Anyone else had irregularities with their A61 swivels? I've had one pair for years, bought new, never a problem and they never seemed to change the sound at all that I ever noticed.
I just bought a second pair off Ebay recently, and right away I hear noise out of one channel (sort of random, low-to-mid freq 'waffle', similar to wind noise), and a loss of signal on the other (or perhaps both). I've swapped the swivels channel to channel, and the noise follows. I tried rotating the suspect one, removing/reinserting, etc.
Remove them from the 460s and there's none of the noise at all, and signal level seems to go up as well. These two 460s are pristine and have tons of output.
It's puzzling, as these swivels look in excellent condition, and there's not much in them that could go wrong. The pins look straight, the threads and everything clean. I'll put them under the magnifier tomorrow and do a resistance/continuity check, maybe even take them apart and check the wire and solder joints, etc. I suppose it's possible a socket has loosened, or pin may have become worn...
Anyone have a contact for friendly AKG repair in or near CA? It's been 15 years since I dealt with anyone there, and I think they may even be out of state now.
Thanks!
Dave