Kramer-mod... KSC75... - Page 2 - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

12thgear · #16 (**permalink**) 07-11-2005, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by sonick

hehehe, i actually did that while the plastic grill was off my portapros... i held them so the driver didnt vibrate against my ear...

didnt do a comparo though hehe

Actually, maybe cutting and gluing a metal mesh screen in lieu of the plastic grill would be worthwhile. Anybody wanna try it? Or will I have to be the first?

arspy87 · #17 (**permalink**) 07-11-2005, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 12thgear

Actually, maybe cutting and gluing a metal mesh screen in lieu of the plastic grill would be worthwhile. Anybody wanna try it? Or will I have to be the first?

I did that to my HD497s...replaced the drilled plastic grille with aluminum screen mesh. I'm surprised how great they sound now...they're actually listenable

TURBO · #18 (**permalink**) 07-11-2005, 03:44 AM

Actually, I am looking for an enclosure for the ksc-50 drivers.
I broke all plastics on them. After that, I mod them (re-cable). Now, I can listen to them but no housing for them. They sound beautiful, recabled with speaker wires. Does anyone have an idea what can I do with them, aside from selling them?

arspy87 · #19 (**permalink**) 07-11-2005, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by TURBO

Actually, I am looking for an enclosure for the ksc-50 drivers.
I broke them. After that, I mod them (re-cable). Now I can listen to them but no housing for them. Does anyone have an idea what I can do with them, aside of selling the drivers?

Do another Kramer-mod and mount the Koss drivers in some other headphones housing!

TURBO · #20 (**permalink**) 07-11-2005, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by arspy87

Do another Kramer-mod and mount the Koss drivers in some other headphones housing!

I've been looking, but not luck. Last time, I tried some American Airlines headphones, but the drivers didn’t fit very well. I managed to install it but, since they were closed, they didn’t sound right.

By the way, with the re-cabling, sound open up a lot. Especially, bass spectrum.

seeberg · #21 (**permalink**) 07-11-2005, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TURBO

I've been looking, but not luck. Last time, I tried some American Airlines headphones, but the drivers didn’t fit very well. I managed to install it but, since they were closed, they didn’t sound right.

By the way, with the re-cabling, sound open up a lot. Especially, bass spectrum.

Make ATH-EW9s clones with them- give the drivers a wooden enlclosure with leather earpads and metal based clipon pieces. Classy. Now if only I could get an EW9s smiley...

,
Abe

dmunky · #22 (**permalink**) 08-01-2005, 09:33 PM

Alright, I did the mod yesterday and it sounds great. Just one minor problem is that with all the holes on the guard, it seems like there'll be a lot of debris and dust that can easily come in contact with the driver. I'm going to try a single sheet of tissue paper to see if that'll provide a nice cover without changing the sound too much.

seeberg · #23 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by dmunky

Alright, I did the mod yesterday and it sounds great. Just one minor problem is that with all the holes on the guard, it seems like there'll be a lot of debris and dust that can easily come in contact with the driver. I'm going to try a single sheet of tissue paper to see if that'll provide a nice cover without changing the sound too much.

Try a regular mesh cloth(similar to Grado's technique)- using tissue might deteriorate under sweat and the summer heat. I'm thinking using something almost like what you'd see in lingerie would do it.

,
Abe

saint.panda · #24 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 01:38 AM

Has anybody tried putting KSC-35/75 drivers into a closed enclosure yet?

I feel like doing this with a pair of Sony MDR-V300, which look cool but sound like crap.

kramer5150 · #25 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by saint.panda

Has anybody tried putting KSC-35/75 drivers into a closed enclosure yet?

I feel like doing this with a pair of Sony MDR-V300, which look cool but sound like crap.

I mounted some in a V6 and was less than impressed... the earcup colors the mids.... just the same way it colors the standard V6 driver. IMHO it might work better in a larger earcup, maxell HP2000 perhaps?

kramer5150 · #26 (**permalink**) 11-11-2005, 06:33 PM

Was bored last night, decided to recable mine...

Overall sound seems warmer. Midrange seems fuller, and bass is tighter while extending a little lower. The hole additions brighten and clean up the treble, the recable cleans up the mids and bass. Theres less of a dip from 300-800 Hz.

Portability takes a big hit though, at least with the Canare 22 AWG cable I used. IMHO theyre not really portable cans any more, the canare cable is much stiffer than the OEM koss cord.

Garrett

Fatality_ · #27 (**permalink**) 11-11-2005, 07:57 PM

aaah! i opened em up from pure curiosity, and when i was putting the grill back on it slipped and made a huge carve right into the driver ..paper.. aah i got scared

but thank god these babies arent that weak, they sound exactly the same

but still that little ..cosmetic error inside is bugging me

kramer5150 · #28 (**permalink**) 11-11-2005, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Fatality_

aaah! i opened em up from pure curiosity, and when i was putting the grill back on it slipped and made a huge carve right into the driver ..paper.. aah i got scared

but thank god these babies arent that weak, they sound exactly the same

but still that little ..cosmetic error inside is bugging me

LOL... I did the same thing to mine. I used duct tape and was able to pull it back out. DOH!!