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Simple but successful Mod on HE-400s

Nov 9, 2012 at 12:53 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 52
KCxSmacker

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Hello,
 
 With how much I have been using the HE-400 headphones, I wanted to mod the headband due to having such a thin layer of soft material in the band. I bought the senn. 600 headband, some Velcro, and that was it. Thought I would post the pictures. 
 
I will say that with my head size I have to basically have the headphones at max size.
 
All and all I love these headphones even more now. I can listen to them for hours at a time now. 
 
cheers
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Edit: when adding the Velcro  make sure you stick it to the metal band inside the headband for a nice solid connection.
 
Nov 9, 2012 at 12:51 PM Post #4 of 52
Interesting. I'm planning to buy the HE-300 soon, will be doing this 
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Nov 9, 2012 at 3:40 PM Post #6 of 52
hmm i have the opposite problem as you smacker. my head is kind of small. at first it felt like the earcups sat a little low in relation to my ears, even in the highest/smallest position. ive gotten used to it, but i might have to consider this as a nice solution. 
 
Nov 9, 2012 at 4:25 PM Post #8 of 52
Yea I have always had a rather large head. Not huge but compared to must I guess. For you two it may be helpful for sure. Never thought about a headband mod helping with people who have smaller heads. That's an awesome bonus!^_~
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na blur said:
Nice post.  I think this is also useful on the HE-500 as it rests too low on my ears.
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kchapdaily said:
hmm i have the opposite problem as you smacker. my head is kind of small. at first it felt like the earcups sat a little low in relation to my ears, even in the highest/smallest position. ive gotten used to it, but i might have to consider this as a nice solution. 
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Nov 11, 2012 at 9:21 AM Post #10 of 52
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kcxsmacker said:
Yea I have always had a rather large head. Not huge but compared to must I guess. For you two it may be helpful for sure. Never thought about a headband mod helping with people who have smaller heads. That's an awesome bonus!^_~
 
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Could you provide links to where to purchase all the products?
 
Thanks
 
Nov 11, 2012 at 2:00 PM Post #11 of 52
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preproman said:
 
 
Could you provide links to where to purchase all the products?
 
Thanks
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B&H photo. You can use your paypal or google wallet accounts to pay in about a second. $8.95
I would try to fasten it to test it with rubber bands or string or some light tape before anything more permanent like velcro.
 
Nov 11, 2012 at 11:48 PM Post #12 of 52
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/serviceandsupport_part-finder Just search for hd600 parts and the headband is like 9 bucks + shipping. Velcro was just from a local Hobby Lobby. You could get it off of amazon though : http://www.amazon.com/Velcro-Sticky-8-Inches-32-Sets-90348/dp/B0057564PS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352695575&sr=8-1&keywords=velcro 
 
 
You could try rubber bands or string like someone else suggested first, but the velcro worked just fine. It is a bit more permanent though. Velcro could be removed though. 
 
cheers
 
Nov 12, 2012 at 1:01 PM Post #14 of 52
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obeyurmaster said:
Very nice mod! I think this can be extended beyond the HifiMans to any headphone.....Cheap and easy.
 
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agreed, any headband wide enough and long enough could use this mod. Not sure what other headphones would need a comfort fix. This was my first pair. It could easily be used for people with headphones that are to small. ^_^
 
cheers
 
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