Quote: Originally Posted by richierich Does it sound affected? Thanks for quick feedback. Well, I don't hear any difference at all so far but I have not burned-in the cans yet. Mayb I poorly explained what has happened (I'm Russian). The cloth disk just looks not so flat and...

I pinched the the foam inserts out. Now one of the thin cloth disks that cover the driver grills is just a tiny bit not so strained as the other one. I must've pinched it thru the foam insert and it's no longer snug fit on one side (by the smallest margin). No severe folds, really. It just...

Well, I am quite happy with my K81 (140+hrs of pink noise on them, foamies removed) out of my iriver T10 unamped. I want to get a backup pair, but they are no longer available for me. What about the K181? I've read everything I could here. 1. The K181 SQ is superior, right? 2. The K181...

Quote: Originally Posted by MTsoul Hi, I'm a happy HD-580 owner, but unforunately it doesn't quite fit me at work. I work in an office, and the AC and people typing are quite loud. Is there a pair of headphones that blocks noise quite nicely, is less than $200 or so, and has a nice...

Quote: Originally Posted by lmilhan As long as you aren't breaking any laws, or disturbing/hurting anyone, do whatever the hell you want. What harm are you doing by wearing big ugly headphones in public? People walk around all the time committing fashion 'faux pas', i seriously doubt...

Quote: Originally Posted by subfocus Clever move my friend ..... Gonna also switch from 280s to K81DJs. Mayb it'll also help. She's my wife...

Quote: Originally Posted by subfocus Just tell her you wear them around the city for a perfectly good reason...... when listening to your music on the 280s , you have less time to stare at other women A pair of KSC75s and a DAP (Zen Nano+) are going to my wife. Gonna see if it...

Quote: Originally Posted by cherepashka Head-fi causes moronity? Your nick suggests you may be Russian. Am I right?

Quote: Originally Posted by subfocus I could understand if we were talking K1000 's here , but honestly my friend ..............it doesn't matter in the slightest , your offending absolutely no one and its probably all in your imagination anyway...... I sometimes go for the human-fly...

Quote: Originally Posted by carlineng Umm... I think you'll be okay. Tell it to my wife, bro!

Quote: Originally Posted by Toby M I hope so. To quote Mr T - "Clothes. Everybody wears em, and if you don't, you get arrested". Damn those peasants. If the landed gentry want to wear HD280's then I don't see how the peasantry could interfere. Well, mayb 'peasants' was not...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pibborando What's the point of this thread? If you want to wear your cans in public, just do. Like you said, you're not bothering anyone. Who cares what they think of the "looks"? I've worn my old ATs in public. That takes some guts... or blissful ignorance...

OK, MY HD280 hurt their eyes, but what about THEIR manners hurting my ears? I wear these uber-isolating but really huge'n'ugly cans in public primarily not_to_disturb_them_with my_music (and secondly, cos of those peasants screaming over their cells, their earbuds leaking sound like hell...

Thank you guys. Quote: Originally Posted by nickchen The Philips HP460 (brightish) and the AT SJ5 (can sound nasal) are quite good alternatives if you want to avoid the nutty K81 bass. Main reason to keep mine is the isolation, the acceptable detailing and the good build quality. And...

Quote: Originally Posted by lutwey then pick them up if iso is important. how about iems.........if iso is really important then go with an iem Well, iems are unacceptable for me.

Gonna buy me a pair. Or, maybe, there are newer better products in this class/$$$ range I should look into? Isolation is *very* important. TIA

Quote: Originally Posted by spronkey shp895's were the bargain buy of the century as far as I'm concerned... they're just as good as senny 555's most of the time and cost much less than half the price! They were superceded by another model, can't remember what the number is but it...

Thanks for feedback I asked because this is what I've read here: "The foam pads seem to make a tighter seal between the pleather pads and my ears and with those gone, alot more sound creeped in and leaked out."

1. If I remove the foam inserts in the ear pads, will it effect the isolation level? 2. If yes, by how much? I really need as much isolation I can get. I could experiment myself, but I'm not sure I'll be able to get the foamies back in.

My HD590 havnt seen much use since I got me the Philips SHP895. Actually, I dont like the HD590 for standard reasons here (shrill highs, recessed mids, bump in the midbass). Recabling and amping are not possible for me. I can trade it for the K81DJ (I would like to have a closed portable). Will...

Subj TIA

Quote: Originally Posted by qazwsx In my opinion, as far as the K81DJ being an upgrade over the KSC75 really depends on what you already think of the KSC75. If you want something closer to the sound of the KSC75 you will be disappointed. I do like KSC75 for the DAP, but sometimes...

Quote: Originally Posted by cherepashka Overall great compliment for ksc75 as second portable can-for noisy places when you want isolation or when you don't want to disturb folks around you. Ksc75 and k81 is yin-yang in your case. Exactly what i'm looking for! Thanx

1. KSC75 unamped + iriver t10 = loud enough for me. What about k81DJ? 2. Is k81DJ an upgrade in terms of SQ over KSC75? How do the compare? 3. What about k81DJ noise isolation compared to KSC75? TIA

With Creative Zen Nano Plus + Ksc-75 unamped it was loud enough for me. What about iRiver T10? TIA