Ultrasone Performance 480 Headphones - $219 + Shipping @Kogan

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  Gnostikos on 29/08/2015 - 00:08

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  What a fantastic waste of money right there.

  A $219 dollar gamble on a completely obscure brand with very little chatter on the Internet about it; or pay less for something guaranteed to sound good.

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    Audisez on 29/08/2015 - 00:27

    +1

    Ha, I doubt the 840 are worst then the m50x which are actually overpriced and over recommended. Ultrasone have actually been known to make some decent headphones, they are just not for everyone.

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    beeze on 29/08/2015 - 09:13

    +1

    Not obscure at all, the brand is well known, just not in hifi and the potable headphone scene.
    There are lots of niche brands I own you likely have not heard of, often they focus on making good hardware, not marketing.
    I don't like the sound of the m50's, not to my taste.

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  belongsinforums on 29/08/2015 - 05:05

  I have ultrasones. Extremely comfortable! However, after 3 years the right side of my headphones no longer emits sound. Any fix?

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    beeze on 29/08/2015 - 09:15

    +1

    I would open the cup and look for a break in the cable.

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      belongsinforums on 29/08/2015 - 10:57

      Thank you! I'll see if that's possible with my on ears

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        beeze on 29/08/2015 - 12:45

        the driver (speaker) will have thin strands of cable going to a small PCB or stiff material with 2 or 3 dots of solder. If you don't see a break in the cable, you can cut up a normal headphone (minijack / 3.5mm trs) cable and touch the bare ends to the solder dabs to see if the sound comes through. This would demonstrate the working speaker if the break is in another location like at the connector end.

        If the driver works, you could recable or pay someone to recable.

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        belongsinforums on 29/08/2015 - 12:52

        @noone025: recabling sounds expensive. i might take them with me next time i head overseas. thank you noone025!

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        beeze on 29/08/2015 - 12:58

        @tomkun01: Depends. I like to play with headphones, I've improved a few sets and ruined one or 2 in learning. If thats not your thing and you don't know anyone who likes playing with electronics, it might be best to have a quick look and leave it at that. On the other hand, if you don't use them, there isn't much to loose.

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        belongsinforums on 29/08/2015 - 12:59

        @noone025: yeah, actually, come to think of it, a mate's dad is an electrician. might pass them on to him