. And I saw someone mentioned using some strong tape to fix the headband on Head-fi or somewhere else. Definitely needs to open the stitching.
    Aug 19, 2021
  14. yotacowboy
    yotacowboy
    Yeah, if the flying leads to the VC had been damaged I'd have at least tried to resolder them, but both were visually okay. Good news is these were Gaspasser's old phones, so he hooked it up with an RMA from Drop - they were still within warranty coverage.
    Aug 19, 2021
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