Sold: Music Master Planar customized
Listing ID: 9691 Views: 1034
650.00 USD
Condition
Excellent/Like new
Negotiability
Or best offer
Ships to
  1. North America
Up for sale is the new $800 Chinese headphones from company "Music Master".



As you may or may not know, I am an experienced headphone modder, and was curious to see what potential this headphones has.
So this headphone was moded to highlight the increased potential of both the housing, and the driver.

Spec Details:
*Custom 66mm nano-planar driver
*Internal silver wiring
*Light weight for size at 380g
*Solid wood construction, including baffle plate.
*Sony R10 style cup with internal "labyrinth stair" structure.
*Solid polished metal surfaces
*Sensitivity 96db
*Impedance 32 ohm
* 1.6M OFC cable


The headphone modification goal was to build upon the existing solid design, in order to maximize the potential of both the driver, and headphone design.
It was a success.

...

..

....


So, to improve upon the design, the replacement of all stock materials was replaced with superior materials:

Added materials:
"Organza silk" replaces paper backing of driver, for least air impedance.


Tunning is accomplished with Custom design manufactured EVA/polyester mix material (foam/felt combo) of specific low density, chosen for tunning without deadening sound, which most other usual materials do (like wool&foam).


Then Internal cup volume material, was replaced with highest quality "volume increasing" material known.

"Twaron", the original world's best speaker damping material wich is discontinued and highly sought after.


Also, New custom angled porting scheme is implemented into optimized areas of the baffle plate, to Improve driver "air impedance" (necessary for thin membrane drivers).

Porting position was calculated to also improve bass and soundstage, and angled vent was determined to discourage any back wave reflection.

Stock external diffuse materials are eliminated from front of driver,

to complete removal of all stock materials from both front & rear driver, to maximize driver movement and clarity of the nano driver element. No frontal damping is now used, for maximum clarity.
Stock pads were replaced with "old stock" Audeze leather pads.
They increase in bass seal. Huge difference from stock pads(in purple):

The pads are old stock, and have no usage, but the edge "to headphone" material has started to show wear (peeling) from opening pads so many times in testing. It does not affect sealing as it is cloth based.

Changes in Frequency response:
Replaces stock "midrange" centered sound, by increasing both frequency extremes, to improve both bass, and trebles "air".
New mod in green:

Final signature is transformed to a very fast, highly detailed lively (think slight vanilla) signature, now with decent bass.
Extremely involving and musical.
Resolve level is now easily above mid-teir class. Its a beautiful headphones & only selling to recoup monetary expenses.
Will have more sales soon.

Included with:
Black carry case
stock new cable
stock pads
Audeze pads

Free shipping if in US (preferred)
Asking best offer.
Listed by: Maxx134 (95)
Listed: 2021-08-19
Last edited: 2021-08-24
  • IMG_20210604_174215__01__01__01.jpg
    IMG_20210604_174215__01__01__01.jpg
    1.1 MB · Views: 0
  • IMG_20210818_180436__01.jpg
    IMG_20210818_180436__01.jpg
    1 MB · Views: 0
  • IMG_20210606_160839__01__01__01__01.jpg
    IMG_20210606_160839__01__01__01__01.jpg
    191.9 KB · Views: 0
  • IMG_20210606_142437__01__01__01.jpg
    IMG_20210606_142437__01__01__01.jpg
    313.6 KB · Views: 0
  • Screenshot_20210818-194250__01.jpg
    Screenshot_20210818-194250__01.jpg
    435 KB · Views: 0
  • Nw Plnr Mod Dff Pds.jpg
    Nw Plnr Mod Dff Pds.jpg
    50.7 KB · Views: 0
  • Nw Plnr FR2.jpg
    Nw Plnr FR2.jpg
    44.3 KB · Views: 0
  • IMG_20210819_164747__01.jpg
    IMG_20210819_164747__01.jpg
    1.4 MB · Views: 0
  • IMG_20210819_165209__01.jpg
    IMG_20210819_165209__01.jpg
    1.3 MB · Views: 0
  • IMG_20210818_180520.jpg
    IMG_20210818_180520.jpg
    922.1 KB · Views: 0

DTgill

Headphoneus Supremus
Nice!
 

Maxx134

Headphoneus Supremus
These cups are beautiful.
They're not the cheap smaller ones you see online, and they are a nicer wood than the Hifiman too, IMO. 👍
Updated the third pic to show the cup.
 
Last edited:

Maxx134

Headphoneus Supremus
Sold...

I can do similar improvements to the similar looking Hifiman model.

This was another step in me getting more polished mods out.
Also a nice experience to work on these "planar" headphones, as the unit was so nice. The beauty of the cups alone is second to none (except maybe the actual Sony). 🙂

Ok time to close listing.
 

FinHifi

100+ Head-Fier
Yeah I'll probably make a thread. 🙂
You could make a Music Master general thread. I just bought a pair of e1000i from a member of this forum. I think there would be interest in Music Master in general as there is not a lot of information of said brand.
 
Sold...

I can do similar improvements to the similar looking Hifiman model.

This was another step in me getting more polished mods out.
Also a nice experience to work on these "planar" headphones, as the unit was so nice. The beauty of the cups alone is second to none (except maybe the actual Sony). 🙂

Ok time to close listing.
I was wondering if you have ever thought about modding a Hifiman Edition X v2 or if you think it would be worth it. I have a set and I really like them but you know searching for the "holy grail" and all. Thanks
 

Maxx134

Headphoneus Supremus
I owned the original and it was a bit distant. The HEK versions are better (used), but if you wanna stay with it I would do the strips mod I did for the HEK.
They are very open headphones and if you like the tonality then only thing would be resolution, which cannot be increased.
Most planars do scale a bit with a powerful amp, so thats probably the best you can do with them.
 
Back
Top