This is probably the easiest thing to fix on headphones, and I might even try fixing them myself if i don't want to wait and they will still look good after, but if it's anything bigger, like a damaged driver or housing, then in not even going to try.

I actually tried a ambitious project a few months ago, and it didn't go as planned. I took off galaxy buds plus and wanted to make them into a bluetooth receiver because it's good quality compared to the cheap one I was using and because I have a samsung phone it uses a higher quality bluetooth codec and everyone who has tested said they do sound noticeably better with a samsung phone. There was a a YouTube video I was following, but thatcwas for the original galaxy buds, and looked relatively easy, but for the Buds plus the driver is glued into the housing, so I couldn't take it off, and I couldn't desolder the speaker and expose the contact pads because they were on the other side. I tried for a while but couldn't do anything. Before that I converted them to run off USB instead of the battery and that was successful, I plug them in and they both show up on my phone, but then the project dies there. I already had the wire stripped and ready to solder to the sound output, so I just gave up on it.

I have a cousin who still uses the original galaxy buds, I'm going to wait until the battery on them die and he might just give them to me. Then I might try again. I even made a housing for them.

You can take solace in the fact that they are sort of built to be very repairable, so disassembly should be easy.

I wouldn't even bother fixing it, honestly speaking. I'd just return them & get another pair, from another brand. If a company allows this, has poor QC and this shit happens fairly common, they don't deserve your money. Just my opinion on the matter. :)

While I did partially pick up a new one because it has a warranty, it was more like “fresh for me to ruin on my own”. I’m a fan of modding/customizing so things break. Generally if I break it myself, then I gotta fix it. I don’t think I’ve actually ever utilized a warranty. If plastic snapped or something I would’ve returned/warranty but I’ll take every opportunity to tinker I guess.

It is pretty simple to fix, but if it has warranty from Sennheiser then I would just get it fixed by them instead. Don't want to make the problem even bigger.

I know very little about headphones but from what I read there was just a lot of praise for how long peoples 800s have lasted. I used my Astro A40s for like a decade so I’m pretty gentle with my stuff but wasn’t expecting this. If these do break, I’m fairly confident (much more after this) that I’ll be able to fix them myself/source parts.

Did see a lot about Hifiman quality control since Sundras were an option. A bit ironic since I kinda avoided them lol.

Fat discount on it so possibly through warranty. Site was down and I was sitting next to my tools. Possibly 1 week+ vs 5 minutes. I am confident in my repair skills. Just gotta attach the two points, two taps of the soldering iron.

You didn’t just ask for a replacement?

Another one? If you don't know this about Sennheiser and audeze, you need to do more research!

I just ordered a few mini XLR jacks and connectors but still don't like the idea of ripping open mine to mod it (only got them a few months ago)

when compared to my less expensive noires they seem really well designed but not built like a rock... if i am explaining that clearly. the hd-800 is mostly plastic

> AAC codec and AAC bluetooth are two separate things

You couldn't be more wrong. The bit stream of AAC is very clearly documented and 2 different decoders should produce the same bit stream after decoding.

Any difference that exists is in encoding. There were differences 15 years ago when iOS encoder was superior, but now both Android and iOS are on par.

Shout out to the 6xx I was originally aiming for… ended up with all this before the drop could ship haha. Probably for the best in my case.

Glad you know what you’re doing. My 6XX’s come on Friday and I can’t wait!

That’s what I’m saying but at least the internals were nice and clean so easy repairs. A trial run before the parts to make some cables come some might say.

New discounted sold as open box. Warranty was included so could’ve claimed but I like to fix.

They were “open box” but basically new and included the warranty. I could have tried but don’t think I would’ve gotten such a good deal. A smarter person would’ve probably just gone through warranty but it was a simple fix. I’m generally pretty eager to try and fix things myself.

why not just return it?

Why wouldn’t you exchange them for a new pair?

Hahahahaha. Sorry. You'd think for that price they'd be built a little bit more solid.

Well, if you feel this way, you can enjoy MP3s the way you want, same for AAC or SBC codecs. At this point this argument is useless, most of the world is slowly adopting streaming, so a flac vs Mp3 is a useless discussion for any practical outcome.

As for Bluetooth, buy an android phone with multiple codecs, a headphone that supports a many of them and test, then you will know if there are differences.

My take on audio is to have subjective impressions with everything, because I fear that if something should be good, but in practice isn't, then I should call it out. For example, I had the poor experience of not liking some of the high-end audiophile software, and I prefer Foobar2000 over most other programs for listening music, not because it sounds better, but i tend to find the others cumbersome. As for Bluetooth, I think that there's a HUGE difference between what can sound best, and what will sound best in most average situations, like in an airport or a gym, where network congestion plays a huge role, which is why I tried to also include how it sounds to the ear, in real life scenarios, not just in theory.

B R U H. I would be pissed

Yup took a few minutes and lost the silicone sleeve on one, but back in action. I guess I get a bonus trip to Microcenter tomorrow to buy more wire. I’ll take that as a win.

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.