Hi guys I have one "Modmic Wireless" microphone that I use with my AKG K701s. This is a great combination for Discord / Gaming. Where you need good sound quality but also good mic quality. (Obviously I also use the headphones for Music / Series). However, the AKG K701s are an overkill for...

Yes, I just got them a few hours ago. So far I'm enjoying them. (For Classic Rock and some Metal). Also bought an original Grado G cushion (will arrive in more than a week). They might be overkill for the SR60, but it's a piece I'll use in the future if I end up getting some wood cups or a...

Ok I'll "invest" in these used grados then. Use them for a while (before modding, because I've never heard Grados), and then get some aftermarket drivers and bigger earpads. In the future maybe I'll end up improving everything on them. But to start I think these used phones + better drivers +...

Awesome I didn't know it was possible. So I could endup building ones for like 170€ final price? (100€ for the SR60 and 70€ for the Nhoord driver). No need to purchase expensive cables or anything else? For 170€ I'm totally in! (Edit: I found some used pair for 65€ shall I proceed?). (I'm also...

What's the easiest and cheapest way of building some Nhoord v2 headphones? Can I just buy some cheap Grados in Amazon and replace the driver and the earpads? (Grado SR60e costs 100€ / Alessandro Grado or SR80 about 120€).

Yeah I think I should be aiming at something like Grados or Grado's style, to have a different headphone to match other kind of music. (Because with DT 880 I'm going to have something similar and DT 990 I'don't know). I also was thinking about building some "Nhoord" DIY headphones (with over...

I'm in the same situation, currently I have some AKGs K701s And I'd like to have some different headphones for different kind of music (old Rock suits me a lot). I can get the DT 990 Premium 600ohm for 186€. (My amp is a Lyr 2, so I think I'd go for the 600 Ohm version). Let me know if you...

Hi DavidA, After so much time with the AKG K701 and the Lyr 2, I'm ready to take the step and (try to build) some Headphones for classic Rock music (and some Metal as well). So far I started with this: http://www.nhoord.com/explore/2016/8/26/how-to-build-your-own-headphones If I wanted to...

lol I fixed the typo

There not bumps any more. I think the ones with bumps are old and Made in Austria (fixed). (not in China) Sent from my Nexus 6P

I did the bass mod. But fifty-fifty. I put some punched stickers (with thooth picks) and found a perfect balance for the K701 for Rock....Heavy Bass music and all kind of music. I'm matching them with some Voskhods tubes in a Lyr 2, these tubes also have some emphasis in the bass. The full...

Ok! I'm not sure if 1.8mm or more, and how well I pasted the stickers (I used a toothpick, but did a hole much bigger than 1.2mm, probably 2mm, and without getting rid of the leftovers, since I don't have the right tools). But the bass is more controlled now, and can go back to higher levels...

  Yeah, I know, those reflektors were amazing, I'd have bought them if I'd lived in the US. But the final price in Europe was gonna be over 80€ and wanted to get something asap and more economic to start.   BTW, how do the vendors know they are not selling junk tubes. I mean, these tubes...

Coming back to the stock canadian tubes as one of the 2 Reflektors went clear/white after some days, and after removing it, I see it has been fractured/broken!   The reason of this, is just a "bad tube"? Or I bought a pair that didn't match. (Sound was good for the 2-3 days I've used them). ...

1 day review. The mod makes the Rock more enjoyable. But I'm not sure if I like modern/electronic music like before. Those themes with hard bass (like example1, example2) became a bit more hard in my ears and I tend to listen with less volume than before (I think I'm more sensible to low...

@DavidA Interesting! I can see myself wearing a pair of those in a future. I've researched a bit and the drivers cost like 70€ (Nhoord) and less than 120 pounds the other one.  In the meantime, I've just done the AKG Bass mod 10 min ago... I'll try the K701s with this mod for a week or so...

Ok I've just received my first pair of tubes.   Two Reflektors "X 72" and "I 72" that I bought for 23,49€   Photos   Certainly a difference versus the stock canadian ones. I've read many posts talking about noise / microphobics. I don't really now about the status of these tubes... But...

I'm seriously considering this mod. I got the K701, 3-4 months ago. Started with a nuForce uDAC-2, then grabbed a Fulla 2 (mainly to be used when travelling) and secondarily to be used just as an amp with the Modi Multibit. And last week got a Lyr 2, my first desktop amp. (Still haven't had a...

Thank you all! Well, right now I'm using the AKG K701's for everything: - Rock (mainly from the 70's to the 90's). and a lot of Joe Satriani ( electric guitar music).   - Chillout - Classic - Metal - Pop - Games   They are perfect for acoustic songs, classical music. And I think they...

Guys, I only have some AKGs K701 (I got them for 120-140€ in Amazon and basically started with this 3 months ago). Now that I have a good amp (the Lyr 2) I'm interested in getting some alternative headphones. I'd like to have 2 different kind of headphones (so I don't want to replace the K701s...

I bought a pair of reflectors for less than 25€ (I keep stacking some cheap tubes to start rolling):   http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/EEkAAOSw241YZoK3/s-l1600.jpg http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Jw8AAOSw2xRYZoK7/s-l1600.jpg     So far I'm waiting for some hewlett packard (bought yesterday...

@TK16 @ThurstonX   I know it was a basic question, but very helpful answers, thanks!   Regarding this SS, my Lyr runs at 49-52ºC on top/case (with 23º-27C ambient temp), tubes at 5-25ºC more than the case temp. I asked the vendor if the plastic of the SS, can stand this and he told me that...

I'm going to try these cheap socket savers. (Maybe in the future I get better ones), since they're in Spain and will arrive quickly to home.   How exactly do you remove the tubes from the socket? (I believe the socket is still under the top of the Lyr).  You push down the socket with some...

@DavidA   Sys in reverse! I got that idea last week (wasn't sure whether it was possible, so it's good to know you can reverse the sys with 2 outputs and 1 input). For now I'll still use it as normal. (To save Tube Life and energy when I'm not at home and my gf use the PC).   (Amazing...

  Yeah I can't wait for some tubes to try better this. I originally noticed a good difference between my monitors using the old preamp (Fulla 2 as PreAmp Not as DAC, was using it for the headphones) and now the Lyr 2. But when I put the SYS to be able to fast-switch, I can't hear a difference...