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post #3076 of 5571
2/9/13 at 9:07am

And of course there's Jerg's pleather mod.

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post #3077 of 5571
2/9/13 at 9:25am
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Originally Posted by Kendoji View Post

And of course there's Jerg's pleather mod.

I might try Jerg's pleather mod if I get an extra pair of pleathers. I don't want to sacrifice my only pair of pleathers.

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post #3078 of 5571
2/9/13 at 11:05am

Me neither - I'm happy with the pleathers and prefer them to the velours.

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post #3079 of 5571
2/9/13 at 11:14am

i am not a treble fan... i only care about bass and midrange so i like pleathers better... hd650 have spoiled my tastes a bit

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post #3080 of 5571
2/9/13 at 11:44am

You guys ain't heard nothn' till you've modded the pleathers. redface.gif

 

The boost in air and coherency (without damaging the weighty bass/lower mids or making treble unbearable) makes the sound "just right". There is rarely "just right" in this hobby so I'd consider that a very good thing to be acquired simply by modding a pair of $20 pads.

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post #3081 of 5571
2/9/13 at 11:52am
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You guys ain't heard nothn' till you've modded the pleathers. redface.gif

 

Headphones for 700USD (900USD in the past as far as I know) should be able to deliver exceptional quality without modding anything... blink.gif

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post #3082 of 5571
2/9/13 at 12:14pm

LOL and they do. 

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post #3083 of 5571
2/9/13 at 12:30pm
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Headphones for 700USD (900USD in the past as far as I know) should be able to deliver exceptional quality without modding anything... blink.gif

A chain is as strong as its weakest links.

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post #3084 of 5571
2/9/13 at 1:47pm
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. There is rarely "just right" in this hobby so I'd consider that a very good thing to be acquired simply by modding a pair of $20 pads.

so true!

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post #3085 of 5571
2/9/13 at 5:37pm
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Headphones for 700USD (900USD in the past as far as I know) should be able to deliver exceptional quality without modding anything... blink.gif

They dobiggrin.gif... But it can be better

 

I'd express it this way: If you prefer pleathers over velours then you will LOVE the jergpads...

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post #3086 of 5571
2/10/13 at 4:38am

Ok guys I dont know what happened in the past two days but suddenly the sound is more enveloping. The left channel has become much stronger as in I have  the left image, the centre, and the right all becoming more clear. Instrument separation is still not great but I think this change is more to do with the Audiolab M-DAC rather than the headphones. I am enjoying the music so much more. Just went through Paul Simon Graceland and it sounds much much better. I am thinking that the sound is only going to get better from here on end. So you guys can add me to the HE-500 fan club. Have just ordered a Corda Jazz so lets see how much the sound improves with that. Now my pockets are really empty, but this is a great hobby. 

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post #3087 of 5571
2/10/13 at 7:14am

Good to hear that you're warming to them.  They are lovely headphones.

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post #3088 of 5571
2/10/13 at 8:34am
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You guys ain't heard nothn' till you've modded the pleathers. redface.gif

 

The boost in air and coherency (without damaging the weighty bass/lower mids or making treble unbearable) makes the sound "just right". There is rarely "just right" in this hobby so I'd consider that a very good thing to be acquired simply by modding a pair of $20 pads.

 

 

why don't you sale them - for us who's mod challenged.

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post #3089 of 5571
2/10/13 at 7:01pm
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Ok guys I dont know what happened in the past two days but suddenly the sound is more enveloping. The left channel has become much stronger as in I have  the left image, the centre, and the right all becoming more clear. Instrument separation is still not great but I think this change is more to do with the Audiolab M-DAC rather than the headphones. I am enjoying the music so much more. Just went through Paul Simon Graceland and it sounds much much better. I am thinking that the sound is only going to get better from here on end. So you guys can add me to the HE-500 fan club. Have just ordered a Corda Jazz so lets see how much the sound improves with that. Now my pockets are really empty, but this is a great hobby. 

I too considered the Corda Jazz when hunting for an amp to power the HE-500.  Went instead with the Audio-gd NFB-6 due to being able to run in balanced mode and its putting 5.92 watts into the 38 ohms of the 500.  The cross-feed feature of the Meier amp is very interesting though.

 

I predict you'll hear significantly better sound with this Meier amp.  You'll be an HE-500 fanatic soon enough!

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post #3090 of 5571
2/10/13 at 11:57pm
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I too considered the Corda Jazz when hunting for an amp to power the HE-500.  Went instead with the Audio-gd NFB-6 due to being able to run in balanced mode and its putting 5.92 watts into the 38 ohms of the 500.  The cross-feed feature of the Meier amp is very interesting though.

 

I predict you'll hear significantly better sound with this Meier amp.  You'll be an HE-500 fanatic soon enough!

Just the wait is the hard part. But yes I am really looking forward to the cross-feed feature. Will report back once I have tested all the features.

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