DaemonSire
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My completed fuzzor mod:
Im about to attempt the fuzzor mod on my HE500. However at michaels they had 2 different kinds. A stiffened version and a regular version.
Does anyone have any input on which one to use? I purchased them both just in case since they were so cheap.
I know jerg used the stiffened one in his original post but im wondering as this mod has progressed, if anyone has tried the non-stiffened version?
I circled in red the differences.
I'd recommend the stiffened felt. It was what I used and had good results. I asked jerg about that previously and he said the stiffened because you need to be able to roll off the edges. If it wasn't stiffened, it would likely return back to its natural state.
This is what I used - same thing as yours on the left.
I'm planning on doing this mod with both stiff felt and foam on my HE-400. Some people say the treble in the HE-400 isn't all the driver's fault, but largely that of the baffle. While I don't really buy it (because CSDs show quick treble decay, at least to these untrained eyes) I think the $3 and effort are worth the risk to kill of the only real gripe I have about this headphone.
I would think the more plastic you can cover, the better. Headphones with a lot of undamped plastic in the cups tend to be pretty peaky in the treble, in my modding experience. Post pics and impressions of what you do!
Guys, I think it worked. I can still detect sibilance, but some of the instances of it where I normally find it very offensive seems only slightly offensive. I can't be certain this isn't just expectation bias, but I made it through "One of Us is the Killer", which is usually a painful experience on these. "Lost In the Echo" normally is very offensive on these. I could hear the sibilance on all the 's' sounds, but it seemed quite tolerable. I just covered all the plastic around the magnets (i.e., the square or rectangle parts) with foam from a brand called Creative Hands, which I got on amazon. All in all, I'd not say its a very big change, but it may help these be a bit less harsh.
I got two types of felts from michaels. A soft one and a stiffened one. Which one should I use? Thanks!
Stiff one for the main job. If you've got the crossbar, like on the HE-500s, you can use the softer one over that. About 1 cm wide (and whatever length works) should suffice. Through trial and error I found that it's best to cover the crossbar first, then use the strips of the stiffer felt to sort of push the softer felt back up against the crossbar. For whatever reason, the softer felt tends to peel up. The stiffer felt helps with that.
Thank you. I am using he6. There is a bar at the middle, no sure if it is what you are referring to. So you mean I need to cover the whole metal bar with the soft felt? Thanks.