Yeah let me know how they work out. Where did you get the headband from?

I finally got around to redoing my pair. Bought a broken pair on eBay, red this time. Fully deconstructed both pairs of headphones, did a complete rewire with mogami and got rid of the wimpy, ready-to-snap Angel's hair they dared to call wire. Aftermath of 2 disassembled M50's. Transplanted...

Hey casper are you gonna try the HM5 velours they released?

Actually ended up buying "micro paracord" off ebay which is Type 1 paracord... I think. There's a bunch of stuff listed under "2 mm paracord" which is the same stuff.

There is. It's incredibly dumb and I remember it was like $40+ a foot or something on eBay. EDIT: Actually the price isn't bad at all... I might make a Gold plated OCC cable now for the hell of it.

Sorry, bit of a repost of my question but the DIY forum mainpage is a bit dead and I need an answer fast: There are a few cables out on the market right now like the Effect Audio Thor (pictured) that are using individual nylon/cloth sleeving for each conductor in the braid instead of just one...

Gotcha, also added some links and suggestions to my last post, not sure if you saw.

Wait wait wait. Sanity check: why do you need 30 feet of Mogami cable? Just making sure you know W2893 is a quad cable already, there's 4 conductors inside the outer sheathe. And yep you'll need some heatshrink (I recommend buying a variety pack for ~$9 off amazon so you'll have any size you...

It's hard to tell from the crappy pictures, but the hole where the mini-XLR goes in is kind of a mangled mess. I'm in the process of buying a broken pair and using its housing to redo the whole thing. The locking nature of the XLR honestly ended up being unnecessary, so yeah just a needless pain...

There are a few cables out on the market right now like the Effect Audio Thor (pictured) that are using individual nylon/cloth sleeving for each conductor in the braid instead of just one protective covering over the entire braid. I absolutely love the aesthetic and want to recreate it on a few...

I-i-it's not like I made a detachable mini-XLR version too a year ago or anything... stupid casper and his stupid better workmanship :p But in all seriousness this was a miserable experience and a good lesson about DIY hubris. I made the mod right after building my Beta22 and felt...

I recently noticed my ears have a channel imbalance so to speak. My left hears things noticeably louder than my right. I have good listening habits, safe volumes, rarely go live concerts. I don't think noise-induced hearing loss is very likely. I've confirmed the issue isn't my equipment (tried...

I got a pair of old spares sitting around. I've always like the pad (wasn't a huge fan of the phones). Do they fit on anything else or work for a mod? I don't hear too much about them.

It would've been $80 to rent a car to come see you guys in Charlotte, but just looking at the photos makes me feel like that price would've been worth it. Hoping for more great meets in NC! (Psssttt triangle area this time!)

I read this as "I'm shaking at work atm"... and I thought I got excited about new headphones :rolleyes:

Stax are definitely out of the question for now. Not until I have a stable job and apartment and find $5000 $10K under the kitchen sink :p I think it's interesting you bring up the X though, I got the idea it was tuned closer to neutral compared to the LCD-2 and 3. Specifically I think it was...

Recommendations for another companion phone that fits what I'm looking for would be well appreciated as well.

I've been trying to downsize my headphone inventory recently and decided I would definitely be keeping my HD800's and keeping another phone with a different signature. The issue is finding a dark companion phone of equal caliber to use for genres like rock and electronica. I've been...

Audio quality aside (blasphemy, I know), the construction of the stock cable is incredibly stiff. Depending on who you are that will either be interpreted as rugged or just plain awful. I started using my HD800s with a DIY braided OCC copper cable I made while waiting for the headphones. Never...

That might've been me. The Hifi-man leathers and velours fit very well. I've also recently discovered the dirt cheap HM5 pads from Brainwavz. A lot more supple and gives a bit more space between the driver and your ear. I feel like it bumps the sub-bass a little bit (it still rolls off though).

Beautiful pics! It's a shame that stand's curvature is a bit off from the LCD-2's.

I read the "Wye" Not Rane note on summing boxes. The diagram above is taken directly from their discussion of a stereo-to-mono summing cable. What determines the resistor value that connects the +signal to the signal ground? And honestly what determines the 2 resistors in the +signal path? I...

There's an ongoing mass drop for it, but still not really any impressions. I think the gain switches are gone.

Way to take one for the team! :D The Matrix Mini-i has a nice legacy though, so I doubt you'll be disappointed. Please give an impression when you have a chance!

I guess it's just too new. I can't even pull up any other posts about it. Wasn't a question, thank you though. Also, shouldn't you be Member of the Trade given your sizable eBay Hifi store?