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Looks like my luck has ran out. AS-10 that I received had a mid/ mid-high driver that was wired out of phase. I believe the h5 is rebranded magaosi k5/ toneking tk2. If this is correct, the as-10 has considerably better low end response than my k5, however there is still a bit of a mid bass...

A bunch of soundblasters, zen xtra, ep-630, original aurvana in-ear.

An ATH-ES7 would sound much better than the solos. If you're really JVC flats ($5-10) with the fullness mod and proper burn-in will sound better than the solo beats. I'm actually quite impressed with the pair of flats I got. I wasn't really expecting much from them.

AD700 don't seem to benefit much from amping and work fairly well out of the laptop, ipod etc... If you're feeling adventurous, you can perform reversible mods on the AD700 that should address some of their deficiencies. http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/448567/ath-ad700-ad900-mods

Get the RX700 and mod them.

Quote: Originally Posted by TF2 Yeah, I'm kind of hesitant about it. Does this look legit? NEW Audio Technica ATH-M50 Headphones AT Coiled Cord - eBay (item 150391946153 end time Dec-24-09 17:44:13 PST) That's legit they are an authorized AT dealer.

Did you even search? http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/ath...0-mods-448567/ You could probably dynamat the back of your drivers. If you do, make sure you leave holes in the dynamat for the ports at the back of the drivers. Quote: Originally Posted by xguntherc I already have the...

Quote: Originally Posted by priest Interesting. Why do they install the plug in monitor headphones do you think? What advantages does it give? Presumably, the plug partially restricts the amount of air entering the driver to avoid resonance and distortion.

To mod your m50s: 1) pull of the pads 2) remove the screws 3) remove the foam plug @ the back driver (the pic is an srh440 driver but the concept is the same) 4) Add some fiberloft/polyfill into the cups (equal amounts in both cups-I would use half the amount that you would think you need &...

JVC HA-RX700 ~$33

Quote: Originally Posted by Frank I The lack of bass was very evident in music reproduction most notably on piano. The piano never came alive. I'm going to have to disagree with you on this point. As someone who actually plays the piano and someone who has played on many...

Quote: Originally Posted by sampson_smith x 2 on "thanks for the mod'"! Very interesting and slightly peculiar that Shure chose to do that. For a good, as of yet unexplained, reason, I assume? Hmmm... This "plug" is very common in "monitor" type headphones. On the ATH-m50 removal...

Quote: Originally Posted by yeahman68 I'm bought the m50's from guitar center to try em out, and did anyone feel that the mids were a little weak? 300hrs of break-in will sort out the weak mids. The m50s were quite boomy right out of the box.

Both the m50 and the 840 will benefit from amping. However, the m50 is much smaller compared to the shures and therefore, more portable.

The m50 is much smaller than the 440. For portable use, I would pick the m50 out of the two. One caveat about the m50 is that it requires a LOT of burn-in/break-in, I would say at least 300hrs. However, the m50 will benefit from amping which is something not reported by most 440 owners.