timmyGCSE
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last year I reluctantly bought some Sony MDR-V150's:
this is because I had a £15 store credit for HMV and I really wasn't interested in buying much else so just bought the 150's as a meh might as well.
Bass is bloaty and barely gets down low, mids are extremely muffled..like..p** poor, some of the most undetailed mids I've ever heard. Treble is the only redeeming feature of the sound signature which is quite crisp and natural and extends nicely. Soundstage average, nothing to write home about but no worse then your average sr60.
Comfort wise they are fairly comfortable, a bit clampy, pleather pads offer good isolation but make your ears all hot and stuff.
but I just use them plugged into my work PC and they do the job alright (drown out my work collegues) but after months of owning them I thought lets butcher them.
[size=xx-small]sorry for poor image quality[/size]
Reverse pad mod:
simply done, take off the pads gently by tugging at the edges, and turn them inside out then put them back on. And waddya know? the inside is leather! Extra comfort ensues, and because the profile of the pads has changed a slight change for the better in soundstage. Also the picture doesn't really convey this but it makes them look vintage badass! downside is it reduces isolation..not badly, the mod gives enough extra comfort for this to be a non issue.
Whilst I don't own a pair, merely used some for a couple of days, I assume this mod will also work just as sucessfully for MDR-V300's which use the same pleather pads and probably the V250's whilst we're at it.
Felt mod:
ah the old remove the felt remove the veil chesnut. Why do these manufacturers continue to put such thick felt over the drivers and ruining the sound? And boy did Sony go to town with the felt - its thick. Carefully just peeled it off and put the pads back on.
...the immediate noticible change is the mids! the once extremely undetailed mids are a bit forward and much more detailed, not RX700 detailed but much much better than previous. Bass now punches and quite flippin hard too, still the extension lacks but its a much more acceptable bass now. Treble is even more sparkly, natural and detailed..the treble on these cans is really quite good. I haven't listened to my PortaPro's properly in a very long time but certainly the treble is much better on these. I'd have to A/B them for any further comparisons. Soundstage is still average but a bit noticibly better, seperation is better too. Highly recommend this mod.
Haven't burned these in really, only had bout 20 hours usage if that but I'm taking them home tonight and will cook them for 100 hours or so
edit: I've just realised the bass extension on these cans SUCKS big time haha! no amount of modding will cure that. But still, much better punch to it now
EDIT2: disclaimer! I'm not saying oo these are not teh bestest cans in the world with mods you must go buy them and mod them they're better than your avergage Grado, AT's and Sennheisers. They're still not all that and I would recommend other cans over them but if you already have them, do these mods for a much improved sound
this is because I had a £15 store credit for HMV and I really wasn't interested in buying much else so just bought the 150's as a meh might as well.
Bass is bloaty and barely gets down low, mids are extremely muffled..like..p** poor, some of the most undetailed mids I've ever heard. Treble is the only redeeming feature of the sound signature which is quite crisp and natural and extends nicely. Soundstage average, nothing to write home about but no worse then your average sr60.
Comfort wise they are fairly comfortable, a bit clampy, pleather pads offer good isolation but make your ears all hot and stuff.
but I just use them plugged into my work PC and they do the job alright (drown out my work collegues) but after months of owning them I thought lets butcher them.
[size=xx-small]sorry for poor image quality[/size]
Reverse pad mod:
simply done, take off the pads gently by tugging at the edges, and turn them inside out then put them back on. And waddya know? the inside is leather! Extra comfort ensues, and because the profile of the pads has changed a slight change for the better in soundstage. Also the picture doesn't really convey this but it makes them look vintage badass! downside is it reduces isolation..not badly, the mod gives enough extra comfort for this to be a non issue.
Whilst I don't own a pair, merely used some for a couple of days, I assume this mod will also work just as sucessfully for MDR-V300's which use the same pleather pads and probably the V250's whilst we're at it.
Felt mod:
ah the old remove the felt remove the veil chesnut. Why do these manufacturers continue to put such thick felt over the drivers and ruining the sound? And boy did Sony go to town with the felt - its thick. Carefully just peeled it off and put the pads back on.
...the immediate noticible change is the mids! the once extremely undetailed mids are a bit forward and much more detailed, not RX700 detailed but much much better than previous. Bass now punches and quite flippin hard too, still the extension lacks but its a much more acceptable bass now. Treble is even more sparkly, natural and detailed..the treble on these cans is really quite good. I haven't listened to my PortaPro's properly in a very long time but certainly the treble is much better on these. I'd have to A/B them for any further comparisons. Soundstage is still average but a bit noticibly better, seperation is better too. Highly recommend this mod.
Haven't burned these in really, only had bout 20 hours usage if that but I'm taking them home tonight and will cook them for 100 hours or so
edit: I've just realised the bass extension on these cans SUCKS big time haha! no amount of modding will cure that. But still, much better punch to it now
EDIT2: disclaimer! I'm not saying oo these are not teh bestest cans in the world with mods you must go buy them and mod them they're better than your avergage Grado, AT's and Sennheisers. They're still not all that and I would recommend other cans over them but if you already have them, do these mods for a much improved sound
