....I will concur daptpa about the woodtones...I have all of the mid priced and some upper echelon phones and these are one of my favorites...they really got so many things right about these phones it's pretty remarkable...something about the tonality of these is just teriffic...I often...

.... ya Ben I bought the white s400 I think they're awesome looking...still kicking it around... I will admit the S400 hurts my ears sometimes...better sound and comfort is quite appealing....

  Ben, ....always been one of the s400's biggest fans....I have modified mine internally and I am constantly in awe of how good they sound...I have covered just about every budget phone Monoprice, Incipio, Koss, Superlux, Sony, etc. and I always seem to come back to these...the main...

... as much as I love the JVC HA-S400s I think I like the monoprice a little bit better..... I'm accumulating some serious time on the monoprices and they just seem to be getting better...I honestly think that they are a freak of nature... I know there are snobs that will say that they are good...

...been on the JVC ha-s400 bandwagon for quite some time (have a modded pair and still think they are fantastic)...I keep coming back to them even in light of having several Koss including the TBSE1, several Superlux, and Beats (big mistake but someone gave them to me)...and yes the lauded but I...

Quote:   ....SFW Alert....Sorry SF and Ghost, today there is one less ha-s400 purist in the world...yeah I know I promised not to stray...but today I had some time on my hands and modded the darn things (tape, driver insulation/padding)...sorry no pictures unfortunately as I was deep in...

Quote:     ...been awhile since I posted on these but hang in there Matt...still mod free after all this time...however I have modded an unmodded and experimented with all of these and still like the stock signature the best...I might have the record for breaking these in heavily 200+...

.....IMO these little beauties need Baja miles to experience their true glory.....I pushed them to their limits and I am reaping the rewards!!!.....

Quote:   ....you'd never get people to admit it Rick...we are so locked into trends that it is sickening...I see a trend I go the opposite direction...I have no problem shelling out good money if it is worth it...those are not...period!!...have heard em multiple times and I was so glad it...

Quote: ...I continue to rave about the ha-s400 without hesitation...I know SF likes the pad mods in conjunction with the tape mod but I didn't find it to be to my liking...I'm still sticking with the theory on how long and how aggressive I broke these in ...I think they sound great as...

Quote:   ...alright whites!!!...lets us know your comparisons when you get some time on them...I love em!!!...the sound absolutely blows my mind for just under $30 bucks shipped....best headphone value in audio...that is until l hear the s500...

Quote: ...yeah I'd screw that up real good......I think I'll sit and watch...remember I'm a purist...i.e. incompetent boob when it comes to modding...heck I was waiting for the rolled up paper towel to crawl through the pad mesh like a tapeworm and destroy the driver...

Quote: ...actually I had my white Sansa clip+ which are pretty rare as well because the big box retail stores never carried white...comments on that too(LOL)...killer combo in both looks and sound...I swear these are getting louder as I break them in...these Sansa clips have plenty of...

Quote: ..I think that was me sfw...I have absolutely pounded the ha-s400 probably to the point of stressing or damaging the drivers with heavy drum/bass as per DS when we were talking about the fx-40...I couldn't be more thrilled with these "as is" (stock everything)...I really think...

Quote: ..that's what I determined as well sf...it just didn't sound right/better as far as the overall presentation...I will admit that the only thing that had somewhat of an improvement was soundstage but that seems to be the constant in doing this mod...hey nothing ventured, nothing...

Quote: ...I agree Doc...got just about 50 hours on these little dandies and I heard SFW talking about this...I said I wouldn't go there as far as replacement pads and would stay the purist with the stock pads...so I tried it with the stock pads(don't know about Bounty but used napkins)...

Quote: ...you're right sfw...I think these blow the Superluxes out of the water and I had been on that bandwagon like forever...if they get any better I might have to pass the HD681 down the line to my son...and as good of value as the Superluxes were they are still slightly more...

Quote: ...that's sounds exactly right Rick...but I sure hope I can go back for certain times I want something more portable...but you might be right these are sounding awfully good as my brain is burning them in...very well balanced and musical...wow!...

o.k. finally got the ha-s400 in my hands today!!...don't like to make early emotional impressions because I like to be as fair as I can to a headphone right out of the box...I will admit the human being in me was a slight bit underwhelmed/disappointed so to speak...however, I have been breaking...

Quote: ...wow RoMee that's surprising...can you go into a little bit more detail on the other aspects of the comparison if you've had a chance because my S400's should be here tomorrow...I am just wondering how much break in these will require in comparison to the fx-40...seems like these...

Quote: ....thanks a ton sf...really appreciate the quick reply!!...I also have the 668B's but like the 681's more...I am just wondering whether the higher sensitivity of the jvcs will take some of the volume strain off of my clip+ v.s. the 681 which I think is 98db...I totally agree with...

...o.k. guys been a lurker on these threads for quite awhile...you guys are doing a great job on these reviews and I have kept pace on the cheapies jvc's especially...I love the ha-fx40 nanotubes but I do agree it takes an inordinate amount of time to break these in...now here's my question...