HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) please post your impressions. . loan pair for UK pg. 28. - Page 173

Maybe start to check if you have your system plugged into grounded electricity if I write it correct in english. I had such problem because of that.

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Originally Posted by Acapella11 

Rezolver, are you still using the stock cables? Possibly, you could consider a breaded silver or gold dotted silver aftermarket cable as a substitute? I have no experience in this matter. Depending on cloth, I've also experienced some electrostatic effects leading to crackling noises.

I am using the stock cables that are simply covered in a stiff "hardened plastic" coating.  I'll look for some sleeving to cover the cable with and see what it does.

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Originally Posted by WestLander 

 

So are you using the velour or the pleather pads? If so, the velours might be part of the problem..I guess you could do a little experiment and pick up the headphones by the leather band (then alternate by picking them up by the cups), ground yourself by touching the case of your amp or dac, and then put them on your head and see if you still get a shock... 

Velour pads are installed. Shocking occurs at random.  When putting the headphones on I grip the plastic cups with all five fingers on each side.  Once on, I need to be perfectly still and not make any sudden movements as a shock could occur at any minute. hahha 

Maybe these need to be listened to while wearing a wetsuit with my feet placed in a pool of water :)

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Originally Posted by zibra 

Maybe start to check if you have your system plugged into grounded electricity if I write it correct in english. I had such problem because of that.

Everything is grounded and running via a battery backup unit as well.

I've decided to invest some cash in a humidifier.

Huh, definitely sounds like it is the sheathing on the stock cable that is the culprit here..Maybe a humidifier, or an aftermarket cable will do the trick.

By the way, my brother went to U of C in the 90s, and after graduation he moved straight to Florida, swearing that he was done with winter! 

The winters of the 90's are long behind us and if I had a choice, I would have moved then too 

I may have just produced the ultimate earpads for HE500.

Oh wow.

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Originally Posted by jerg 

I may have just produced the ultimate earpads for HE500.

 

Oh wow.

Pray tell??

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Originally Posted by LugBug1 

 

Pray tell??

All of pleather's bass weight, lower midrange density and lushness,  intimacy and harmonics, lack of treble fatigue or over-aggressive upper midrange; yet none of pleather's resonance "cupped" issues due to underdamping.

All (well, 95%) of velour's airiness and openness, soundstage, treble detail and extension, and overall clean decay; none of its anemic top-heavy attributes or sibilance.

Yes, I can't believe this myself but this new pair of pads I just made is achieving that.

Man, this is better than stock pleathers, stock velours, stock old-style velours, J$ beyers.

Ugh I spent 2 hrs making these and now it's 6AM, gotta go to bed, have a long day of work tmr. Will try to describe the process in detail later.

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Originally Posted by WestLander 
By the way, my brother went to U of C in the 90s, and after graduation he moved straight to Florida, swearing that he was done with winter! 

I was in calgary in transit for a bit on two days a few years back... was around -30 during the day on both of them.  That's my entire impression of the place.

and you better say some more about those pads, jerg... ;)

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Originally Posted by jerg 

Ugh I spent 2 hrs making these and now it's 6AM, gotta go to bed, have a long day of work tmr. Will try to describe the process in detail later.

You better wake up soon.

Have to go to work in 5 mins but will give you guys a hint: all you need is a pair of stock pleather pads, a pair of sharp crafting scissors, and some strong (e.g. duct) tape. It's a fairly simple but IMO very effective way to increase chamber damping with the stock pleathers.

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Originally Posted by jerg 

Have to go to work in 5 mins but will give you guys a hint: all you need is a pair of stock pleather pads, a pair of sharp crafting scissors, and some strong (e.g. duct) tape.

You transplanted the velour's dust protection on the pleather pads?

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Originally Posted by Clemmaster 

 

You transplanted the velour's dust protection on the pleather pads?

Lol no, it's nothing like that.

Let's just say the J$ Beyers gave me the idea.

Relevant photo I took some time ago:

(note the underside of the J$ pads)

Yep.

Anyway g2g work, see if you guys will pick up on exactly what I did  Man, these sound sooo good right now.

You stuffed the pads!