Sennheiser HD451 Sony MDR-ZX770BN

Search thoroughly. Use bright lamp. The screws ARE under the foam. https://cdn.head-fi.org/a/4043763.jpg

It is not about "no longer" it is about "never has been". The veil of self deceit has fallen.

Can you actually mod HD 515 (not 558) or do they have initially inferior driver units?

Distortion in $1500 headphone? You must be joking, right?

800S is way much more valuable. Could be sold higher if you decide to abandon them. New 800S cost $1460 in Russia. 800 cost $940.

Any closed back with soft pleather pads and sufficient clamp will do.

Could've spilled water onto another cup just for the purpose of symmetry.

I meant difficult to position direction of sounds in games. Soundstage if you will. Spike means resonant peak. A part of frequency range that may be good to reduce with equalizer to make balance more or less acceptable. They aren't comfortable In my opinion there is no such thing as too much...

Try SHL3175 as they are bass cannons with decent highs. Cons are poor imaging and 2000hz spike.

First of all too many conflicted opinions about them. Second - you can't use aftermarket pads cause they are of proprietary design. Third - for 200 euros you got plenty of options. Fourth - you may get new pair for 400 euros if you know where to search.

1. Got multidriver IEMs? Prepare for unexpected results 2. DAPs intended for high ohmage may suck at driving IEMs 3. DSP in phone's audio chain

Gym pumping is done better with something wireless and darker in sound signature if you ask me. We talk aesthetic aural pleasure here.

Bass is mostly into subbass with lack of impact and highs are too shouty. Overall they are meant to be studio - not for enjoyment. HD 2.10 are much more fun and less cost with exactly rock music in mind. Moreover HD 25 are old and outdated.

I am a jackass that may have some advice. And if your Beats Solo that you liked was the very first ugly edition, I guess no advice will cover that state of affairs )) Beats used to be a meme of bad sound around audio enthusiasts. Don't struggle and don't stick to expensive devices hoping to find...

I highly recommend HD 2.10 over HD 25. HD 25 sounds too boring.

Dude, I'm afraid you are an amateur basshead. I used to be one 10 years ago. Time to evolve.

Update. Bought HD 2.10 and they are AWESOME! Worth every penny (mine cost me $25). Brilliant macrodynamics, abundant highs yet not fatiguing, multigenre affinity. I see completely no weak spots other than being on-ear. 5 stars out of 5.

Philips SHL4500 for being very realistic and detailed as if you wear no headphones at all. Semi-open design and perforated pads. Got spare ones just in case. Sennheiser HD439 for comfort both physical and audio. Got HD451 to back them up. Panasonic RP-HT460 no top tier but make good work of all...

Had the same issue on Samson SR950. Their pads were too solid and too little space inside so that asymmetry of my skull made left channel sound louder. Naaasty feeling.

Philips SHL 3175 Pros: Very high sens, bass retains considerable pressure down to 24hz. Not the fastest bass but strong. Cheap. Decent upper treble. Cons: Mostly on-ear while declared over-ear by manufacturer. Screamy and resonant in upper midrange and rather fatiguing. Bad spacial imaging...

Walls require darker signature for being unoffensive and lots of mid-upper bass with tight control for being more or less informative. Poor mixes are aimed directly at sounding distinct through lo-fi equipment. You don't want to look at the Sun through a magnifying glass.

I'd say they are more into brightness than neutrality with a lack of upper bass and a tint of sibilance. But that's what you pay with for that kind of definition they provide. As for ATH M40x, they didn't impress me much at least with a portable source.

You got volume knob missing or what?

Heard Sennheiser HD4.20s and heard MDR-ZX770AP. Sony was better by a huge lot considering sound. Moreover HD4.20s was too big for my head at its minimal adjustment.