Posts by lecky

Mass damping the existing cups and baffles reduces resonances from the cheap plastic from which they're made, there is less nasty plasticky resonant distortion, although no doubt the TP wood and UHMWPE cups and baffles take this a...

O2 pads improve the T50RPs both in sound and comfort. Mass damping the cups and baffles helps the sound and does increase weight but a good strap arrangement like Smeggy uses on his "Thunderpants", or a piece of memory foam,...

Nankai's getting really serious with the proposition of an HE-6. I can sort of imagine saving up for a HE-5LE or an LCD-2 but $1300 - $1600 is a bit beyond my purely imaginary hypothetical budget... I really hope it kicks ass...

I too have been listening to my M2s for a few days, with some white noise overnight too.   I thought that there was a small discernible effect from burn-in but only really discernible to the low end of complex orchestral...

I seem to be in headphone rotation mode... On the ortho front, if anyone would like my Technics EAH-810 PM me, they have basic damping, but could certainly use some fine tuning, and the stock pads are now filled with memory foam, so...

I agree that glasses can be a problem both with comfort and on headphones that require a good seal they're a SQ killer. I go the pineapples route and put the arms of the glasses over the phones instead of ears. 

I was going to say make sure the sound enhancer is off if you want a more natural, unprocessed sound. Whether on or off, it's worth playing with the sound enhancer to see which you prefer.

Quote: Originally Posted by Suntory_Times I think the best way to describe the HD580/600 is it may not sound all that fnacy at first, but it does very little wrong, which makes it a terrific headphone. It is....

1. Fostex T50RP - modded 2. Fostex T20v2 - modded 3. HD580 (nice general character, nothing outstanding, but good balance) 4. RE0 5. Quart Phone 85 (excellent in some areas) 6. DT990 - 600ohm '80's model (excellent in other areas - about...

Oooooh, that looks interesting! This I will watch with great interest.