Because after having used the HE-500 for many years i would love to hear where the current state of the art PM is at.

Currently i'm using it on an Audio-gd phoenix and sometimes on a V200 with the dac being a V800. They both have a reputation for being smooth but if the recording is bad you will hear it and i think that is more important then music type. The foam mod if done well really enhances the experience...

Agreed on the T-1, it just sounds confused and it causes fatigue in minutes for me. I guess my ears don't like treble peaks and ringing. I love the HD800 though but it needs the foam mod otherwise it starts to fatigue after a while. 

Just received a canare HD800 cable and it's solid and well made. I went from SE stock to balanced and the improvement is quite noticable, no more nasty spc sound and being balanced adds up to a nice improvement.

It's a conspiracy! :D

I wouldn't be surprised if burn-in is something manufacturer's came up with to keep people from returning stuff straight away. And then they either adjust to the sound or are past their return date.

Well this is the way i fixed mine atleast but perhaps you can try it with a straw and sucking it out? Dunno if that work's but i guess it's worth a shot, sound wise i heard it didn't sound right that's what led me to notice the dented cone. Can't really remember what the change in sound was...

You can fix it yourself, just get something like a q-tip and wrap some tape around it with the sticky side outwards. And gently try and pop it back out by adhering it slighly to the dented part and then pull it out. Whatever you do though do NOT use something like a vacuum because there is a...

The pleather pads are somewhat more comfortable but after a while they start to hurt as well. Same problem as you; pressure above the ears, the best pads comfort wise are the T1/DT-990 pads. They also sound better then the stock velours but the best were the jergpads for pure sound quality. But...

Last time i checked the mirror they looked functional enough :p

Hahaha yeah i want that comfort bad, though i'm gonna try and get a demo model for a discount and talk them into honoring the full 2yr warranty. Wish me luck 

Looks like i will have the chance to do a comparison soon since i'm fed up with the HE-500 comfort, i did my fair share of headband bending and i don't want to change pads because sonically i really like the jergpads. So i'll probably go check out the HD-800 again tomorrow, first time around a...

Interesting, i'm a big fan of their solo6 monitors. How's the isolation on these? Also are the pads and cable replaceable without voiding the warranty? Looks like an upgrade to the DT-150 which have some areas i'd like to see some improvement on. Edit: seems the cable is replaceable with a non...

Yeah that's what i figured, so after some bending it seems a bit better already. Also i went ahead and used some oil to loosen up the joints and it seems to help as well.

Ok i'll give that a shot, hope this will help because i had this phone since early this year and recently it has become more of a problem. But that might be because i lost some of the padding on my head since i started living a bit healthier hehehe.   Thanks Jerg!

So i just tried this a couple of days ago and i must say that it's very impressive, not a subtle change at all. Took me a while to get it done but with the right tools and patience it's easily doable. I managed to find a scalpel with some extra blades and when i was cutting the holes i felt like...

Interesting read :smile: I agree with your impressions on the gear which i have also tried. I do however have a suggestion for your comfort concern on Hifiman's. Get some Beyer DT-990/T1 pads for them, it really increases comfort, for me they're close to the T1's now. It's an easy mod but you...

Quote: It's very simple, remove the cable and measure through the connector's on each side of the headphone. Lots has been said in this thread about it just use the search :)

You may have mismatched drivers or they could be out of spec, if you have a multi-meter set it to 200ohms and measure each driver.  Remove the cable first and lets us know the results.

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I use this one since leathermans either rust or snap in half, maybe i'm just unlucky? It's a Spirit II

Yeah the thing with the connectors is also something i've noticed when making my own cable. In the end i ended up cutting a bit off the connectors and soldering the cable in at an angle by keeping one wire longer then the other but both very short. Then i reinforced it with shrinktube and glue...

Vinyl seems like a great way to give the loudness war the finger. I think i really should get into it.

Quote: Not a problem at all, there's a relay protecting the headphones during power on.

Yeah this dac really gets out of the way of the music. I can honestly not think of a single aspect i want to improve except finding more music to try out.