Sure, my dads name is Xin. Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Hey guys,   Not sure if your place is full yet John but my dad and I would love to be able to come.   We've been hard at work on our diy mosfet amp and i think we're finally at a point where we'll be happy showing it off to people. Might also be able to bring along a diy tube amp we've...

Hey guys, Just wondering what you guys have been asked to pay for your mages? i have been quoted a price of $610 USD which seems a bit higher than standard? I live in Australia btw. Cheers,

Hi mate, I recently purchased a pair of pro900s and find that they meet 4 out of your 5 criteria. The only thing that i think they fail somewhat at is that they are quite inefficient compared to my cd3000s and hd650s. I'd say they are about equal with the k701s i owned previously. You...

Hey guys, I purchased an unpopulated Lite Audio DAC50 board which i was thinking of building using some better than stock components. However i have run into a few problems. Lite Audio does not seem to have a website nor a contactable mailing address so it seems that there is very little...

Hey JulioCat2, I purchased a Hlly t-amp ta2022 and i have to say that I was severely disappointed. The sound coming from them was muddled, unfocused and almost unlistenable. My $50 amplifier from dicksmith sounded much better. There was also a loud hissing noise which some people on diyaudio...

Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry very nice! so you took out the belt holders completely? ripped the original padding and replaced it with black leather? I'm scared of screwing up the belt system, plus there seems to be some very thin foam under the original padding Yeah i...

Great! Are you using them with the cd3000k assembly? How are you going to go about mounting them to the frame? I've thought about maybe using a lathe to sculpt the earcups but i've never done that before and need to look into letting a carpenter mate of mine let me use his lathe. Yeah i heard...

Still waiting on those ebay pads. The originals go flakey extremely fast. I got them in as new condition and while i have been a bit rough with them disassembling the headphones multiple times, i can't see them last more than a few months of regular use. The leather i got is super soft so...

Hey guys, I've recently bought a pair of sony cd3000s which sound awesome. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on making wooden earcups. More specifically it'd be great if i could get recommendations on different types of wood and strengths and weaknesses. Also if anyone has any...

Definitely give the k701s another try. when they are properly amped, they are one of the clearest and most detailed phones i've heard in that price range. Only thing that they miss is a bit of midbass. Soundstage is also in another league compared to the 650s and if you like bright but not harsh...

lol wow... 500 pieces... i think jeremy who makes the jmoney pads would do a run of them if we could get 50 pieces organised. black wire? i assume you mean black thread right?

Great i ordered a pair of those hoping that they would be decent replacements as i plan to take apart one of the earpads so that a leather one could be made. Glad to hear that these are firmer. I find the ones on the cd3000 to be too soft and as a result because of the pleather, they heat up...

If you have a sewing machine then those needles look fine. I hand sewed mine because i don't have one and don't do very much sewing. You just need to find one which has a wedge shaped head i.e. not completely round like normal needles. Yeah with the headband in mine the break down was like...

Yeah once i get a chance i might experiment with some wood cups. Does anyone know what wood is used in the r10? It looks like cherry to me. You think the bass is too strong? I think it is just right. If you don't like strong bass i definitely recommend the akg k701s which are really great...

Hmmm i actually don't have any problems with the clamping force of the headphones. It's loose but it isn't going to fall off unless i start thrashing my head. Also i'm not quite sure how to go about taking the elastic off. Its inside this foam layer which i don't want to break. How did you get...

Yeahhh waiting for the black leather to get here... Once i get it i'll glue the headband bit together as well. Should be good. I've recabled the headphones with SPC and first impressions are that it doesn't sound very different from the stock cable apart from losing a bit of bass and not...

Sighhh still waiting on my black leather. In the meantime when i went to purchase leather sewing supplies i got a hold of some red leather (scrap bin) and stitched up the elastic headband. However i don't think it suits the earphone without me repainting the cups. Tell me what you guys think...

hmmm i tried unscrewing it using two pairs of pliers with cloth in between but couldn't get them to budge. I wasn't so adventurous as to use just the bare metal pliers. So not entirely sure whether they are screwed in or glued or pushed in or something.

Hey guys I'm really looking forward to more impressions as i am thinking about purchasing one. Not to be pushy or anything but could you guys perhaps compare the dac to some others and state how they are better/worse. Thanks a lot.

i have found that there isn't really a need to decore them but you can stretch them open using needle nose pliers. It may feel like you are going to rip them apart but quite a lot of force is required to stretch them enough to fit them on say re0s or ue tips. It is possible though and holds them...

akg k701s would be awesome

i offered $900 plus shipping and got declined so i can only assume he has either sold them or is using the $900 price as a means of attracting more attention?

Oh i see, you mentioned that the company you purchased them from are an authorised mac reseller. Hmmm, i know some companies will not honour a warranty that is purchased from anywhere but an authorised distributor which they have a legal right to do if it is stated somewhere in the documentation...

Quote: Originally Posted by ClieOS Two different stories. The previous incident involves a pair of SE530 purchased from unauthorized dealer with parallel import. It isn't totally a Shure's fault. If the SE530 in question was bought from an authorized dealer locally, there won't be a...