Ok folks, I thought I'd put this topic back into its proper thread. As I previously stated - "if I do get anything else, rest assured, it will be burnt in with a ruthlessly cruel and monstrous detachment unimaginable to the friendly folk within these friendly forums" Not new phones, but I'm...

Aurum Cantus V3M. Plugged rear ports. No subwoofer. The HD650 will be burning in one way or another. Two pairs of DT150 and one Ultrasone Pro 900 survived this procedure. One pair of my DT150 had very poorly matched drivers, but after a week of non stop unimaginable abuse, they were like a pair...

Another sober five year update. My same home hifi is still destroying great headphones. Particularly in the bass department. I rolled it's tubes and upgraded its output transformers, and some of its point to point wiring,,,otherwise it's the same old amp and speakers. I haven't listened to the...

No new cans for now....I've got cans pushed under beds, they're in my sock drawer...even a set stored in the car. I've got my mint HD650 stuffed into a box with spare motorcycle helmet padding. The 650s own box sits unused on top. My grandmother requested to use it for decoupage. I only have...

I'm still burning these in and they just get better and better.

Just researching this topic and wanting some feedback if possible. Many thanks.

Don't get me wrong..I have other phones and loudspeakers which fulfil my needs superbly. I just wanted to know if there were any mods people do on the 650?

I haven't been on this site for years but the hd650 is still the king phone!....with double the hits here as the hd800 thread? It's crazy! Not much has changed. My 650 has been sitting in the top of a cupboard for five years or more due to natural selection. Imo its hardly worth the effort to...

....dt150 and ultrasone 900 was due. Both are simply superb. Those dt150 are just so silky smooth but with a nuggety and deep tight lower frequency and bass response which makes other phones sound anaemic. No long term problems whatsoever from the brutal burn in. The ultrasone pro900 are the...

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Just found this ancient thread and thought i would update it in SOBER HINDSIGHT.           just as true today as a few years back. much better phones now but the same ultimate scenario.  

forget taking the plate on and off! just make up a matrix of felt squares about 5mm in width. start placing them all over the plate....and over half+ of the sound holes joined togehter! yes! cover a good proportion of the sound holes! (dont fiddle with the diaphragm things) adjust and replace...

kick drums are indeed astounding.   unless you have hearing loss/damage, heavily tone down that otherwise excellent treble, and the rest just falls into place in the most stunning fashion.

with respect to kees mod, they dont need this fussing about. they need dampening and covering of a good portion of the sound holes to settle them down a bit. 5 bucks of sticky felt. no soldering required. they sound stunning straight out of an ipod. the easiest hifi product ever to mod due to...

these phones are fekking stunning. after my substantial tweaks and very nasty burn in, they are clearly number one now. Unbelievable bass and soundstage. truly stunning. they have overtaken the legendary and mysteriously good DT150. for reference, they make my HD650 sound like $3.50 items from...

just an update, this phone has me intrigued, such is its simple ability to be modified with sticky thick felt for the bottom of chairs. the good thing about this phone is that everything that comes out of it is very good. it just needs some tuning and balancing.   i've managed to totally get...

i was so stunningly impressed with my first pair of DT150 that i hurried out and got another pair and put them on ice. i got the velour pads at place of purchase, but prefer the sound with the original pads. the bass recedes with the velour and other various things happen obviously due to the...

it wasn't the ears i was worried about, it was the blanket.     having wound both the DT150  and pro900 right up on the MF amp (as an experiment, not for general listening), i'd have to say the easier to drive pro900 sound starts to flatten out a bit as it sounds overwhelmed. not...

i cofess that i did one full 12 hour stint of nasty 90% high current burn in that would have headphone lovers gnashing their teeth and screaming for mercy. i have to say that the trebble is smoothing out and things are integrating more. whoever said these are stubborn phones to burn is not...

ah, yes and no in a way.   what would the church call them if you had a driven pair back in the dark ages? ....before you were burnt at the stake for heresy bit?

not meant to be a philisophical question and i'm not on an acid trip. but the thought did come to me.  

yeah, i thought this might be a tricky question for solid replies. it goes somewhat against the natural grain of the forum.

Crikey, i'm up to page 30 and there's been barely a proper listen or feedback of the pro900!   the navel gazing, verbose sycophantic weener stroking and vitriolic hissy fits are better than the reviews will be LOL

seeing that nearly every phone and product has everything from silly to serious mods i was wondering if there was one which they got completely right, straight out of the box...without the need for custom cotton wool, blue tack, felt pads, wood carvings etc... i know ears and brains vary, but...

ok thanks for the felt mod link. i've been doing this for years with loudspeakers to attenuate them for listening environments of varying brightness etc. works a treat especially with ribbon tweeters with a mesh covering and a bit of felt stuck to a driver here or there.   the pro900 are...