It's so subjective, really depends. Of course, I can make or buy a better cable than this. Compared with all phones I've owned, this one most closely resembles microphone cable. It's flexible, no microphonics, resists tangles, and sounds as if it has a decent amount of copper. It drags my heavy...

Not all. The Monoprice Monolith m565 is just a shade larger than the Sony Mdr-v6. My open-box pair arrived with a dead cup, but I can tell you the good cup sounded excellect, different than these. For 170, you can get a brand new pair of m565 from Amazon. It sounds like this may be what you're...

I agree. I downloaded the album with Tidal, with limited expectations. The 4xx provided my first listen, and reintroduced the group with revived vitality. I had thought that, after years of obsession, I had finally tired of Tool's library. Fear Inoculum reinvents and enhances so much of the...

Well, they arrived, and I can say it's the best 50 bux I've spent in a long time. It looks as if these were used just long enough for the right channel to go out, then returned, then stored in a hot warehouse. The pads are toast, and why I think the cans were stored hot. Almost all of the glue...

Lol, that's a great idea to ask for samples. I've lucked out there by accident on other projects, not sure why I never thought of it. I love the baby pillow idea, I'll look into it. It seems like I just haven't found the correct memory foam, perhaps I need to slim the foam near my zygomatic...

Ohhhh, I love 'alcantara', I had no idea I could find it so easily. You've got it, I've been planning to make pads when I have the time. My roomate has an excellent sewing machine, but I don't always have access. I've been wondering what foam choices are around. Memory is great and all, but I...

Thank you, this is all excellent advice. I'll start with the pla for baffles and prototyping, and upgrade to petg soon. It's pretty amazing the resonant differences. Considering Beyer went abs with the consumer cups, I hoped abs would sound good. I understand the structural differences between...

Well, it seems perhaps time to bring this thread back to regularity. Considering you can buy perfectly serviceable printers for under 200 bux, complete with some premium features, I've decided to cool it on buying headphones and use that can cash for something that will allow me to realize my...

The LG phones are easy to trick with a short extension and a high impedance adapter. I was worried about these on-the-go, but found it's a super-easy trick. The LG only measures resistance when it detects a physical plug-in. Plug the adapter into the extension, then the extension into the...

So, just for anyone else wondering: I went back and saw that the worst issue could be a jammed driver, which causes distortion. There were also a few symmetry issues with some cups and yokes. It's quite possible this has any of those issues. Hifiman has been so good about replacements, those...

This is one of my favorites so far. Very nice and clean.

I agree that you may want to try it yourself, but if you try desoldering a Beyer driver, get lots and lots of practice first. These drivers are famous for their fragility, and it's much easier to permanently ruin the voice coil wire than with most other headphones. I destroyed mine by holding my...

This is exactly what I was looking for. It's been over 20 years since I studied speaker design, and never studied phones. I've known these programs exist, very happy to know this is available. I'm thinking that a dt990 style semi open might be ideal. That can vents only the motor through a...

Well, that's currently way above my head, but it looks like that could help. I've never used any of the software pictured, or the principles mentioned, but look forward to learning. Are there any good reading materials you could recommend? This combo will probably take a back seat for now, as...

You guys are awesome to offer help so quickly. Hifiman has a stellar reputation, I'm beginning to see why. You proactively reached out to address a second-hand product. That's saying something, especially in today's market. When I can afford it, I will likely add more Hifiman to my rack...