[Captain ?degard]

I know theres a ton of similar topics fo the k81dj, but you can nevr have too many.

Pads:
Whoever i read saying that the Sennheiser HD25 velour pads were extremely difficult to fit on a k81dj, couldnt have been very handy. What you do is you twist the rubber band "inside out" over the pads themselves, then twist about 1/3 of it back. The exposed part go into the slot on the cup on the top by the headband connection, then you just work your way twisting the rest into place while SECURELY holding the in-place band steady so it doesnt fall out of the slot again, until you got it all and can pull the last part into place. use something thin like the back of a exacto blade to push the brubber band on the pads securely into the slots on the cups. Voila, sweet velour

Headband:
People have reported the k81/k518 (same thign) are very tight. Very true, allthough the problem for me isnt that they squeeze on the side, but right on top of my head (headband fully extended). I bent the headband inwards until i could lock the hinges on each side into one another, and left for some hours That help bend it to better fit my head.

I then cut a piece off a PSP soft case ( DealExtreme: $2.59 Soft Carrying Pouch for PSP Slim / 2000 ) and glued it in the headband. Perfect fit

Cable:
I dont believe that changing the entire cable will make a difference, so I only cut the cable to a better length, and fitted an angled neutrik plug. 120 cm long cable is exactly what i need. The wires are painted, but using solder to cook it off works well.

 

[FrederikS|TPU]

Nice work there, everything looks delicious especially the cut down cable with neutrik plug is a good mod in my opinion since there is nothing worse than hauling around a 8 foot cable when 3 can do.

 

[supermoo]

This looks interesting. The big gripe I have with the K81s is that they press on the top of my head even on the longest notch. Did you use super glue to stick the padding to the headband?

 

[Captain ?degard]

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Originally Posted by supermoo /img/forum/go_quote.gif This looks interesting. The big gripe I have with the K81s is that they press on the top of my head even on the longest notch. Did you use super glue to stick the padding to the headband?

I actually uised wooden glue, since it was the only thing I had around. Im guessing there are better glue types to use for such, but it hasnt fallen off yet. Remember the pressing on top of the head thing also need you to bend the headband.

 

[supermoo]

Well adding the padding has fixed the pressure on my head but these are still too tight on the ears! Not to mention the fact that at the highest notch, the shoulders of the headband stick out when worn. It's really unsightly and uncomfortable!

I noticed that besides bending the headband, a much better way would be to find out how to get the 3D-axis joint to bend out further.

If we can somehow increase the angle at which these will rotate to (the faded parts would be the ideal spot), it can potentially make these phones much more comfortable and give people with bigger heads (like mine!) a better fit. It would also fix the problem of the shoulders sticking out when worn. If you have any idea as to how this can be done please share!! I've tried to figure out how to disassemble that area around the shoulder but haven't had any success.

 

[Zaiver]

Are these the velour pads that everybody keeps talking about?

Retail 2002

 

[Captain ?degard]

yes

 

[Zaiver]

Awesome, Cap'! I'll get on that right away.

Is there any other form of foam I can use for the headband mod? That is, do I really have to buy a PSP case?

 

[senns&nonsense]

Does anyone know of a velour solution for the larger K181DJ?

 

[Zaiver]

All right. So the headband squeezes down on the top of my head. I'm not entirely sure how to do the headband mod. That is, how exactly am I supposed to bend it? Can anyone help?

Thanks

 

[Oya?]

A bit OT, but thanks for this tip. One of those 'I can't believe I didn't think of that' things.

They were hard to slip on even on the HD25s, I struggled so much with trying to stretch the rubber of the pads over the element lips (was comparing the velours to the pleather).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Ødegård /img/forum/go_quote.gif What you do is you twist the rubber band "inside out" over the pads themselves,

 

[meltie]

Even with twisting them inside out, I still find it very hard to slip the pads on the headphone. I finished one side after half an hour of trying, and now my hands hurt and I'm pretty annoyed with this. I'll try the second one tomorrow.

 

[Novalis]

I found myself forced to cut the cable to. I just cannot fathom why it has to be that long when the phones surely are meant for portable use.
 

 
Gives it a little more exclusive feel to.

 

[meltie]

I believe they were created for DJ use where a longer cable makes sense.
 
I managed to slip the Sennheiser pads on my phones using a spoon. I just wished I had that idea earlier, would have saved me a lot of time and nerves.

 

[hleinone]

I replaced the cable with one with a microphone. Also put the velour pads on, it was quite easy with Captain ?degard's instructions.