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Posted by mr. poopyhead on Aug-31-2003 04:05:

technics RP-DJ1200 headphones....

i got these things about 1.5 years ago and the left channel stopped working about a few months ago. apparently the wire to the left channel runs through the swivel joint for the left ear cup... after 1.5 years i guess the swiveling action frayed the wire and the left channel stopped working... at first i thought it would be a simple soldering job to fix it up, but that's just not the case. it seems that they used a very cheap type of audio cable for the headphones. most wires have 2 strands, one wrapped in insulation, and the other coiled around the insulated wire... the problem with this cheap wiring is that the 2 strands are coiled together, and insulated from each other by a coating. so when you try and solder the wires together, you melt the insulating coating on the wire and cause a short cause the wires are now in contact. anyways, before i tried my do it yourself job, i had taken it to the technics factory here and they said they couldn't fix it. pissed me off... they offered to order a new pair for me, but i think its ridiculous to write off a pair of $150 headphones over a severed wire...

i dunno what the point of this post was... i think its some kind of warning to anyone thinking of buying these things. don't get me wrong, they were GREAT 'phones when they worked... i think i'll just be more careful next time i buy a pair...

Posted by YuVaL on Aug-31-2003 04:37:

get the Pionner HDJ1000's

Posted by Dj Thy on Aug-31-2003 11:46:

Well, in my opinion, the representative was just a lazy bum, because that problem can be repaired. I had a guy once run over my cable (he tried to pass when I was browsing records) and it ripped the cable up to the middle of the headband.
As I didn't have time to fix it myself, I brought it to a Technics representative and it can be repaired, but it's a difficult job to do, because the wire passes in the swivel system, and there's a lot of little pieces in that swivel (including tiny springs). The trick is, if your cable is broken, they just replace the whole cable. It costs quite a lot (because there's a lot of hand work, bout an hour and a half), but not enough to justify a new Tech headphone.

PS : couple of months later, another guy broke them totally (he broke the plastic fork the cup hangs on, I know, the last time I'm lending headphones to someone). I bought another RP, and opened up the old one, to make a 1 cup headphone. Indeed the swivel system is very complicated to put back, but changing the cables is not so difficult once that is done.

My advice is, go see someone else, if they know their stuff they'll repair it.

Posted by mr. poopyhead on Sep-05-2003 04:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Dj Thy
Well, in my opinion, the representative was just a lazy bum, because that problem can be repaired. I had a guy once run over my cable (he tried to pass when I was browsing records) and it ripped the cable up to the middle of the headband.
As I didn't have time to fix it myself, I brought it to a Technics representative and it can be repaired, but it's a difficult job to do, because the wire passes in the swivel system, and there's a lot of little pieces in that swivel (including tiny springs). The trick is, if your cable is broken, they just replace the whole cable. It costs quite a lot (because there's a lot of hand work, bout an hour and a half), but not enough to justify a new Tech headphone.

PS : couple of months later, another guy broke them totally (he broke the plastic fork the cup hangs on, I know, the last time I'm lending headphones to someone). I bought another RP, and opened up the old one, to make a 1 cup headphone. Indeed the swivel system is very complicated to put back, but changing the cables is not so difficult once that is done.

My advice is, go see someone else, if they know their stuff they'll repair it.

the ear cup isn't too hard to take off... i was thinking about just replacing the wire myself when i find some time... i'll let you know how it goes in case your wire rips again, =P

Posted by montie on Sep-05-2003 06:47:

Re: technics RP-DJ1200 headphones....

quote:
Originally posted by mr. poopyhead
i got these things about 1.5 years ago and the left channel stopped working about a few months ago. apparently the wire to the left channel runs through the swivel joint for the left ear cup... after 1.5 years i guess the swiveling action frayed the wire and the left channel stopped working... at first i thought it would be a simple soldering job to fix it up, but that's just not the case. it seems that they used a very cheap type of audio cable for the headphones. most wires have 2 strands, one wrapped in insulation, and the other coiled around the insulated wire... the problem with this cheap wiring is that the 2 strands are coiled together, and insulated from each other by a coating. so when you try and solder the wires together, you melt the insulating coating on the wire and cause a short cause the wires are now in contact. anyways, before i tried my do it yourself job, i had taken it to the technics factory here and they said they couldn't fix it. pissed me off... they offered to order a new pair for me, but i think its ridiculous to write off a pair of $150 headphones over a severed wire...

i dunno what the point of this post was... i think its some kind of warning to anyone thinking of buying these things. don't get me wrong, they were GREAT 'phones when they worked... i think i'll just be more careful next time i buy a pair...

hey dude i feel your pain.

i've had a pair of sony v770's for a little over a year and a half. just about a week ago, the right headphone stoped working. i can mess around with the wire and it will come back, but its a real pain. also the sound quality in the phones is all shitty now. sometimes it sounds good sometime's it sounds bad. all depends on which way you bend the wire.

so i ordered a new pair this week. i was wanting to get the pioneer's cuz all ive heard is good stuff about them, but the sony v770's (which have been awsome headphones for me until they broke) were 90 dollars compared the 150 at www.123dj.com

so i'm waiting on those. i figure 90 dollars is just about what i spend on vinyls so its not too bad. it such a pain in the arse tho. you don't expect your headphones to go bad on you. just another expense in the expensive world of Djing