Hmm... that's a good question. If it were me, I would probably try doing it in a resting position first (not on a stand or stretched like when it's on a head) and use tape to hold the leather in place until it cures. However, if that's what you already tried the first time gluing, I could see...

That's really unfortunate that they didn't sew it as those stitches on top would suggest. :triportsad: But, I think if you get the right glue you should be able to fix it. I don't know what kind of glue you have tried already, but getting glue that works on fabric/leather can be tricky since it...

The Creative Aurvana Live! SE is $28 on Woot!That's the open box/used price I've seen on ebay, so this is a good deal for brand new. A lot of headphone for the money and a good way to get a taste of what biocellulose drivers can do. Also easy to mod, I put mmcx connectors on mine...

The stock grills have a diameter of 86mm. So that's what you should shoot for if you are looking for replacements.

The genuine leather version of these pads have been best aftermarket ones that I've found. I use them on my D2k and my X00 PH. They have a similar effect on the frequency response as the old J$ leather pads. I little extra bass (add some attenuation rings to really boost it and get +10db bass...

The Monoprice Monolith Heavy Duty XL 60" Wide AV Stand (Maple) is on sale for $87.50 (75% off). If the color scheme works with you decor, that is a great deal for an AV stand and almost a 1/3 the price of the black version's sale price. https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=43166

The only Hifiman planars that I have heard that I would consider "warm" at all would be the HE-500 and to a lesser extent my Edition XX (but that's an oval, so that's out). I've also modded my HE5se to be pretty laid back but that's just because out of the box the tuning was pretty bad to my...

If you missed out on the Liquid Spark from my previous post, the Monoprice Ebay store still has the Monoprice Monolith Liquid Spark Headphone Amp for the $32.49 price! There is even a bulk discount if you want to buy two for some reason. https://www.ebay.com/itm/394965402017 Get them while you...

BuyDig has the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 32 Ohm on sale for $99 when you use promo code "YFL" https://www.buydig.com/shop/product/BEYDT770P/BeyerDynamic-DT-770-Pro-Closed-Dynamic-Over-Ear-Headphones-32-Ohm

Might be a pricing error, but... Monoprice Monolith Liquid Spark headphone amp is currently $32.49. https://www.monoprice.com/product?&p_id=33304 If you add $18 more to you cart you could also use the "BIG25" coupon code which would bring the effective price down even more. EDIT: It looks...

The Koss KPH40 Utility Headphones (Stealth Black) are on clearance for $27.99 on Woot! until they sell out. Regular price is $40 on Amazon. https://sellout.woot.com/offers/koss-kph40-utility-on-ear-headphones

I've heard it argued before that the single sided design benefit is there is less obstruction on the ear side of the driver (all single sided designs I've seen have the magnets on the outside). But Hifiman's Stealth Magnets are supposed to help mitigate that, if their marketing is to be...

Did you add it to your cart and apply the coupon code YPCDP6248? It's showing as $99 once in my cart. It's $169 on the product page, though.

The Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 80 Ohm is $99 at Newegg when you use the coupon code YPCDP6248 https://www.newegg.com/grey-beyerdynamic-dt-770-pro-over-the-ear/p/0TH-00JD-000K8

They are open back but he meant that a planar diaphragm is a sealed structure (no air can escape around it), so any added air pressure on either side can make the whole driver flex and it can made noise when doing so. This is a very common issue with Audeze headphones, for instance, where the...

I glued panty hose on my 3d printed grilles for dust protection. Does a good job and is acoustically transparent in my testing.

A/B testing the grilles removed is easy. Remove the grille and hold it by the edges so your fingers don't block any of it and move it towards/away from the headphone while listening to your preferred test track, pink noise, etc. Do both ears at once for the most accurate results. Should be easy...

Probably 11.11.

This. I learned way more about how measurements related to sounds I was hearing when I started making measurements on my janky flat-plate rig than I ever did staring for hours at measurements made by someone else with a $50k HATS. Especially since all of those "standard" measurements go out the...

Well, today I learned why there aren't class D headphone amps. LOL

Glad it worked out for you! Those drivers look good. Sorry for the unreliable method using the flashlight. It was theory I came up with but I havent got to test it on a stuck pair so I don't know if it works for sure. In the end, nothing beats being able to see the drivers with the grilles off...

The first half, yes, is a diagram showing how to spot it with the grille off. However, the second half of the post is showing the flashlight method you can do without removing the grille. That photo I took of the light shining through the driver is with my grille in place.

While I haven't tried this on stuck set, physics says that you should be able to tell if it's stuck by shining a bright flashlight through the grille side and looking at the color pattern shining through on the pad side (all the pictures I have seen the membrane is stuck to the outside magnets)...

I finally got around to it, so, I just wanted to post my experience about the egg-shaped velour pads on the 6se v2 designed for headphones like the Arya and Edition XS. I bought mine from AliExpress and added some pantyhose as dust screen since they didn't include any and the Edition X v2 I...

Hifiman has the HE400se B-stock for $59 (US and CA only). https://store.hifiman.com/index.php/he400se-b-stock.html I don't think I've seen a price this low for these. Even used they tend to go for more than that. Almost pulled the trigger on it for the heck of it, but I really prefer the Drop...