Can I just say: THANK YOU !!! 😊 I found your video simple and logical to follow, your voice very pleasant to listen to (your explanations as you went - just great!) and your message of 'have a go' BRILLIANT !!! You clearly love doing what you do, and I thank you for making such helpful videos that are also enjoyable to watch. THIS particular video helped us repair a favorite pair of K92's (similar construction) that kept a Voice Over actor very happy indeed! Cheers mate! 🎙👍
@linusandersson15354 жыл бұрын
I couldn't imagine that anyone would have bothered to make a video about my exact model headphones, covering my very issue. And yet, here you are. Thank you for a very well made and informative video. Bravo!
@thesmallshed4 жыл бұрын
It was a bit of random chance really, I hadn't got a video to upload that week, so against my better judgment did this, and it's turned out I'm not the only one with the problem!
@RoyAntaw7 ай бұрын
@@thesmallshed Thanks was able to repair my five year old AGK K52 headphone , also had to replace the right side cable as well but now they work perfectly.
@CHARLZ_FERRARI Жыл бұрын
WOW! I have EXACTLY THE SAME HEADPHONES - AKG K52 and the EXACT same problem, also the black wire. So followed your vid to a tee! re- soldered both back properly. Thank you SALUTE!!!!!!!
@aureliobarreto93104 ай бұрын
Thanks for save my K72
@Kavster924 жыл бұрын
My K92's have just suddenly gone mono. Will inspect and investigate the fault with your guidance. I have to admit a level of sincere admiration to the designers that the structural rails that create the headband suspension are actually conducting the signal. I did not see that coming and was always wondering if one of the rails was actually hollow carrying both the wires or something. Pretty impressive design.
@sherllock3 жыл бұрын
Hello there would be a way to show or explain in the comment how it conducts the sound to the other side because the side that has no wire (right side) is badly contact with low sound. I don't know how the sound goes to the right speaker because I don't understand where the wire goes. THX
@Kavster923 жыл бұрын
@@sherllock The wires that carry the sound to the other speaker, inside the ear piece are soldered to the metal headband. Google image search "dismantle AKG K92" 20th image you will see what I mean. The metal headband carries the electrical signal to the other side. Hope this helps bro. Check all your wire connects, also many other youtube videos showing the process. Good luck bro.
@shashank30673 жыл бұрын
@@sherllock the metal headband inside the speaker case is uninsulated (the metal is exposed ) and is soldered to a connecting speaker wire , outside the speaker case however, the headband is coated with a black insulating paint that does not allow current to conduct when touched. Now that there are two headbands , they carry the current and boom you can listen to the music
@JamesFoxPodcast4 жыл бұрын
My head phones, out of the blue just stopped working on the left side and I was so confused. After watching this video, I found out that, this was the EXACT problem with my head phones. Thank you so much for making this video! you saved me from throwing them away!
@thesmallshed4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was of use, interesting that it seems to be a general problem.
@sherllock3 жыл бұрын
Hello there would be a way to show or explain in the comment how it conducts the sound to the other side because the side that has no wire (right side) is badly contact with low sound. I don't know how the sound goes to the right speaker because I don't understand where the wire goes. THX
@jailbirdjenna3 жыл бұрын
well i had same problem with my k52 and you encouraged me to fix it! it was my first soldering attempt and looks horrible but at least it works like a champ now. thank you so much!
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help
@debajit67812 жыл бұрын
thank you , it really helped me out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@christipping40172 жыл бұрын
So glad this is still up. Just fixed my K92's
@RealSagnik4 жыл бұрын
I exactly had the same problem... Thank You So Much for helping me out I thought I lost my editing headphones forever.
@thesmallshed4 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help! It's strange because it was a video I was doubtful about making, but it turns out several people have had the same problem.
@sherllock3 жыл бұрын
Hello there would be a way to show or explain in the comment how it conducts the sound to the other side because the side that has no wire (right side) is badly contact with low sound. I don't know how the sound goes to the right speaker because I don't understand where the wire goes. THX
@milchkopf38812 жыл бұрын
@@sherllock the two metal pieces connecting the cups are used as "wires"
@jeepreworked63884 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I love this line/AKG 52 and own 3 pairs, 2 had gone out on one side over the last year or so and I was about to give up on buying again. I was almost positive it was maybe I rolled over the cord with my studio chair and needed to cut the whole thing and replace. Thanks to your video it turned out on both pairs your same issue with the small frayed wire deepest inside after unscrewing all 5 screws. But mine were both in the Right side. So if you're reading this and don't have a multimeter, you can still visually check it. Mine both were the black ones and could see the breaks throughout. So I just snipped (leave a little on the headphone side if you're not real good at soldering like me lol), I stripped a little on the main side with scissors very gently. Solder, I used electrical tape to really keep it from vibrating loose again too. Thanks again so much for this comprehensive video!!!!!
@thesmallshed4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was of use, it's one of those random video's that I did that I wasn't sure if there was any point, but it seems to have helped a couple of people, so result!
@mickz4601 Жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy! Nice shop!! 😀
@leorait69122 жыл бұрын
Mine had the exact same problem, except the damaged contact was the white wire. Since i was used to bad quality headphones that used to tear apart in the cord, i never thought of trying to repair this one until i saw the video, thanks!
@santoshkiran_u2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the repair. I own AKG K92
@thesmallshed Жыл бұрын
Thanks, it does seem to be a problem to many.
@MathewThomas-zk1ch4 жыл бұрын
Fixed it The right speaker wires were cut /disconnected on both sides. Now they sound great Thanks for the tip Mat
@thesmallshed4 жыл бұрын
Great news, glad it helped.
@dariuskirvelevicius25232 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!!
@abominablle3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot😉 👍👍
@sarawest2769 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! My boyfriend's headphones are doing the exact same thing and I am hoping to be able to fix them for him before he gets back from his trip overseas as a surprise.
@ThatLittleTexanWoman2 жыл бұрын
I have the same headphones and the same issue. I really appreciate you taking the time to film the repair!
@thesmallshed2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped.
@iAmTheSquidThing Жыл бұрын
Very helpful! I have the same problem with my K72s. While I've got them dismantled, I think I'll install a removable cable jack, and some larger pads for my giant ears.
@jz-r3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, my K92's right ear randomly stopped working when I came back to my desk, the left side wire that conducts into the headband is frayed exactly how yours was, just ordered some more tin for my iron and I'll get to fixing it tomorrow.
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was useful!
@napolitano27283 жыл бұрын
you, sir, are a legend.
@lilianarivera31303 жыл бұрын
You saved my headphones. Thanks! ❤️
@jwatson77284 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for popping this up. I’m going to have a go at this fix it job very soon. I didn’t know where to start getting to the wires. Now I reckon i’m half a chance.
@jxtapose4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, it's pretty neat and useful.
@juniorpavon4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. Your video helped me a lot
@thesmallshed4 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
@felixrausch933 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this video, I will take this as guideline to fix my K240
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
@GustavoLeonParedes4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! this helped me to fix my AKG K72
@Everythings_Adjustable4 жыл бұрын
I hate these tiny tiny fiddly jobs! Well done 👍
@i.mahdihosseini2 жыл бұрын
thank you sir, I have the exact same model. I fixed it with your help
@Theo-sb1lo4 жыл бұрын
that was really useful, thank you
@JM-yu8sb3 жыл бұрын
My problem was a poor conection on the left hand side where the red connects to the green and is coverd with a bit of tape. I just resoldered them and used better electrical tape. Got to say I expected much better guts for preimum cans. Thanks so much again :)
@MF-yo5pl3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks old dude, worked for me as well.
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
I'm staggered to find how many of these headphones have failed, glad it was of use.
@MF-yo5pl3 жыл бұрын
@@thesmallshed even though mine is the K72 model, but same problem
@sgiany4 жыл бұрын
That was great help! Much obliged, sir. Haphazardly , the right side of my AKG K 240 studio headphones has stopped working, so will try and mend it myself !!
@thesmallshed4 жыл бұрын
Always worth a try if not working, You've got nothing to loose.
@pwilliams64054 жыл бұрын
Excellent vid as my right side has also gone quiet on my AKG K92s I only buy AKG now because their so comfortable on the ears and they give out great sound. I am going to find my old soldering iron try and fix them ! Thank you for doing this vid , most appreciated regards Paul
@thesmallshed4 жыл бұрын
Co sidering it was a last minute 'filler' type video it's been amazing to see how many others have had this problem. Perhaps AKG need to do a bit of redesigning, glad it helped.
@bazz94__454 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. My pair had the same problem.
@RebuiltBurrito23 жыл бұрын
Legend thanks so much for this
@richardbesson57013 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, it’s been really helpfull !
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was of use.
@user-qd9hb4qk1f2 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot very helpfull
@thesmallshed Жыл бұрын
Glad it was of use, I very nearly didn't post the video, but I didn't have anything for that week, but it seems to have been one of the more popular videos.
@oofmcdoof39873 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was of help.👍
@TURBONERD3 жыл бұрын
Common design flaw with the K52,72,92 series headphones. Have repaired mine at least 5 times in the 4 years that I've owned them and every time was right speaker loss due to frayed wires in that left headphone. Unsure exactly why only the left headphone wire frays, but mine was the exact same as in this video. Cheers!
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
I've been staggered by how many people have responded to this video, there's clearly a problem that you would have thought AKG would have sorted.
@TURBONERD3 жыл бұрын
@@thesmallshed Absolutely! I believe the issue is pulling/tugging caused by tight tolerance of the hole leading from the speaker cone to the headband. I think making these holes bigger or lubricating with graphite might eliminate it. Another alternative could be to take the tension off the solder joints at the band so there's no twisting, but I'm unsure how this could be done besides gluing the cable down along its path.
@AruEsse3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this, saved my headphones as well. It seems like that solder joint is a weak point in the design
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
@frankjonez3459 Жыл бұрын
Yep - Same issue with mine. It too me a while and testing all kinds of adapters and interfaces before I determined it was the headphones. Plugging & unplugging the included cable would sometimes fix it. Mine started messing up with in the 1st few days of taking out of the box. If I twisted the left headphone the right side would kick in and out. I think it's a bad design? Headphones sound good - when they work.
@andryverhoturov47224 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@JM-yu8sb3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this Video, you have helped me with the exact same headphone and problem. Subscribed and please keep your vids coming :)
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad it was of help, it's amazing how many people seem to have had the problem.
@MathewThomas-zk1ch4 жыл бұрын
Really useful I’m gna take mine apart I was thinking how they were getting the cable across to the other speaker . My guess was right Quite a clever thought. Didn’t really think it was gna be an analog signal running along the metal head band
@MacPro8CoreMan4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great video! I have been considering buying these headphones as they are on sale for $29.99 USD and get great reviews. I have had one concern and that is a short in the wiring. Many of this model's competitors have detachable cords which I've thought might be a deal beaker since in many cases in my past the cord has been the weakness. These things seem really easy to do DIY "post-warranty" surgery on thanks to this video. Thanks again... I'm now a subscriber.
@thesmallshed4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that, I work on the assumption that if it's broken I've nothing to lose, and 9 times out of 10 you get a result.🙂
@JeddDeGenerous4 жыл бұрын
Helped me out thanks 👌🏼🔥
@r_a_3 жыл бұрын
3:14 😯 I've been trying to find that out myself.
@EvLoutonian8 ай бұрын
The initial multimeter test you did is not quite the correct method, I'm fairly certain.. The base of the plug is the common ground, not the tip. So you would normally test the base to the "tip" & the base to the "ring" (centre contact on the plug) for left and right channels on a TRS type plug. Hope that helps! 🕵🏼
@EvLoutonian8 ай бұрын
ie. the top (end) two contacts on the plug should not show any connection (tip and ring)
@studio44363 жыл бұрын
Fixed Mine Thank You :-))
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@leighdurrant91164 жыл бұрын
Fiddly but worth it, 👍
@infinitemediakingsent.94072 жыл бұрын
My 6 year old stuck the jack by force into his switch. When he pulled it out he pulled the metal jack off the end. Would you be able to make a video on the easiest way to repair that. Can I just use another audio jack to splice the wire and replace.
@DLeRoux Жыл бұрын
Hi there. Excellent video! However, I know nothing about multimeters :) Can you tell me what to place the reading on? Would it be ohms? 2, 200, 2K etc. Also, what wires would correspond to the input jack. I can only seem to get readings on the black wire.
@BloodRedMage4 жыл бұрын
I have the exact same problem on the right side of my K92s. Will be ordering a soldering kit today. It seems like the moving ball joints on these cheaper Kx2 models are pulling on the wires inside making them tear with time. I'm wondering how did you strip such a small cable?
@sherllock3 жыл бұрын
Hello there would be a way to show or explain in the comment how it conducts the sound to the other side because the side that has no wire (right side) is badly contact with low sound. I don't know how the sound goes to the right speaker because I don't understand where the wire goes. THX
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
The two headband metal strips are used to conduct the signal to the other side, so any problem is likely to be where the wires connect to the strips at either side.
@noworries123 жыл бұрын
the tip is the ground??? I thought tip/ring are l/r and sleeve is ground?
@peterlloyd23063 жыл бұрын
My bad, you're right, I just checked, sleeve is ground, apologies.
@noworries123 жыл бұрын
@@peterlloyd2306 no problem! :-)
@rockerjcm59573 жыл бұрын
Hello, my akg k52 earphone seems to have a problem, it is that both sides sound but the left side is usually a little lower or darker the tone, I do not know why it is because they both work and it is sometimes annoying and I just to buy
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
It might be a connection problem, but if they are new I would get them changed I think.
@RamtinDidab7 ай бұрын
I have the same issue with my K99, the left side (which the wire goes to first) was darker and quieter at first, and then got completely off. Did you fix yours?
@annpoll36244 жыл бұрын
i dont have this soldering thing😯😯😯
@neroj76902 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking to buy these new and replace the lead by the cup into female 3.5 socket. Any thoughts?
@thesmallshed2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the delay in reply, yse a socket would be a far better solution, and the lead can always be replaced easily.
@neroj76902 жыл бұрын
@@thesmallshed i realized that my choice of headphones might not been wise due to odd angle the way the cable is coming out. By the way i was really disappointed in sound quality of them and was thinking to bin them until i put ear cushions on from my DT 990 pro. Never realised cussions make soo much difference lol. Merry Christmas
@bryansteele8323 жыл бұрын
I have had 2 pairs of these, sam problem. My nephew had a pair, same problem. FUCKING JUNK
@thesmallshed3 жыл бұрын
This was a video I wasn't going to do, as I thought it was a bit limited in appeal. It has been one of the most viewed, and sadly the comments show that it does appear to be a common fault.
@loonysam506Ай бұрын
Use flux next time
@peterlloyd2306Ай бұрын
You don't need to with multicore solder.
@loonysam506Ай бұрын
@@peterlloyd2306 Excuse me? I'm soldering my whole life, I exactly know why flux is needed here
@JeddDeGenerous4 жыл бұрын
Did your headphones end up working ?
@thesmallshed4 жыл бұрын
Yes, they are fine now, and judging by the comments below I'm not the only one with this problem, it seems to have helped a couple of other users too.