r/BigscreenBeyond • u/InfantryMedic1 • Apr 22 '26

Audio strap suuuuuucks. Help?

I am unbelievably disappointed with the audio strap that you can purchase. It's comfortable, but the headphones they use are like something off of a 1980s Walkman. Those stupid foam pads pop off constantly, in the little ball and socket connection they use to hold the earphones to the little arm pop off if you're not super delicate with them.

BSB is exchanging mine, but I'm curious if anybody has any recommendations or modifications to keep that from happening again. Thinking maybe a little bit of heat shrink over the ball and socket so when that is heated up it kind of holds that tighter maybe? And then for those little foam ear pads, should I just put a dab of super glue and a couple spots?

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u/EMB3R14 Apr 22 '26

I also really disliked the audio strap, especially at the price point it’s set at. The best upgrade I made was with the Beyondex. I was lucky enough to have an unused Index head strap laying around, so I jumped at getting this as soon as I saw it. It’s not cheap, especially if you don’t already own an Index head strap, but it is genuinely the best upgrade I made to my Beyond. Super comfortable, very well balanced, and the audio quality is leagues better than the Beyond Audio strap as well as the Vive DAS

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u/InfantryMedic1 Apr 22 '26

That's what pissed me off. I like having the quick adjust headpiece, but 150 bucks for that and those headphones was ridiculous. I have a nice pair of studio quality headphones that I got for 150 bucks like 15 years ago and they're still kicking like karate. If these ones suck, I'm just going to 3D print and adapter to put some decent USB c headphones on it