What cable did you get?

The cable on my ATH-AD500x is horrible. I assume the 900 is the same. But the sound is sublime with a little EQ. LF is not subterranean but is fine for my musical tastes. The wings don't fit every noggin right. I tension them with a rubber band so that they sit just a little higher on my head.

https://hartaudiocables.com/collections/headphone-cables/products/hc-9-dual-3-5mm-mono-ts-balanced-headphone-cable

Even better at less money! I guess I did not google hard enough. I don't know what the 1540 pads will do to the sound but I'm gonna find out!. :relaxed: edit: just ordered a set of factory rings from the hifiman webstore...

Hifiman newb here. Just received a set of 400se yesterday. A steal at $129. They came with a 1m rubbery cable in a separate padded envelope taped to the box so I haven't even tried the notorious memory wire cable. Curious about pad rolling. I have a set of Shure 1540 alcantara pads fitted...

The PortaPro headband is less than 0.5" wide, these would be problematic. I wonder if the pads for a Senn PX100-ii would work...

Looking for a PortaPro headband cushion suggestion. I just acquired a set with the boom mic and added a usb adapter so now I can have a high fidelity business communication headset for work. I can listen to long boring meetings and have good quality music playback at the same time. Blows any...

What headphones are you showing? The band looks like a Sennheiser PX-100.

I recently acquired a Schiit Loki Mini+. EQ needs are adequately handled at the desktop via computer based controls but in the living room, deficiencies in all cans are revealed. I cannot recall the last time I had a stereo preamp with tone controls. On the one hand I don't disagree with...

Would you be willing to post your PMEQ values? Always curious to try a new profile.

They describe the headphones as SR80x base but with an impedance of 32 ohms. I thought the X drivers were all 38 ohms?

None of the after market G pads have the same dimensioning or material compliance as the oem Grado pads. They are shallow and sit the driver much closer to the ear. Consequently they do not sound the same. There is no way to determine if you like the oem Grado G pads on SR line headphones...

Update...P/21 drivers, mounted on KSC75x ear clips. Signal path PC based FLAC from VLC w/APO==>AudioEngineD1==>ancient Kenwood AVR (via tape out)==>Liquid Spark. They are...limited but not terrible, just not terribly impressive. I expect that if they were paired with one of Retrospeckt's...

We are a community of enablers. :beyersmile:

Just picked up a set of the Koss/Retrospekt P/21 headphones. My sole intent was to scavenge the headband. But I did have to see how sounded...if this were 1979 and they had come bundled with a Walkman there would have been no complaints, then, for their intended use. As a throwback being sold...

Not a lot of activity here lately so here's my .02... Spent a lot of time and energy over the past two years upgrading and tweaking my desktop setup. Pandemic sent me from 40% to 100% wfh and music is pretty critical to getting through the day. I have found that over time I prefer near field...

Get the OEM pigtail. The most appropriate adapter for Grado cans! https://www.amazon.com/Grado-Mini-Adaptor/dp/B001DK1ZVO

Q: How many sets of headphones do you need? A: At least one more than I currently have...

No real change in LF. I am not a bass head but I consider these to be somewhat bass light (as compared to Senn HD650, various Grado and Koss). But I was only listening from my preamp last night (Anthem Pre2L, tube out on the headphone jack). I expect that on my desktop (Liquid Spark with APO...

I hope this shows what you are looking for. I am not posting head shots! :dt880smile: They were a minor pita to mount but I managed to not damage the surround or the material. They are mildly oval but once installed are circular. Do the Brainwavz retain a more oval shape?

Follow up...got the 1540 pads and they are end game comfort. Need to figure out how to line the headband with this stuff.

Hi all. This seems to be the closest to a dedicated K240 thread so it seems like a logical place to post a question about K240 pads. I got a K240 itch a few years ago and picked up a working set of 600 ohm K240 Monitors on eBay. Don't recall what I paid but it was less than $100. I think at...

I've got a track list of songs I have used for years to eval speakers, headphones, other equipment changes. It's gone through some additions and subtractions over the past 20 years. That cut of "A Night in Tunsia" has always been on it and always will.

The KSC75 drivers are almost sinfully good at the price. It's a wonder that Koss hasn't done something stupid like discontinue them or jack the price.

I've read what I would consider unreliable reviews of the Retrospeckt cans that praise the drivers. One would hope they wouldn't be utter shitte at the retail selling price. Are they as bad as what comes on the Parts Express headband? Really on the fence about picking up a set of $30 cans...