Also, just boost the bass a little and they can be quite fun. Just don't overdo it.

Quote:   I guees some people just want to see the world ablaze...

Quote: you're not talking about the K340, aren't you :D But, the Sextetts are pretty close, and even better in my book.

Quote: same pads as the K240 series.

Quote: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, I'm such a sad Panda right now :C A qick fix would be to adjust those plastic knobs on the sides (where you hooked your rubber) to fit your head and then fasten the botton knob again with the screwdriver. If done right, the knobs are touching and the...

Hi, I own an HF-5 and I'm wondering whether my custom Etymotic-Tips made with the Custom program are able to fit other IEM like the Westone or Shure lineup. I've tried the search but it didn't yield results. Are there any guys among you with experience in using the custom tips on other IEMs...

I was wondering, why is this thread called Grado'd AKG"? The Sextett is not alike any Grado... the only AKG I'd called Grado'd is the K701 -> harsh upper mids/treble and lacking body (better extensions than most Grados though)

Quote: signed... sad but true. The HD598 just has more treble, which is not always a good thing. plus, with some easy mods, the HD558's FR is almost identical to the newer HD600 with a bit more harmonic mess. (still better than most cans on the market)

don't get me wrong, but the HD598 is objectivly more forward in any way possibe.

Two reasons: -because it is hard to design and produce headphone drivers, plus compensate with dampening and chamber-size/material/vents -there are several target groups. 1.Piercing treble for the elderly (with budget) and... strange people (haters gonna hate) 2.Bass-Cannons for... the...

  wow, what is wrong with this measuring? this Grado (PS500) looks really enjoyable... which is rare for a Grado! mine: 1.modded Yamaha HP50 (Stereo-recabled, different dampening) 2.AKG K240 Sextetts 3.modded Fostex T50rp 4.modded Yamaha HP1 5.modded AKG K140 6+n several others any...

  Despite the production variation in the Sextett Series, what is known is that AKG decreased the bass quantity with every new iteration of the Setett. TL;DR -EP, most bass -MP, a bit less bass -LP, the least quantity of all 3 The K240 Sextett is a musical phone, neither linear but not...

Quote: I'd go for some used K240s or K242HD -> ebay, forum, elsewhere, Anything else might be tougher to drive (as I don't know how you plan to amp them)   But... depends on luck though, a Sextett (I prefer MP) can be (despite some ringing) quite magical.

Quote: compared to a Sextett (mid Production):   K240s: -better bass extension, but more boomy as well, -sharper treble, but less upper mids   K242HD -similar to the K240 in every aspect but -less boomy -less sharp treble (subjective) -most balanced of the 55ohm K240...

hrrrhrrr, they could just repackage the old ones and call them on-ear. The perfect crime.

Quote: http://ow.ly/mLnUW My pair has felt in front of the driver, but if you do so and EQ some bass, they aren't horrid.

and yet, despite the ringing, any Sextett itteration manages to be less harsh and overall more pleasing than any headhone based on the K/Q700 family.

boy, it sure reads like Murika-Day in here. If you applied a W to any headphone you owned...regardless of its regular FR seems bonkers to me. EQing differently, e.g. not flattening the FR, is like walking on your hands instead of your feet. I won't stop you if it's fun for you... but you'll...

weirdly, they remind me of the JPS Labs Abyss Headphone, in terms of basic design.

Quote:   nope :P   but as I totally loath the bigger AKGs (anything not in a K24X housing) I tried covering the whole front of the driver-grill with a less then 1mm thick felt... and now they don't shout as much as they used to. Oh, it was a K400, but the K700 and K600 families...

you're just used to piercing treble which would torture regular folk... nope, regular folk are already deaf these days.

just jam some porta pro drivers into the cans and bypass the circuit. Sound isn't as important nowadays

the X1 is not a bad can, but makes them a no go is: no spare parts what so ever. Confirmed with their tech-support. If your pads are worn out... you'll really have to improvise. This said, they are more neutral then most cans around, and the bass bump is not massive at all.

k142 has more bass. don't know which has better bass, they share the same drivers anyways. What I do know is: save a bit more bucks and get a k242 or k240s, if possible don't dive deeper into this hobby. any bucks you'll spend from here will only increment the sound a little.

Quote: thank you dear saint, it really clears up a thing or two.