Oh man, thanks for the link, those reviews are gold lol. Stolen from a review: "We were fools, fools to develop such a thing! Sound was never meant to be this clear, this pure, this accurate. For a few short days, we marveled. Then the whispers began. Were they Aramaic? Hyperborean...

Dang, I own the q701, but this is really tempting. I'm not sure I want to spend $200 on it because I was saving up for better portable gear haha. The struggle is real xD

Finished all the stuff, good luck everyone! Thanks hifiman for offering this opportunity :)

Nice haha. I got a second pair (for about a week) which is left stock though they aren't technically "mine." (but I'll appropriate them heh)

Oh man this thread... Lol i leave for a week and I have no idea what's going on. Well anyways, I've actually had some non-audiophile friends try these and got pretty positive reactions. One person was surprised to hear a violin in a song lol and another said they would have bought a pair if it...

LOL that patent :P I wonder if different party streamer types have different effects... with paper you would  think that different companies use different manufacturing processes and result in slightly different effects though I wouldn't think it would be too significant of an effect. In any...

Oh lol sorry for not updating. I'm pretty busy with school stuff on weekdays. I've settled for a bit on having dynamat, the 2 layers, but I've actually added different shapes of felt. I don't really have any rectangles so I've been using circles lol. I currently have 2 quarter circles at...

Seems likely because I'm not using putty... don't really have any around and too lazy to buy some haha. (its stickier and seems like a thinner layer than what Lorspeaker is applying). Combined with the fact that I think my preferences are slightly bass light because I've gotten so used to the...

Yeah I was having similar opinions with the amount of bass. I think bass is affected by how obstructed the hole is because more airflow will allow the driver to move more freely... not an expert in these matters but I think that has some effect. Try using different materials to cover the hole...

Oh thanks Cagin for the heads up on that plug. Didn't notice the post until you mentioned it on the DIY questions thread :P. I'll look to ordering that when redco finally gets their gold plated amphenol 1/8" connectors back in stock (or just go with the nickel plated one, shouldn't make a...

Never said they were lacking bass though :P But yeah oddly enough the vali/modi combo sounds pretty good- there doesn't seem to be any major impedance mismatch issues and the noise/microphonics really don't cause any problems. Don't have any nice solid state amps at the moment but the random old...

With the Mikros 90 for maybe 2 hours, I feel like it has better timber than the kefs, but some of the songs I've listened to sound a bit less natural because of the treble. Overall the kefs feel  a bit more natural and are smoother in general and mids seem a tiny bit more forward (quite a small...

Hmm that's probably the case. The kefs treble is a bit more subdued so it works well on some aggressive edm tracks. Though with some other music I listen to its not as bad... Though i don't think sharp was the exact, accurate term to use.

Thanks a lot! I guess I'm going to be giving the heat shrink option a shot then lol

Man i was wondering if I was the only obe who thought the treble was a bit sharp :p. Going to see how things go after a bit of burn in. Oh btw sf, never said I wasn't going to try the bass mods. Just in due time. A little sub bass boost might be interesting... But again going to wait and see...