Tyson
Headphoneus Supremus
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I put the DADS system back in just for grins, and removed most of the cotton. I was a little unhappy with the bass not being as strong as before the mod. Basically I was fiddling around all day with the ratio of cotton and foam, both with and without the DADS system. Here's what I found.
Unlike most headphones, adding more stuffing (cotton) does not result in more bass, but rather less bass. These are pretty strange drivers, in that they react very differently to stuffing the cups than most headphones. 2, I found that I only got the bass impact I wanted with the DADS system in place. I also found that extra cotton with the DADS system resulted in lowering bass impact.
But I also found that if I removed all the cotton completely, the mids were just a touch too recessed (although still more forward than stock, due to the blu-tak still being in there). So I experimented with different ammounts of cotton directly behind the plastic vent of the driver. I found that just the barest whisp of cotton placed directly behind the driver chamber (next to the black foam of the DADS system) brought the mids forward a bit, kept the highs nice and smooth, and didn't cause any bass loss at all.
So, my final rec would be to try it out like this. If you haven't done the mod yet, simply open the cups, coat them with blu-tak, and put about 1/16th of a ball of cotton directly behind the driver chamber. I think they are just about perfectly balanced like this (I like a slightly bass heavy sound). Smooth mids, smooth highs, and strong bass. The only downside is that the bass is not quite as tight and as detailed with the DADS system in place as it is without the DADS system in there. But the overall sound is still far better than it was before modding. And I'll take the extra impact in the bass over the extra detail. Just my personal preference, others will probably feel differently.
Just try different ammounts of cotton behind the driver chamber to adjust the ratio of bass to mids. The less cotton, the more bass and the less mids. The more cotton, the more mids and less bass. Have fun!
Unlike most headphones, adding more stuffing (cotton) does not result in more bass, but rather less bass. These are pretty strange drivers, in that they react very differently to stuffing the cups than most headphones. 2, I found that I only got the bass impact I wanted with the DADS system in place. I also found that extra cotton with the DADS system resulted in lowering bass impact.
But I also found that if I removed all the cotton completely, the mids were just a touch too recessed (although still more forward than stock, due to the blu-tak still being in there). So I experimented with different ammounts of cotton directly behind the plastic vent of the driver. I found that just the barest whisp of cotton placed directly behind the driver chamber (next to the black foam of the DADS system) brought the mids forward a bit, kept the highs nice and smooth, and didn't cause any bass loss at all.
So, my final rec would be to try it out like this. If you haven't done the mod yet, simply open the cups, coat them with blu-tak, and put about 1/16th of a ball of cotton directly behind the driver chamber. I think they are just about perfectly balanced like this (I like a slightly bass heavy sound). Smooth mids, smooth highs, and strong bass. The only downside is that the bass is not quite as tight and as detailed with the DADS system in place as it is without the DADS system in there. But the overall sound is still far better than it was before modding. And I'll take the extra impact in the bass over the extra detail. Just my personal preference, others will probably feel differently.
Just try different ammounts of cotton behind the driver chamber to adjust the ratio of bass to mids. The less cotton, the more bass and the less mids. The more cotton, the more mids and less bass. Have fun!