http://products.ncix.com/detail/akg-by-harman-q-701-quincy-jones-signature-line-reference-class-premium-headphones-black-ce-86792-1437.htm $250 CAD is far from a good price.  That's equal to $230 USD.   The standard price on Amazon is $200 USD.  ...

eh... no.  I mean a razor blade that people use for cutting things ;)  You'll find that once you've cut through the leather the bumps are actually just little pads that are glued down.  So, cut the perimeter of the bump then just pull it off.  It will take a small bit of effort to separate from...

With my average-sized head i still have about 3/8 to 1/2 of an inch of play left in the headband.  If i had left the bumps there and added the same amount of padding in my mod then i may well have ran out of space up there.     Aside from the space concern, if you're going to try to retain the...

After i removed the bumps i used the headband in that condition for about a week.  There was a big improvement from just the bump removal.  Nothing noticeable changed with the fit.. it was purely a comfort change by not having the hard bumps driving into the top of your head any longer.  With...

Bass mod -  I just gave it a try by only modding the left ear.  I then played a bunch of bass-heavy songs and kept sliding the balance from one ear to the other. There is subtle but certainly there. I'm running it through an e9 amp.     I should note that i edited my response after i...

I posted elsewhere on the forum just before this, but i figured i'd share here too.   $12 piece of leather from amazon $4 for E6000 glue from michaels 1 pair of socks cut up and sewn together on the edges razer blade to cut off bumps and trim excess leather    

For mine i used a razer blade to cut the bumps off the existing headband.  I then bought a leather piece from amazon (a square foot for about 12$).  I cut up a pair of socks so that i had 4 layers of material that matched the area i wanted to pad on the headband.  I sewed the 4 pieces of sock...