Mission: Replace the HiFiMAN ear pads with other brand ear pads - Page 19

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Originally Posted by TooPoor 

Just swapped my MarkL 'stuffed' D2k pads on my HE-400 and there definitely feels like more impact as mentioned above, but it does take away from the sound signature of the 'phone. I'll cycle through some more genres and report back if anyone else wants to know.

Those aftermarket Denon pads don't work too well with the HE-400. Stock velours, stock pleathers with jergpad mod, and J$ work well for most people, myself included :) I use J$ for the comfort, but I hear the jergpads sound a little better.

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Originally Posted by TooPoor 

 Yeah no, not enjoying this as much as the velours with the exception of comfort. Infinitely more comfortable for me, personally.

Yeah definitely much more comfortable but sounds terrible.

For people interested in the Marleypads:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/604583/hifiman-he-400-impressions-and-discussion-thread/7170#post_9146045

Marleypads: A project where I covered the velour pads with leather. Sort of a hybrid of the velour pads and jergpads.

I finished the how-to on the Marleypads: http://www.head-fi.org/t/650518/hifiman-velour-earpads-leather-modification-the-marleypads.

I would like to ask if anyone could tell what's the inner hole diameter in the Hifiman velour earpad?

Or at least if it's bigger or smaller than the DT880/990 velour earpads...

And is there any difference in foam softness hardness?

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by kkl10 

I would like to ask if anyone could tell what's the inner hole diameter in the Hifiman velour earpad?

Or at least if it's bigger or smaller than the DT880/990 velour earpads...

And is there any difference in foam softness hardness?

 

Thanks!

The HiFiMAN and Beyerdynamic velours have a similar inner diameter. The Beyerdynamic pads are the softest of the two.

I would say

DT990 soft

DT770 medium

HiFiMan hard

Do you guys notice any difference in the rendition of treble and any other sonic trait between the Hifiman and Beyer velours?

Its been a while since I swapped to beyers, I don't remember any large sonic change.

Comfort was my main concern and I would not go back to stock.

The beyers have a heavily perforated driver side and the attaching rim is shorter and so does not cover the holes in the mounting ring (Ala Jerg mod)

So I would say if there is any change to the sonics it would be an improvement.

Thanks, Dogmatrix.

Alternativelly, has anyone tried the Hifiman velours on the DT880 or DT990?

Would like to know how it sounds in comparinson to beyers stock velours...

Hi guys which of the Beyerdynamic pads are recommended?

DT 990 velours or DT 770 velours, both are silver.

Thanks!

EDIT: any idea which are thicker/deeper? the Hifiman velours or the DT 990/770 velours?

I'm going to see how to mrspeakers 'alpha pads' sound on the HE-400 in a couple of weeks at http://www.soundconsult.nl/.

I'll post back how they sound :)

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Originally Posted by kkl10 

I would like to ask if anyone could tell what's the inner hole diameter in the Hifiman velour earpad?

Or at least if it's bigger or smaller than the DT880/990 velour earpads...

And is there any difference in foam softness hardness?

 

Thanks!

I just finished the DT990 velour pad mod for my HE-6. 

The DT990 pads are much more comfortable.  I notice no difference in sound initially, but will listen for a while and change back to compare.

Just a heads up:

Anyone looking for a replacement for the original HFM pads, look no further.

http://www.mp4nation.net/brainwavz-earphones/brainwavz-hm5-spare-earpad-1pc

Super comfortable and shots, does not hinder SQ at all (even a bit better to my ears than the stock)

18 bucks a pair with free shipping.

Feels like real leather, go figure.

Also, the photos really dont do them justice

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Originally Posted by conquerator2 

Just a heads up:

 

Anyone looking for a replacement for the original HFM pads, look no further.

 

http://www.mp4nation.net/brainwavz-earphones/brainwavz-hm5-spare-earpad-1pc

 

Super comfortable and shots, does not hinder SQ at all (even a bit better to my ears than the stock)

18 bucks a pair with free shipping.

Feels like real leather, go figure.

Also, the photos really dont do them justice

 

Thanks for posting this conquerator2.  I'm intrigued.  Personally, I find the the HE-500's with verlour pads rather comfortable but if this could make them even more comfortable, at a fairly low cost, it's something to consider.  Do they get warm easily though?  Has anybody else tried these with Hifiman headphones?