u/starktastic4

Help With Arya Stealth Headband

Help With Arya Stealth Headband

I recently had the earpads and headband start to peel on my Arya Stealths. I replaced the pads with Dakoni pads because I did not see an upgraded version available from Hifiman and didn't want the new ones to peel in a few years, too. I also replaced the headband with an aftermarket leather headband; however, one of the screws that holds the yokes on got stripped. The head of the screw literally broke up when I tried to unscrew it because apparently Hifiman uses too much Loctite in these things.

I emailed support to order a replacement headband entirely, but instead of answering me if they had one available, they wanted me to RMA the entire headphone for a replacement unit. I told them I'd just like to replace the headband since I've had them for, I think, more than 2 years.

The headphones are working, and I got them reassembled. Does anyone know where I can get a stock headband for the Arya Stealth model in the US?

Photos of the issue. I couldn't even get the screw out with an extractor kit...

Where I had to drill out the screw head because it was broken.

How it looks reassembled

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u/starktastic4 — 1 day ago