Headphone Explosion

[jdavis]

Ok, so it's not REALLY an explosion...

The other day, i'm sitting happily at my 424 MKII, right? Well, a pretty loud part with good bass came along and bam, headphones suffered a major hit. Here's the sypmtoms: Now, whenever I'm mixing with the headphones, they skip in and out at parts with heavy bass. It's only in the right ear, and it doesn't completely go out, the volume just cuts in half. I'm looking for a diagnosis here. Have I blown one of the speakers, or do I have a loose wire, etc...?
Has this ever happened to anyone else, and if so, how do I go about NOT having to buy another pair of $100 headphones. Just for the record, the headphones mentioned are Fostex T-20's. Thanks alot for your help. Waiting, and turning down the bass...

***Justin***

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Just of Justin:

From my experience, if you attempt to have your headset fixed, you will probably be charged more than you paid for it. For example, once a little tiny plastic push-type switch fell off of a Yamaha tape deck I used to have; I checked with the Yamaha people here in Grand Rapids and they wanted more than 50 dollars to repair the plastic tab; I could still use the deck by just pushing in the contact button with my finger; so, I did just that until I gave the unit to my nephew and bought a new deck. Almost anything electronic, DON'T PAY FOR REPAIRS. The technology gets better every 90 days; so, buy a new one. Maybe a friend techi of yours could repair your headset? If not, don't bother unless you send them into the company under guarantee; that might work if you contact the company on the net and ask.

Good listening with one ear,

Green Hornet

PS: Try mixing with your monitors for better tweaking of your tracks. GH

[This message has been edited by The Green Hornet (edited 03-13-2000).]

[This message has been edited by The Green Hornet (edited 03-13-2000).]