Posts by lecky

Before you go into complex mods just test earfanatic's principle. try loosely placing a piece of foam, or even a rolled up length of bubble wrap aove your head. It might be all that's needed. I'm using something like this on a pair of...

Quote: Originally Posted by mugdecoffee I got a pair of T50RPv2's a few days ago and have been thoroughly enjoying them in the library. They are my only closed phones and they isolate very well which is great for...

Quote: Originally Posted by scompton This really applies to most orthos I've heard. Yamahas aren't quite as bad as the Fostex stock. This includes the HE-5 I heard in a meet last month, at least to my ears. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by morphon I'm looking for some comparison between these: 1. Stock 2. Basic mods 3. Supermods (there's a thread for the Thunderpants, but no reviews in it yet.) Hi...

Quote: Originally Posted by sachu You should go with dBel84's idea of using Micarta..used in missile shell casings Seems like there are people making micarta with resin and blue denim. Looks very cool, but I...

I like the idea of bullet proof headphones.

Ah, sorry Zoide, I should have checked the date of the thread.

Yes, Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene, which should indeed be good stuff for the job, as per Smeggy's thunderpant guide. There seems to be a dizzying range of engineering plastics from which to chose. Why use a low-melting-point...

Zoide, if you're thinking about buying the HE-5 new then it's worth knowing that it's about to be replaced by the HE-5LE amongst the supposed benefits of which will be that it is easier to drive, so peoples experience of driving HE-5s...

A question for Smeggy: what are your experiences of using deeper cups for the T50rp thunderpants? You specify about half an inch cup depth, and I presume you tried other depths? What were the advantages or disadvantages that you found of...