FiJAAS
Previously known as DTSxJP
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Have anyone tried putting on HM5 pads on the ATH-ES700?
These will be replaced by ES750 next month. They will cost $200 at start. Meanwhile ES700 is available for $80-90 brand new.
Just a heads up some guy at HUKD found these for £69.99 @ TK Maxx http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/audio-technica-ath-es700-headphones-69-99-tk-maxx-2345208?p=26730765
These just came up in Amazon Japan for about 9800 yen ($80) through an independent seller. I've had my eyes on them for a few weeks but they were 14,000. Needless to say I grabbed a pair as they were about the same price as the ES500s. Enjoying them so far although I'm no audiophile. I may look into picking up a pair of ES-W9 pads for them as they seem to be recommended.
Now I'm going to create ESW700. Thanks Maxx134 for the idea.
Hey! What's going on here?!
I didn't post the esw700 mod yet!
Lol
To give some history to the idea:I had owned what I believe are ALL the portable (over ear) Earsuit models.
I have owned:
Esw10jpn
Esw11LTD
Esw9
Esw9LTD
Es700
Es10
Es7
Ws99
And others, etc. (Check my sig)
So anyways, in the process before and after attaining the fables esw10jpn,
I was both fooled and conned into believing that you can perform some "Germainia" (or ANY mod for that matter) ,
To make your esw9 sound close to the fabled esw10jpn! !
NOTHING CAN BE FURTHER FROM THE THUTH!
The fact is , sorry but no can will have the solidity and tonality of that can.
I owned it.
Nothing is like the esw10jpn. ..
Now that that is settled,
It did not stop me from trying to reach the sound of that can...
The result was of course FAILURE! !
BUT... BUT. Wait..
A truley sweet result was born out of all my trials.
A can I chose to keep as a sweet memory while I sold off all the rest (!)
It retains a lively approach.
The internals are dampened highly to approach the level of solidity of plastic housing that the esw11 & esw10jpn has.
I always noted how the es700 can sound like an es10, but the esw700 mod supercedes an es10 easily.
In signature it lies between an esw10jpn and an es10.
In soundstage, it lies between an esw9ltd and an esw9.
It is like the more forward version of the laid back esw9ltd.
As for resolution, it steps up from es700 and esw9,
Yet still lies just below the esw9ltd.
The esw9ltd still lies a tiny notch below the fabled esw10jpn in trebles, but it has superior bass .
The esw10jpn has a very solid hard hitting neutral bass that is truley excellent, but does not go as deep as any of the others...
Anyways, I have kept this little gem to my self for a few years, as it still is only a small woody portable,
Not an end game level portable. .
I have since moved on to Ultrasone ed8, then modded ed8, then PM2, now modded PM2..
But I still keep the modded "esw700" as a super energetic fun can.
Edit:
The proposed upcoming es750 has peaked my interest again into using them as donors for modding..
Here is a pic of the "esw700":
The esw10jpn pads are tight to get on,
And the driver housing is not easy to line up the screw holes, but nobody said it was gona be easy:
Edit2:
Although I do not have a write up,
Basically what was done was:
treat the wood,
Dampen plastic
Dampen materials without loosing stock material.
Adjust to your liking.
No matter how you internally dampen,
It will always sound larger than stock es700
Using cork dulls sound unless used in back with more other material in middle.
So you may need more damping material.
Less damping material increases bass and muddy tonality.
I will have to open mine to see what I did, but I remember using foam with the yellow stock fiberglass.