I figured this would be an appropriate place to make this thread. :P Had some extra carbon fiber vinyl laying around, decided to mod my HD 201's until I have enough money to afford a better set of headphones but for now i'll have to make the best of these. I also blutac modded them since the bass on these headphones seemed a bit muddy/distorted on certain frequencies and the soundstage wasn't as clear IMO. Here are some pictures I showed to Sennheiser USA via Facebook(They really liked my mod if you guise were wondering), thought I would share them with the Head-Fi.org community as well. I'll be making a video tutorial in about a week for anyone who wants to do these to their pair. Critique and feedback is appreciated. :)
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Cool. Looking forward to your vid.
I got a pair recently for cheap at newegg ($13). Sound is ok but muddy is the right word.
What the "blu tac mod"?
I also read somewhere about drilling holes to improve the bass.
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I'm interested in that, help me find the link to that thread. :p
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I like the way you covered up the silver part of the headphones, it has a unique texture look to it. Next step in modding my HD201's is getting different earpads and changing out the wires. :P
For the Blu-Tak Mod, where did you put the Blu-Tak? Because when I opened mine there was another smaller box on the inside but that one is glued shut.
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You have to pry the driver cover off with a flat head screw driver, then you put the blu-tak on the inside.
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If you're thinking of applying this vinyl to your HD201s, be warned that getting the inserts to fit back in perfectly with the overlap of the vinyl is CRAZY tricky and I almost threw myself out the window. Patience and minimizing the overlap as well as stretching the vinyl to conform as tightly as possible using a heat source like blowdryer is key. And you may have to fit and refit a few times. Had to trim and trim to get it just right. Worth it though.
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