Been away from this site for some time. My Creative Zen self terminated so I bought an iPod nano. Sound was far from rich, but overly detailed and bass shy with the modded im716s at 68 Ohms so went back through this thread to see what resistor values were used. The value of resistor sets used depend mightily upon the amp (DAP) you are using.
Anyway, thanks everyone for the overwhelming positive comments on the mod. I was very happy to see the posts. As my phones are getting old, are the im716s still available?
Fallingwater, your results are not what I have experienced, but more importantly what the vast majority of others (with various other DAPs) have experienced, I would think there may have been an issue with your re-wire job. However, everyones tastes in desired sound signature are different. The beauty, I think, of this mod is that you can alter the sound sig to match your DAP with your particular taste- within the parameters of the of the transducer! That said, if you truly enjoy strong bass, I don't think these phones (or any Ety phones) will be to your liking. Every transducer has its strengths and weaknesses. I wish you luck in getting your phones to the level you want. I also had issues with bas with the tri-flanges. As mentioned somewhere here (and another thread of mine I travel through numerous custom, DIY foam ear plugs), and other posts, a good fitting foam ear plug is much preferred due to the mechanics of how bass is generated within the ear canal. Tri-flanges just don't cut it for my particular ears. Your results may vary. (http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/mod...-cheap-202879/)
Thanks again everyone for the support. It was a blast reading through these pages.
Cheers, J
Anyway, thanks everyone for the overwhelming positive comments on the mod. I was very happy to see the posts. As my phones are getting old, are the im716s still available?
Fallingwater, your results are not what I have experienced, but more importantly what the vast majority of others (with various other DAPs) have experienced, I would think there may have been an issue with your re-wire job. However, everyones tastes in desired sound signature are different. The beauty, I think, of this mod is that you can alter the sound sig to match your DAP with your particular taste- within the parameters of the of the transducer! That said, if you truly enjoy strong bass, I don't think these phones (or any Ety phones) will be to your liking. Every transducer has its strengths and weaknesses. I wish you luck in getting your phones to the level you want. I also had issues with bas with the tri-flanges. As mentioned somewhere here (and another thread of mine I travel through numerous custom, DIY foam ear plugs), and other posts, a good fitting foam ear plug is much preferred due to the mechanics of how bass is generated within the ear canal. Tri-flanges just don't cut it for my particular ears. Your results may vary. (http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/mod...-cheap-202879/)
Thanks again everyone for the support. It was a blast reading through these pages.
Cheers, J
