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| Headphones (full-size) Discussion of full-size headphones. |
01-13-2009, 09:32 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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What Headphones Have You Modded for Better Sound?
What headphones have you modified that in your opinion resulted in BETTER SOUND?
Please only post your top 1 or 2 headphone mods , whatever best improved the sound, the biggest improvement.
Please also include the following:
1. the make and model of headphones,
2. materials used, if any,
3. a brief description of the mod or a link showing the mod,
4. and brief comments comparing before the mod and after the mod.
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I will maintain the following index of headphones posted in this thread:
Model / Make - - - - - - - Number of Head-Fiers
1. KSC75 / Koss - 7
2. SR-Lambda Pro / Stax - 1
3. K340 / AKG - 2
4. A900 / Audio-Technica - 1
5. HFI780 / Ultrasone - 1
6. HD25-SP / Sennheiser - 1
7. KTXPRO1 / Koss - 1
8. ATH-W3000 / (none) - 1
9. Proline 2500 / Ultrasone - 1
10. SR125 / Grado - 1
11. D2000 / Denon - 1
12. SR80 / Grado - 2
13. Aurvana Live! / Creative - 1
14. SR225 / Grado - 1
15. MS2i / Allesandro - 1
16. HD25-1 II / Sennheiser - 1
17. ATH-W5000 / Audio-Technica - 1
18. MDR-CD1000 / Sony - 1
19. iM716 / Altec Lansing - 1
20. HA-RX900 / JVC - 1
21. HA-RX700 / JVC - 2
22. DT770 / Beyerdynamic - 3
23. K240M / AKG - 1
24. YH100 / Yamaha - 1
25. HD555 / Sennheiser - 1
26. MS1 / Alessandro - 1
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FWIR = From What I Read or From What I've Read
Properly adjust your HD650, HD600, HD580.
Team: Preference, Synergy, and Utility
Please make your posts more helpful by stating what equipment the mentioned headphones are plugged into. Headphones often sound worse or much better depending on the source and amp used. Your signature won't help those who later read your post after you've changed your sig to a new rig. Thank you!
Last edited by 1Time; 03-30-2009 at 08:26 AM.
Reason: updated to post #44
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01-13-2009, 10:46 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: In a hamster cage, Seattle
Posts: 5,540
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Way too many to list. Lots and lots going back to 1980 when I did my first Senn mods.
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01-13-2009, 10:53 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: San Jose/Orange, CA
Posts: 8,229
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Koss KSC75; Kramer mod and the quarter mod. Did either mod (or both) on various KSC75s throughout the ages. 
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Home: KECES-151 + Gilmore Lite + Shure SHR840
Home(2): KECES-151 + Little Dot I+ + Grado SR225
Portable: iPod Classic 160GB/Sansa Clip 2GB + Yuin PK3/Koss KSC75/Koss PortaPro/Shure SE530
College: Pico DAC + Gilmore Lite + SR225/SRH840
College(2): Pico DAC + Audioengine A2
Speakers: Marantz CC4001 + NAD C325BEE + Monitor Audio Silver RS6
There are those who treat music as a convenience,
and then there are those who recognize it as an art.
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01-14-2009, 12:19 AM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,693
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Quote:
Originally Posted by smeggy
Way too many to list. Lots and lots going back to 1980 when I did my first Senn mods.
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You're surely not alone. I will revise my first post to request posting no more than 1 or 2. Thanks
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FWIR = From What I Read or From What I've Read
Properly adjust your HD650, HD600, HD580.
Team: Preference, Synergy, and Utility
Please make your posts more helpful by stating what equipment the mentioned headphones are plugged into. Headphones often sound worse or much better depending on the source and amp used. Your signature won't help those who later read your post after you've changed your sig to a new rig. Thank you!
Last edited by 1Time; 01-14-2009 at 12:32 AM.
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01-14-2009, 01:08 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus 10*2kaiHead-Fi's Most Prolific Poster |
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Oslo, Norway
Posts: 30,081
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Stax SR-Lambda Pro.
Removed the back-wave damping, which opened up the sound. It also made the sound stage a bit wider.
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:: Feedback ::
MacBook Pro → Isabellina → Signature 30.2 / β22 → K1000
MacBook Pro → Isabellina → Signature 30.2 / β22 → SRD-7 Pro → SR-007BL
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01-14-2009, 05:17 PM
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1000+ Head-Fi'er
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,420
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Quote:
Originally Posted by krmathis
Stax SR-Lambda Pro.
Removed the back-wave damping, which opened up the sound. It also made the sound stage a bit wider.
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I'm curious, what do you mean by 'opened up the sound'? And what did it do to frequency response?
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01-14-2009, 05:23 PM
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500+ Head-Fi'er
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: California
Posts: 735
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mypasswordis
I'm curious, what do you mean by 'opened up the sound'? And what did it do to frequency response?
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I think he meant it became less veiled.
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-Computer>>>FLAC>>>X-Fi Platinum Fatality Pro>>>Outlaw Audio 990>>>Heed Canamp>>>K701 or CMT-340SE via Outlaw Audio M2200 and Mirage LF-150
-TV>>>BGW 750C>>>SDA SRS 2
-24GB Sansa Fuze>>>FLAC>>>HFI-780 or Swan M200MKII
-Desktop Cmoy, <With My Sister> HARX900, depodded iM716, Swan D1080MKII, Behringer MS40, 2G iPod Nano </WMS>
- <With My Friends> Polk Audio Monitor 10B via GFA-555II, SDA 2A, Adcom GDA-700, AD700, AudioEngine A2, Energy ESW8 <WMF>
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01-14-2009, 06:08 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus 10*2kaiHead-Fi's Most Prolific Poster |
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mypasswordis
I'm curious, what do you mean by 'opened up the sound'? And what did it do to frequency response?
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Like if I remove a thin cloth covering the drivers (which I did). Making more of the sound shine through...
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:: Feedback ::
MacBook Pro → Isabellina → Signature 30.2 / β22 → K1000
MacBook Pro → Isabellina → Signature 30.2 / β22 → SRD-7 Pro → SR-007BL
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01-14-2009, 06:11 PM
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100+ Head-Fi'er
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: San Diego
Posts: 140
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Bent the arms on my ES7 for Comfort and aesthetic issues.
Basic HD580 mods, Grills, Foam removed, etc.
Modded a pair of 5.1 Gaming head phones into $100. (The $100 has more bass, are more balanced and have an awesome sound stage).
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Sound: XtremeMusic -> Millet SS Hybrid -> HD580/ ATH-A700/ SR225 / K601
Portable: 16GB iTouch -> ATH-ES7/ MDR-7506 (Work Cans)
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01-14-2009, 06:18 PM
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500+ Head-Fi'er
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Israel
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I've modded A900, K701, K81DJ, SR80, RP21, K240, K340 and more.
As for the mods, see my "KT88 K340 modding guide".
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The weak link in my system is my wallet
Former Headphones:
Sennheiser PX-100, Audio Technica A900, AKG K340 X 2, AKG K340 Modded X 6, Equation RP-21, Sennheiser HD-280, Alessandro MS-1, AKG K1000, Sennheiser HE60
Now: Audio Technica AD900
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01-14-2009, 07:32 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Drenthe, Netherlands
Posts: 4,111
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule
Koss KSC75; Kramer mod and the quarter mod. Did either mod (or both) on various KSC75s throughout the ages. |
X2.
Also tried to mod my MS-1s but they died. Will get some new MS-1s victims. 
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Amp Little Dot MKIV SE; Goldpoint Headphone Pro (on loan)
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01-14-2009, 07:55 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,693
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shingetsu
Bent the arms on my ES7 for Comfort and aesthetic issues.
Basic HD580 mods, Grills, Foam removed, etc.
Modded a pair of 5.1 Gaming head phones into $100. (The $100 has more bass, are more balanced and have an awesome sound stage).
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Which 1 or 2 resulted in the biggest improvement? Thanks
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FWIR = From What I Read or From What I've Read
Properly adjust your HD650, HD600, HD580.
Team: Preference, Synergy, and Utility
Please make your posts more helpful by stating what equipment the mentioned headphones are plugged into. Headphones often sound worse or much better depending on the source and amp used. Your signature won't help those who later read your post after you've changed your sig to a new rig. Thank you!
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01-14-2009, 07:56 PM
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Headphoneus Supremus
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,693
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KT88
I've modded A900, K701, K81DJ, SR80, RP21, K240, K340 and more.
As for the mods, see my "KT88 K340 modding guide".
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Which 1 or 2 resulted in the biggest improvement? Thanks
__________________
FWIR = From What I Read or From What I've Read
Properly adjust your HD650, HD600, HD580.
Team: Preference, Synergy, and Utility
Please make your posts more helpful by stating what equipment the mentioned headphones are plugged into. Headphones often sound worse or much better depending on the source and amp used. Your signature won't help those who later read your post after you've changed your sig to a new rig. Thank you!
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01-15-2009, 05:18 AM
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500+ Head-Fi'er
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Israel
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A900 in second place. K340 in first.
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The weak link in my system is my wallet
Former Headphones:
Sennheiser PX-100, Audio Technica A900, AKG K340 X 2, AKG K340 Modded X 6, Equation RP-21, Sennheiser HD-280, Alessandro MS-1, AKG K1000, Sennheiser HE60
Now: Audio Technica AD900
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01-15-2009, 07:14 AM
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Location: Tampere, Finland
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Haven't done anything myself, but just bought HFI-780 and asked seller to send it straight to s² audio for recabling.
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