Left earcup on my Bose headphones broke. Fix it or buy new?

[Guest]

jst stick to bose, its the best!

 

[MEgamer]

bose is the worst. it literally is, youve been fooled by their marketing gimmicks, or u jsut havent heard many other phones.

 

[Guest]

Hi All,
I just got same problem today.
When you press on tho the headphones, because of vacuum you will slightly move membrane. okay, as soon as you will remove padded portion (little flat screwdriver between padding and plastic and just carefully lift it until it pops up and do it on all 4 sides) you will be able to see membrane (speaker).
If you look closely, there is copper thin wire under membrane which goes from center onto side. if you take something non metallic/magnetic and slightly press around side of the membrane where copper wire is, you will see it will play. I guess this is due to poor design and wire just get snapped. Anyhow as previously said, if you put small piece of cotton or something really soft under plastic meshing so it press slightly on side of membrane where wire is, it should be working. For how long, Ive no idea, I just done it today. btw, this should qualify as replacement because of bad design and obviously this is failing point, shouldn't it?. cheers

 

[shaynestewart]

Just to add my two cents worth. As much as I think the Bose headphones are great soundwise their durability is another story. I'm on my second set now and both sets have encountered the same problems. I've never had any problems with the wiring or loss of sound. The problems I've had are first the ear pads start to disintegrate. Black flakes start coming off the pads and eventually the pads are not shiny anymore but a dull cloth look. This isn't a showstopper but not great either. The big problem is that the plastic frame starts to just crack and fall apart for no reason whatsoever. I've always looked after the headphones well, keeping them in their case and not handling them rough. It almost seems that they are designed to self destruct after about three years. I wouldn't have bought the second set due to this but they were a gift. Now after having the exact same thing happen to two sets bought from different parts of the world, several years apart, I would not even consider buying them again. For the money they cost they should last more than three years. I now use a pair of Shure in ear headphones that sound just as good, are comfortable, block out just as much noise, a lot more portable and cost considerably less. The Bose are definitely great quality soundwise but spending $300 for headphones that last only three years doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

[buwish]

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