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AKG Q701 - These headphones just won't die
(lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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I have a set of nearly-10 year old Q701s (same headphones, just lime green and branded Quincy Jones)
Other than the elastic suspenders weakening (looks like yours did the same; they all do!) and the plastic sliders cracking, they've been great. I replaced the elastics and the pads, but I wish the sliders were easy to do.
Do you happen to have a link to the replacement elastic? I had no idea that it could be replaced
I used hair elastics, based on a repair tutorial I found on Youtube; let me see if I can find it.
Dental rubber bands end up being better/longer lasting in my experience.
Found it: https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/dg27mx/akg_k7xx_elastic_band_repair_guide_will_work_for/
I have those ones too! Complete with the broken elastic and clips. We need someone who’s into 3d printing AND audio to make a batch of clips.