I dont know that much about speaker design. - But I think that besides open baffle or closed an damped, manufactorers has also tried to diffuse the sound from the back of the driver with ex. "stairs" in the cup. One dream of mine for years has been to create a cup with similar thinking as used...

Hello Craigster 75!   My comment WAS meant to provoke - BUT i missed an "ONLY" in there. What I meant of course was that: "The driver is not the ONLY major contributor to the sound" You cannot maka a good headphone from a bad driver - AND you cannot make a good headphone with a bad...

Talking about drivers being the same or different. You cannot claim the driver to be the major contributor to the way a headphone sounds. All other making minor differences. Some 200$ driver are used in very upmarket speaker producing a sound so different than cheaper speaker using same driver...

They may not be as High End as the rest of these suggestions. But if you liked the hd650 and want the same on a higher level I would say hifiman HE-500. With a smooth sounding amp ( I use Rudistor rpx-33evo 8 with good result) it will do exactly what i read you want: Make everything sound...

Useless it's open back!!!!   How come the marked has been flooded with expensive open back phones the last couple of years?? Yes its easier to make good! Yes the best phone out there will always be open back! - Yes the best phone at any given price point will be open back!!   Closed back...

Sorry Jan that I didn´t post my impressions here!   I believed that after the change of setup here at headfi.org reviews were supposed to be posted in the GEAR section. I was pretty tight on time so didn't get to link here. Thanks to KingStyles it came to be linked anyway!

Not bad at all - will be sure to register soon

Can´t wait!   Are we any other danes than nc8000 and me?   What is the european price going to be?

Nobody hear of anyone who has modded their iaudio 7 with succes??? Nobody???

As some of you pointed out there is a huge difference in isolation between closed back model - the same is true with open back though - the hd 800 being as if you dont wear a headphone at all - very open back others isolate at bit more.   How is the T1 in that respect being (I think) semi...

Dropped my iaudio 7 one time too many a coupple of months ago. Suspecting the only problem to be that the outside power knob had disconnected from the electrical one. After having ruined two screw drivers trying to open it up i ordered a new iaudio 9 that works to my pleasing.   Beeing home...

Most of you seem to prefer a tube amp! Do any of you know why? Is it because of a higher output impedance typical for tupeamps mating better with the 600 ohm t1 or because of the tonal balance of tupe versus ss?   I ask because I have a Rudistor amp with a tonality thats very close to a...

Quote: Originally Posted by K3cT I apologize if my post offended you. I've read that and in theory, it seems to be some sort of resonance dampener. I just don't see how it would work with the W1000X though since it already has plenty of bass. Once again he didn´t suggest me to...

TheOtus - When I asked for a more full sound and more bass, I was talking about the old w1000. Sounds like it is exactly what you get with the new w1000x!

So my impressions from what I have read is that compared to w1000 it has more extended highs, more bass, less harsh and a generally more full sound! Can people who heard both confirm this? And is there anybody who prefer the old w1000 or is upgrading a no-brainer? In my very smooth...

I have read about the phatpad mod, thank you! The thing is that the mod might sound very different than pads that are deeper to begin with. I might compress the pads a little making it less flexible and harder. - And i might also change the airflow. So while I will try the phatpad I would...

I'm interested in this as well! Just tried to ask for experiences with different pads, but only got the recommendation og the phatpad mod, which might be fine but will not be the same as deeper pads as people has experienced with the markl mod versus aftermarked pads. Also interested in...

Anybody out there that can compare these directly with the W1000(minus X)?

Quote: Well, from what I have read about the W1000X I would say the bass bump in the W1000X was necessary. Try a brokerage service like price Japan. You could probably still get a pretty penny for your W1000 if you really wanted... But then again you should probably just enjoy your...

Ouch! I don´t have the money for it in the near future, but it seems like the ticket to a fuller sound than the w1000 without loosing the wing system that I love! Curse you Head-Fi!!!!!

Have any of you tried w1000 with different ath pads. (W2002, L3000?) I really love these phones and they are by far the most comfy i have ever tried, still I would like them to have a little fuller sound and more bass. I could try the fittz mod, or change the cable - maybe equinox? But...