Posts by johan851

Quote: Originally Posted by Dongle  Cool, man. Science in action.     Have either of you compared your 518s to a decent closed headphone in a similar price range like the M50? I only...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dongle  Interesting point, but here's a wrinkle you may not have considered: what makes a material "lower quality"? ... I really like your post.  And don't forget that the...

Quote: Originally Posted by p a t r i c k  I don't think this will harm headphones. I haven't considered it before actually and I merrily plug and unplug headphones while music is playing without a second thought. My...

Quote: Originally Posted by kramer5150  Shouldn't be a problem.  the only problems I ever encountered in this regard was when I ran an OPA637 at too low gain in my PPA and hot swapping cans kicked it into some...

The pads on the 558 and 598 are nicer than the 518.  They're velour, so they should be softer to the touch and also a little less stiff.  I agree that that would be a good modification, and those should be easy to source from...

Yeah, they're made out of a different material - seems to be cotton with stiffer pads instead of the usual Sennheiser velour stuff.  They're comfortable enough, but not as nice as the others.  I was considering getting the...

I wouldn't ruin a pair of headphones like that, personally.  They're designed to have some sort of grill, so removing it will change the way they sound quite a bit.  I don't know if you'll like that sound or not... I'm not...

Well... it'll sound different.  I don't know how it will sound, though.  Removing the grill will probably be pretty difficult, as it's glued at multiple points.

Quote: Originally Posted by shaneotool  I think i will eventually get the HD558 when i can find a good deal.  I have seen that headphone graph before and the HD558 and HD600 are almost exactly the same. The...

I recently picked up some very lightly used HD 518s from one of our members in the classifieds section.  They sound good - really good.  So, of course, I figured I would spend a some time taking them apart to see if they...