Modding the Superlux hd681 - Page 2

Can someone recap the mods on the HD-681 here in order of ones that make the most impact to the least?

The Rock Grotto thread goes on for AGES! Those guys are insane (in a good way).

I'm not sure about the order, but some of the recommended mods were:

- filter mod to tame the highs

- swapping the stock pads with AKG 240 velour pads

- swapping the stock cable with a better one

- some mods to the enclosure (something to do with a coin?)

And it was suggested that these cans require a proper burn-in to sound good.

I'll be getting mine next week. I might even write something about these cans if they are as good as praise in the Rock Grotto thread suggests.

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Originally Posted by ourfpshero 

the coin mod is actually to reduce resonance in the enclosure- sounds silly but it works

I was just reading the same thing today.  But I think someone made an actual metal caps.

There are quite of lot of other mods you can do on the Superlux:

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/546556/superlux-express-train-voted-best-budget-headphone-2011

I was impressed with the 681 from the little while I heard it. The SQ was higher than I expected.  I think its warm punchy bass made it so much fun and easy to listen.

Here is a picture of mine..

Here is how to do the filtermod

Great fun tuning headphones to ones liking..

I got them from a German seller on ebay, but it was a nightmare to get them, as he did not wanted to sell outside germany and I had to get help from a fellow german head-fier, but they got here at last, but not really anything to write home about, I got a pair with the metal caps on also, but I got no pictures of them..