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...