I was in the same shoes , I took a break for couple of days and had to concentrate to get through

Had to shuffle 3 headphones to get through, but taking a break helped as much.  

thanks, good to know my hearing cut off was above 21k Freq bands in Golden is killing me.

try DSOM & WYWH remaster 2011

  im new at this myself,  but i usually rock the tube from multiple directions to loosen it with an upward pressure, same goes for installing  To quit being so careful everytime i got myself a socket saver/holder.

refer this    http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOVIB-Socket-Saver-with-Vibration-Redu-Plug-Play-9-pin-B9A-NOT-Made-in-China-/161065066374   Socket saver / holder is used to protect/save the stock socket in Aune T1 when you roll tubes frequently.   fyi , there are other econ versions of what i have...

clear guards   obstruct the tube in pictures are a hassle when tube rolling wont fit with a socket saver in place are not for grown ups    can go on :)

Thanks for refreshing the tube identification process CoiL, can someone verify my deduction ... ⊿8D4 - Heerlen, 1968 Apr 4th Week ?

I feel bad distracting from the tubes discussion, however.... this is just the coolest track I've ever heard   http://open.spotify.com/track/2KitCEg8ou3TayzJS5Bgjo https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/le-goudron-bobby-birdman-remix/id524802530?i=524802798 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0081PH81A  ...

  Indeed, I have same sentiments when I'm using DT 880...:)

The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow   I dont listen to folk music at all, but still gave it a shot and I'm speechless. Amazing!!   @ Oteil - thanks for a wonderful suggestion, surprisingly my Beyer 880s sound heavenly with this music.

this one came to my rescue   http://www.homedepot.com/Plumbing/h_d1/N-5yc1vZbqewZ12kx/R-100192411/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051                                

Quote:   My observations ...   Couple of things I did differently from the above method, the Lactite putty was tough to knead and apply as desired , so I applied  1 strip each on the two drivers and tested them, bass was amazing and very tight but realized that overall sound levels...

@ RochRx7   I'm sure youd be pleasantly surprised, I was in your shoes couple of months back, My first decent cans were HD 428 and I really liked them out of the box. But the mods done as instructed in this thread just blew my mind off.   have fun and i know the wait sucks.   cheers

I'm glad your orders have been fulfilled, at least looks that way so far. But cost central famously screwed up thousands of orders and annoyed countless with HP touchpads in 2011.   good luck