Panasonic RP-HTX7 Apreciation thread - Page 3

So I went to do the "tape mod" and one lousy screw held me up. Try as I might I could not get that ****** out! I was using those mini Philips screw drivers that opticians use, which usually serve me well with tiny screws. Alas I will have to invest in a longer handle Philips for more leverage. I would like to report that David Gilmour's On an Island sounds nice on these.

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Originally Posted by randomkid 

shame that screw was being a bas***d hope you can get it out, as the tape mod really does help. for $30 they are a steal. i think the build quality is really good for the price, metal headband that is bomb proof (i managed to bend mine back into shape after someone bent them completly out of shape) the cups are plastic but very unlikely to break and the cable is really nice quality.

Yeah I am going to pick up a beefier handled screwdriver today so I can wrestle that screw outta there. I am really curious to hear what the tape mod does to the sound. Does it bring out the mids quite a bit? I think I will pick up some flat black paint as well, as I am not too keen on the slime green colour. Or maybe I will do a Van Halen "Frankenstein" paint job on them... 

I picked up a screwdriver that did the trick for getting these phones apart. I used double sided acrylic tape on the holes. I did notice a slight improvement in the mids and the bass was tamed as well, perhaps a bit too much for my taste. The treble still seems a bit bright though. Perhaps only covering one hole would be sufficient? These phones sure do love metal. I have been playing Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets and these things just eat it up.

Check this up bro, I make a modding tutorial here:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/638041/rp-htx7-mod-to-the-max

Comments and critics are welcomed
 

just ordered my panas from amazon.co.uk.

let's wait and see. i'll leave some feedback in a couple of days.

I was wondering how you guys&gals handle the massive sound leaking ?
 

I have had my headphones now for some time and I love them but am only wearing the headphones at home.It is not because I blast it very loud from my mobile phone or my mp3 player or what not ... I just simply hear EVERYTHING outside of the phones, very clear. And other people have told me as well, and I have triede having other wear them so I can hear it myself.

I tried googling "how to fix sound leak" or different combos of these words with headphones but came up blank.

I am thinking myself of some type of sound isolation foam , small thin lining, or the stuff you use for cars, but can not find the equivalent for smaller items, some sort of foil to put into the "cups" of the headphones.

Maybe it is the soft "donut" , the foamy thing going around my ears that is the weak spot, I don't know, they sit pretty tight.

Did someone do a mod on this , maybe with some other phones , but basically the same problem ?

I would really appreciate any info anyone has on this subject, as these are amazing headphones with so much potential.


 

I llllloooooovvvvveeeee my RPHTX7! great looking, comfortable, very durable, cheap and good sound for the money! What more could you ask for?