CD3000 Deterioration
Apr 15, 2003 at 3:48 AM Post #16 of 27
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only $2500? My friend kept telling me they go for $25k.......man i thought that guy with 2 was a madman for a second....altho 2500 is still quote a bit by my standards. Now all he needs is oprheus.



For 2.5- 4.0K is still super expensive for a pair of headphones, but I'm sure it is all worth it.


MarkL,

CD3K Vs. R10, which has a bigger housing? Do the earcups shape the same? Thanks.

Purk
 
Apr 15, 2003 at 4:05 AM Post #17 of 27
R10 has the bigger housing. The approximate shape of the housing is similar, however, the R10 is much more carefully shaped (carved wood vs. plastic housing). The pads on the R10 angle the drivers more than the pads on the CD3000 (the R10 has more padding in the rear).
 
Apr 15, 2003 at 4:10 AM Post #18 of 27
Hirsch,

So the R10 must look awfully big on your head then... oh wow...I wish I can attend the meeting at your place and try out your fine collection of headphones one day.


Purk

Thanks for the info
 
Apr 15, 2003 at 5:26 AM Post #19 of 27
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Originally posted by Hirsch
R10 has the bigger housing. The approximate shape of the housing is similar, however, the R10 is much more carefully shaped (carved wood vs. plastic housing). The pads on the R10 angle the drivers more than the pads on the CD3000 (the R10 has more padding in the rear).


I think it was Sovkiller who recently pointed out (with a reference) that the CD3K cups are actually biocellulose rather than plastic.
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Apr 15, 2003 at 5:30 AM Post #20 of 27
Spad,
I belive that was me too (claiming my credit)
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You can look into the info page on Sony website.


Purk
 
Apr 15, 2003 at 10:12 AM Post #21 of 27
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Originally posted by Hirsch
R10 has the bigger housing. The approximate shape of the housing is similar, however, the R10 is much more carefully shaped (carved wood vs. plastic housing). The pads on the R10 angle the drivers more than the pads on the CD3000 (the R10 has more padding in the rear).


this post prompted me to try this
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went to the supermarket downstairs and got a couple of those dishwashing sponges
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cut up 2 narrow blocks of it, and stuffed it under the rear parts of my Sony CD3000s leather pads, as so
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the result: the rear part of the pads are now quite a bit thicker than the front, so when it sits on my head, the cups (and drivers) are angled just a bit more. now the soundstage is widened and also more "speaker-like" ie. coming just a lil more from the front than the sides.

my $1 mod hehe
 
Apr 15, 2003 at 5:52 PM Post #22 of 27
is there anyway it could be due to power surges and fluxuations? some (probably alot) of people don't have adequate surge protection on their houses and also don't usually use power strips. i know nothing about these phones... it was just a theory i had reading some of these posts. surges can really wear out electronics over time.
 
Apr 15, 2003 at 6:00 PM Post #23 of 27
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Originally posted by ablaze
this post prompted me to try this
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went to the supermarket downstairs and got a couple of those dishwashing sponges
sponge.jpg

cut up 2 narrow blocks of it, and stuffed it under the rear parts of my Sony CD3000s leather pads, as so
pads.jpg

the result: the rear part of the pads are now quite a bit thicker than the front, so when it sits on my head, the cups (and drivers) are angled just a bit more. now the soundstage is widened and also more "speaker-like" ie. coming just a lil more from the front than the sides.

my $1 mod hehe


It looks interesting, I will try to mod it tonight.
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Apr 16, 2003 at 2:05 AM Post #25 of 27
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Sure "biocellulose" is an organic material, but so are wood and paper and bone. Of course, everything wears out over time, but not in a couple years time.


Yeah - remember that there are human aritifacts made out of bone and wood that have lasted for thousands of years.
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Apr 16, 2003 at 12:41 PM Post #26 of 27
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Originally posted by OakIris
Yeah - remember that there are human aritifacts made out of bone and wood that have lasted for thousands of years.
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But the question is, do those bits and pieces sound the same today as they would have thousands of years ago?
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Apr 17, 2003 at 7:45 PM Post #27 of 27
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But the question is, do those bits and pieces sound the same today as they would have thousands of years ago?


O.K., you've got me there - don't know.
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