mrickar5
New Head-Fier
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So I've scoured through all the forum posts possible for mods on my ATH M50, and looked at/considered all the options for mods. I removed the damping material behind the driver first, and decided that I liked that change, so I looked for further improvements. I ordered the DT250 pads, and about an hour ago I just painstakingly worked them on, and gave them a shot.
COMFORT
Super comfy. Totally worth it in terms of ear heat and comfort, if that's all you want.
SOUND
It's just straight-up bad to a trained ear imo. The bass becomes overwhelming and boomy, the mids lose a lot of detail, but the highs seemed relatively untouched. It sounds even more heavily mid-scooped than the ATH-M50's already are. Seriously. That bass man, that bass. It's freaking nuts how boomy and bassy the 'phones get from this pad change.
All-in-all, I'm going to look at returning the pads because when I put the pleather back on I had a "ahhhh, that's much better" moment. I was trying to convince myself in my head that my purchase was worth it and I was trying to hear good changes, but I just knew it sounded congested and bloated and had to give it up. I hope I can help anyone who's on the fence about this.
Happy hunting!
EDIT: Oh, and feel free to weigh in with your opinions of ATH-M50 mod combos if you have any personal experience.
COMFORT
Super comfy. Totally worth it in terms of ear heat and comfort, if that's all you want.
SOUND
It's just straight-up bad to a trained ear imo. The bass becomes overwhelming and boomy, the mids lose a lot of detail, but the highs seemed relatively untouched. It sounds even more heavily mid-scooped than the ATH-M50's already are. Seriously. That bass man, that bass. It's freaking nuts how boomy and bassy the 'phones get from this pad change.
All-in-all, I'm going to look at returning the pads because when I put the pleather back on I had a "ahhhh, that's much better" moment. I was trying to convince myself in my head that my purchase was worth it and I was trying to hear good changes, but I just knew it sounded congested and bloated and had to give it up. I hope I can help anyone who's on the fence about this.
Happy hunting!
EDIT: Oh, and feel free to weigh in with your opinions of ATH-M50 mod combos if you have any personal experience.