"Mad Dog" by MrSpeakers, modified Fostex T50RP review - Page 228

So I opened up my beyers, blew some dust away from the terminal area and put them back together and they seem to magically be fixed, strange...

Anyways, I still doubt that the issue could all be because of dust and the signal on the right side seems to not be perfect. If(/when) the issue reappears Mad Dog's still seem like the best choice although someone told me today that T50RP mods have huge variations with some being measured to the same quality of HE-500 and LCD2 (which Mad Dog's tend to be compared to) and some being measured to the quality of old Apple earbuds. Are the Mad Dog's plagued with such variations? Or was he just talking about T50RP mods in general?

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Originally Posted by TheReem 

only 2 weeks until i can finally order these! Just some questions how does the sound compare to the k701? i like the sound of my akgs they are so detailed and relaxing! are there any other phones in this price range that compete with the mad dogs? finally how do they feel are they light and plastic feeling? or solid feeling? cheers

+1 on the K701 comparison.

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Originally Posted by Andeby 

So I opened up my beyers, blew some dust away from the terminal area and put them back together and they seem to magically be fixed, strange...

 

Anyways, I still doubt that the issue could all be because of dust and the signal on the right side seems to not be perfect. If(/when) the issue reappears Mad Dog's still seem like the best choice although someone told me today that T50RP mods have huge variations with some being measured to the same quality of HE-500 and LCD2 (which Mad Dog's tend to be compared to) and some being measured to the quality of old Apple earbuds. Are the Mad Dog's plagued with such variations? Or was he just talking about T50RP mods in general?

No, that was just a reference to different T50RP mods. Not all sound good. Dan checks for consistency in his products.

Yeah, Dan seems like a very good guy. Obviously you can't blindly trust someone who's trying to sell a product but he seems very honest about his product and doesn't try to sell it as something it isn't. Even now that my Beyers seem fine again I still quite want a pair of Mad Dog Alphas. :p

I was able to do some comparisons between the Alpha Pads and Dog Pads yesterday with 2 different pairs of MDs purchased about the same time. The first thing that caught my eye was how different the Dog Pads on the other unit were compared to my Dog pads. The other ones were about 1-2mm smaller all the way around than my dog pads. The clamping force on the other pair was also much less than I remember my pair having before upgrading to the Alpha Pads.

Turning to comfort, the Alphas are much more comfortable to my ears. Then again, the ends of my ears were being pushed in by the Dog Pads, making them much more uncomfortable. YMMV here.

Soundstage was too close to call.

From a sound perspective, there seemed to be slightly less bass impact with the Alpha pads. While I originally preferred the "looser" bass of the Dogs, I now prefer the Alphas after this test. Female vocals also felt more present, though still not exactly forward. The sound of the Alpha Pad dogs is better overall.

For me, the comfort alone was worth the upgrade, everything else came as a pleasant surprise.

Can anyone here offer any comparison to the alpha/dog pads vs J$ Beyer pads?

Anyone have any suggestions for a good portable case for the MDs? 

There are options like...

The Slappa hardcase:

http://www.amazon.com/Slappa-SL-HP-01-Headphone-Case-Black/dp/B001U88XJQ/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1361183616&sr=1-6

or

Bluecell 

http://www.amazon.com/Bluecell-Protection-Carrying-Monster-Headphone/dp/B008ZVQHD0/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1361183616&sr=1-3

Not sure how either one of them fits the MDs. Open to suggestions.

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Originally Posted by Kamakahah 

Anyone have any suggestions for a good portable case for the MDs? 

There are options like...

The Slappa hardcase:

http://www.amazon.com/Slappa-SL-HP-01-Headphone-Case-Black/dp/B001U88XJQ/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1361183616&sr=1-6

or

Bluecell 

http://www.amazon.com/Bluecell-Protection-Carrying-Monster-Headphone/dp/B008ZVQHD0/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1361183616&sr=1-3

 

Not sure how either one of them fits the MDs. Open to suggestions.

The Mad Dogs don't "fold" so I'm pretty sure both of those cases will be useless.

You can either go big:

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-DT-Bag-Nylon-Headphone/dp/B008ZTA8OG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1361192482&sr=1-1&keywords=Beyerdynamic+headphone+case
 

Or do as I do, and get a headphone "bag" from a cheapo Chinese seller on eBay. ;-)

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Originally Posted by gelocks 

 

Or do as I do, and get a headphone "bag" from a cheapo Chinese seller on eBay. ;-)

Cool, do you have a link to one that you use or suggest?

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Originally Posted by Kamakahah 

 

Cool, do you have a link to one that you use or suggest?

Sadly, I cannot access eBay from work. :-(

Hopefully someone else will chime in with links!

Enjoyed spending time at Dan's table when he brought up several Mad Dog's to the Bay Area headphone meet up.  One of the better $300 headphones I've heard and impressive with the recordings I auditioned.