Brahmsian
500+ Head-Fier
If your budget is $300 then by all means go for the M1060 or maybe HE-400i depending on taste.
I got rid of my HE-400i. A modded M1060 dances circles around it IMO. I gave the 400i a big, long try too.
If your budget is $300 then by all means go for the M1060 or maybe HE-400i depending on taste.
I mentioned my concerns about the roughness to PockyG. I am considering doing a bit of sanding on my set to smooth things out a bit. The problem with hand sanding is that it will be difficult to maintain uniformity. The ones on the Audeze headphones are quite smooth.
I am sure the roughness will have some effect. I just have no idea whether it will be enough to hear any difference. Obviously, with only one set of headphones, doing any meaningful (A/B) testing to find out will be impossible.
I'm on a budget, and things I don't mod haven't been invented yet ^^Not to dissuade you from getting the M1060 but I might also look at the Hifiman HE560 and new Acoustic Research AR-H1. They are more expensive than the M1060 but you don't necessarily have to mod to get the most out of them plus comfort is better. I think you can get the HE560 for $500 or less new and the AR-H1 is $600. If your budget is $300 then by all means go for the M1060 or maybe HE-400i depending on taste.
Damn, was 5 or more years away from headfi, and now this. Have a severe ortho bite for years though, only the vintage ones till now, love my RP18s. Gotta get some cash for the M1060...
Not to dissuade you from getting the M1060 but I might also look at the Hifiman HE560 and new Acoustic Research AR-H1. They are more expensive than the M1060 but you don't necessarily have to mod to get the most out of them plus comfort is better. I think you can get the HE560 for $500 or less new and the AR-H1 is $600. If your budget is $300 then by all means go for the M1060 or maybe HE-400i depending on taste.
Thanks for the advice, reminds me of the times when I was the advisor, lol. I will be definetely looking for that 2nd hand HE560 option you've mentioned.
Reading (and viewing) all the M1060 reviews, I can't help thinking of severe batch-to-batch variations. I have been on a dozen meets in my time, comparing identical HPs side by side. The differences were frightening, even with mass production HPs like, say, the AKG K701. So the question is again, have you got a "good one" or not. A good M1060, slightly modded, seems to be an incredible value, but the not so good ones...
Audeze leather pads have also been discussed here, and may be just as good with the M1060 as the vegan pads.. I haven't tried either.I just got my m1060 and m565 in today. I'm still very impressed with the m565's design, it's gorgeous. It doesn't sound bad either but I can't say much about it, I have not put in enough time. The m1060 is on my head right now and it's awesome except for the problem at 5khz. When I read 5khz ringing this is not what I was expecting. I played this one song called How Can I by Mark Sherry and Clare Stagg and at a few points I think he voice hits 5khz or something else does and it's just this quick horrible noise that really throws everything off. So the fuzzor mods helps with this, right?
I also understand that vegans are no more, so is there another pad I can order or do I keep the stocks on?
Although I don't have personal experience with this particular pad it looks deep and is made of Velour so should help tame the ringing.
https://www.amazon.com/Dekoni-Audio...1507766754&sr=8-6&keywords=dekoni+velour+pads