Hey everybody, today I think I did a dumb thing with my Arya Stealth: I saw on the exterior of the left pad a piece of dirt (between the exterior metal grills and the foam that protects the driver) and I tried to pick it up with a pair of tweezers, but I didn’t take in account the “magnet” part of the driver, so the tweezers were attracted to the driver and made contact, even if softly.

I know planar magnetic drivers are fragile but I’m not an expert and so I’m asking you if there’s a change that I damaged the driver… I can’t hear a difference in sound but I’m a bit worried.

Btw, the headphones weren’t connected to any source while doing this.

The place where the tweezers got attracted from is the one I highlighted in the picture, they made contact but I clearly didn’t push or anything, I then just pulled it off; is that middle part particularly fragile?

  • perskrrrstent@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    it probably just connected to the magnet instead of the planar membrane itself. happened to my he-1000 stralth a couple of times so i wouldnt worry.

  • Millenwagon@alien.top
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    1 year ago

    I wouldn’t worry, if they were super fragile then they’d break every time they were dropped from a very small height (say, slipped off the sofa). They’re not as fragile as you may think, and they’ll be absolutely fine.

    • Sausausete@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      You’re right I’m probably over reacting and worrying about nothing, I can’t thank you enough for putting my mind at ease about this!

  • IMKGI@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    you could try go closer with a 1:1 or 2:1 macro lens and a flash to see if there is anything visible, but it’s very likely you don’t have that kind of equipment

    • Sausausete@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I tried to look at driver using a flashlight by the other side of the earcup but and I couldn’t see any damage or deformation.

  • AnnyeongM@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    WHY DID YOU DO THAT? YOU DEFINITELY RUINED YOUR HEADPHONES!!!

    Is that what you were afraid to hear? Lmao. Probably nothing happened. If it did, you can’t hear it, and if you can’t hear it, there’s nothing wrong with your headphones. Put your OCD away and enjoy your music. Just don’t do it again.

    • Sausausete@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yeah I guess I was scared for nothing, but given the price of the headphones I really would feel emotional pain if I ruined them this way.