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Help with broken hinge on ATH-M40X (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Velitar@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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Hello, everyone

does anybody here have an experience with broken hinge on Audio-Technica headphones? I had my ATH-M40X headphones for something like a year now and unfortunately, I was not taking proper care of them as I should. Now the hinge on the right side is broken :(. Do you know if it is possible to buy spare parts? I tried contacting Audio-Technica support, but did not get any response yet. I also tried to repair them by 3D printing the broken part, but the model I found didn't fit well.

I am located in Czechia/Slovakia.

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[–] TRX808@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Take pics. It's a weak point in their yoke / hinge design but likely fixable.

[–] Velitar@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry, but I don't know how to add photo to the post or to comment in this subreddit. Respectively, Reddit does not allow me to add the photo.

[–] dunedansaxman@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Using zip ties to repair works great. Did this to mine a couple years ago and is still holding. https://www.reddit.com?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=1

[–] Velitar@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

So, I glued it together with epoxy. It was the only strong "glue" I had. It works for now, with bit of a luck it will be ok.

[–] Velitar@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

So, the epoxy I used didn't hold very well, but I got a response from the support, and now I am able to buy the spare parts.