IMO the cable is just a POS. I've done this but the cable always finds a way to stay permanently contorted and warped.

For me, these first 2 can be harder to listen to, due to the treble. Usually I have to turn the volume down a bit: With this one, I definitely need to turn the volume down due to the treble. I am not a big fan of how it sounds on the X00. Maybe the HD6XX was better, but nothing notable there...

Oh wow, for $35 it makes no sense to not do the mod since it seems to offer a noticeable improvement. Yeah, times definitely have changed. $350 down to low $100s for what is more or less the same headphone is crazy lol If I can find some CAL! SEs for a low price like you did for your...

Those are two I've been thinking about, but I'm not sure if I'd like them enough to justify the price. I'm sure that after a few hundred dollars, the value curve goes down probably exponentially. I think I'd be okay with spending as much as $800 on another pair, but they'd have to be...

I have the X00 PH (got them during their first drop) and just recently bought the HD6XX this Black Friday. I am a bigger fan of the X00, though I do like the HD6XX in certain areas--both of them are great cans for sure--but, I find myself looking for something better. For those that currently...

Anybody know how this compares with the original Espressivo?

So I tried the Brainwavz HM5 Velour Standard pads and installed them on the MT220 and I must say, it was terrible. I ensured a proper installation, unless there is a particular "direction" it needs to be installed in?   It ruins the characteristics of the MT220 IMO.    Thoughts on this? I...

  I'm surprised you said that the MT220s blow away the 650s. In what regards?

After some more listening, I think I like the TH-X00 with proper EQ better than the MT220. The MT220 has certain qualities to it that absolutely warrant keeping it, though. 

  Hmm so it seems like you think the MT220s are about on par with the X00s, at least in terms of value. I somewhat agree. I think the X00s are better in resolution, bass decay, bass impact, and soundstage, and they seem more natural sounding (less metallic).    I wish the X00s were a little...

  How would you compare the Yamaha 220s to X00s and 900s?

  Subbass shines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM7JnWvyFec

  PHs sounding better than HD650s? In what sense? I didn't think they would.    Serial numbers are also just stickers. Once I found that out I didn't care.

  Which compound, and how did you apply it?

Okay I think the X00s are technically better, but the coloration the MT220 provides could make for a more enjoyable listening experience. The X00s are maybe 20-30% technically better tops, mainly in terms of airiness, weightiness, and resolution. They also are ever so slightly less sibilant.  ...