Definitely HD430 pads; I have some of these exact same pads too for my HD250, which I bought from Sennheiser direct. For some time Sennheiser sold these (HD430 pads) as the official replacement pads for the HD250 linear once their original HD250 spare pads had run out. They are slightly...

GLIM SPANKY Cover of "Move Over" by Janis Joplin:

I can't speak for other makes, but vintage Marantz & Philips CD players with CDM radial-transports that skip can often do with replacement of the electrolytic caps used in the tracking & focus servo circuits. I think it is the increased ESR of the old caps that is causing issues. A simultaneous...

Hi sennsay, From my experience I would not be surprised if that 'buzz' is caused by a hair that has managed to partially work its way through the felt dust guard protecting the driver and is now "tickling" the driver membrane from the outside. I have seen that a lot on these Sennheisers...

Folks, I have returned to this thread (and head-fi) after a few years of absence! I'm working part-time now and have more spare time for these luxuries :wink: I have renovated quite a few HD540 and HD250 over the last three years, and it may be useful to share some tips re. replacement of...

Hi, A bit late to the party on this thread, but I have renovated quite a few Sennheiser HD540 and HD250 headphones. The HD250 also has additional foam (and felt) hidden inside the drivers that needs to be replaced. Often the cushions and flexible part of the head-band need replacing as well...

Audiophile USB cables are funny as well. Coax depends on whether they carry analog or digital, and when digital (under discussion here I assume) it depends on the protocol (Ethernet over coax, or S/PDIF etc.). Assuming the connection isn't totally bad due to corrosion etc, the key consideration...

Thanks for that gem oldmate, it made me smile :)

    Sorry about the double post, meant to quote Gamergtx260!   Works fine on the front USB port.  I am using a Seagate Backup Slim 500Gb, because of its minimalist small design, but predominantly because it is really quiet.  The drive needs to be a single FAT32 partition, and I am using...

Works fine on the front USB port.  I am using a Seagate Backup Slim 500Gb, because of its minimalist small design, but predominantly because it is really quiet.  The drive needs to be a single FAT32 partition, and I am using .wav files at 44.1kHz.  Note that FLAC is not supported through the...

Sounds promising.   Interesting: I didn't check the dimensions and had assumed the HD-AMP1 was the same size as the HD-DAC1.  The side-by-side photo shows it clearly to be bigger.

Nice build, but: Best not use LiPo's then. Discharged below 3.0V They can get damaged. Below 2.5V most chargers will reject the battery as it is considered too dangerous to attempt charging (fire risk). I don't quite understand why a lot of DIY-ers (and manufacturers for that matter) insist...

Apologies, have been off-line for a while, so replying to an older post. As much as I would trust Marantz, if anyone, to get this right, the amp audionewbi refers to is some form of Class D. I would seriously suggest some extensive listening before buying. Class D technology IMHO is likely...

Spot on. MP3 compared to CD was a MASSIVE step backwards. MP3 is like looking at a 6-bit 10kpixel reproduction of a painting. The proponents then try to convince you the difference is not noticeable by showing you a Mondriaan. I am still using my 1991 Marantz CD80 players (with caps and opamp...

First my apologies DjBobby, I don't mean to pound on you personally at all, it just happens that you wrote a couple of things over the last couple of weeks I thought worth commenting on.  The issue of damping factor re. headphones being one of them.   The damping factor is much less of an...