We gotta work on that in my state <| sep |> I ' ve bought two he 500 headbands over the last two years . One extra just in case the new one breaks . They had them in stock . No idea about now . The he 500 was less popular then the he 400 I assume . So less demand for the headbands ? Either way they did sell then earlier this year . edit IF they did stop this practice , do not buy any of their headphones . Parts are what make selfrepair so easy . Hifiman has loads of problems that are fixable by the user with spare parts . This is a huge issue if they wont sell us new ones . Any Previous Gen HESeries have a shit headband gimbel which will break . It ' s held in with 2 nails that loosen up and the adjustment gimbel falls off . The newer gen hifiman headphones have less issues , but there still are some . Don ' t try taking them apart because those rings with tiny plastic tabs break off easily . This is a disgrace for hifiman if true . Just google some of hifiman ' s problems . They are more of a worry to me than my audeze to put it lightly .