Does anyone know if it's possible to buy another set of retention rings?

Any luck getting that info? I can't wait to hear how they sound!

Definitely let me know about these. I never got around to buying them.

Quote: I have the better package.   It's not a better package, to me at least.

Quote: ....   Uhh...check again? Different drivers.  

Quote: Yep. I tried removing the dampening and the Somic logo. It didn't do enough for me. These really need to be fully-opened, I feel, to sound their best, but kudos to you if you can find a way to work it out.

Quote: This is where you bring in the Goop.

Quote: Perhaps you could cut out some slits in the back, opening it up a bit.  I didn't put the caps back on and I don't intend on doing so. This *needs* to be open-backed (or at least more opened than it is). You could also put some wire meshing on the inside of the cups. I didn't...

Quote: Yes! Both leakage out and leakage in are much higher. I let my father use them (he listens fairly loudly, but not too far from the norm), and I could hear his music clearly and intelligibly from 4 feet away. The regular 82 is OK for library use if put at a quiet enough volume. Take...

Quote: Not sounding similar at all, I'm afraid. The Opefi (ditch/keep the name for the mod?) makes the MH463 sound like a crowded club. Tighter bass, bigger soundstage, and the treble comes out just the way it needs to. In an A/B, the 463 just sounds bloated and dark (could be the Turtle...

Just a lot of unscrewing and some adhesive. Remove the black and red mesh,then unscrew the three main screws. Pop off the driver enclosure and unscrew four more screws. Them pull off the back, screw the driver enclosure back into the...other thing (ear cup? housing?), and use adhesive to secure...

    Do this.   Get some Goop ($7 on Amazon), unscrew some stuff, and do this.

Quote: How does that even happen?

Quote:   Quote: These people own Stax...so... HYPED.

Quote: If you have the Shure pads, then by all means, remove the dampening. Things will sound a lot better. Also, while you're disassembling, check out how they sound with the endcaps off.  Holy cow.

Quote: Remove dampening Remove 3 screws Pull the front of the enclosure away from the back (the two meet at where the pads go) Remove 4 more screws Pull the "endcap" off.

Quote: I have not done that, but I have poked several holes into it. My EFi is FUBAR at the moment, but that's just because I'm trying to convert them into an open-back headphone. Wish me luck!

Quote: I thought the same thing.   Then I messed with mine.   Wow, am I glad I messed with mine. The bass resonances go away and the treble gains some gusto. Soundstage gets even bigger, for obvious reasons, but not awkwardly so. Yeah. It's pretty crazy. Too bad it's in...

If you open them up, there's so much dampening in front of the grille that it may as well be closed. (Perhaps we should move this to the EFi thread?) I'm trying to turn mine into a fully open headphone, and I've got it down pretty well as to how I'm going to do it. I got a quick listen without...

Quote: That is a very good question! I e-mailed them a solid 2 weeks ago and then they acted interested...then they never really responded.   I think it's a communication gap. I tried explaining that each person here would be ordering their own set from them, and I think that they...

So I removed the backs of the EFi-82, making them an open-back.   Oh. My. God.       The treble and bass are fixed.   The lower mids are fixed.   Everything's fixed.   Oh my. Once I find a way to turn them into an actual decent looking headphone that isn't in a...

The frequency response is provably neutral, so other factors may be responsible for that. Additionally, I have had a similar experience to Xprime4 with my neutral DAC and amp, so I really don't think this is an amp characteristics issue. The EFi just responds very well to amping.

Quote: Yep, you hit the nail on the head. The last one was definitely a good time, and more people are going to show up to this one, so it should be a blast!

If you're going to go with a Brainwavz HM5, which is an awesome headphone, get the Jaycar Pro Monitor. The HM5 was made by a company named Yoga, who called it the CD-880. They then sold this headphone to other companies to brand and make a profit. Because of this, the Pro Monitor Headphone and...