[jasonb]

Covered the thin rubber with a layer of adhesive back felt:

 

 
I don't think it looks bad at all. It looks better in person too.

 

[Gijs]

Looks simple yet effective! I suppose it depends on the shape of your head whether the headband is uncomfortable or not, and whether you have hair (which I don't )...

 

[tracylynn MkII]

It's excellent to see people still using this thread, so show us how your mod came out Ashade!

 

[Ashade]

I didn't finish it yet... But as soon as I finish it, it will be posted here! I promise!

 

[Ashade]

  It's excellent to see people still using this thread, so show us how your mod came out Ashade!

 
You stir me up and... I answer...
 
Here you have an aperitif:
 

 

 
 

 

[Ashade]

Was it easy? NO. I even broke a niddle! A real pain in the ass, pardon my french, but I think it was worth it. I messed up the bottom a little, but it doesn´t look that bad after all.
 

 

 

 

[Gijs]

Good job!!  I love the green thread you used! 

 

[Ashade]

Thank you man! But I gotta say I actually decided to remove the bumps because I saw your great job first, so I owe you the primal idea.

In fact, I started sewing, and I forgot you were skipping one of the points each time. When I realized it, I was already very advanced, so I modified the pattern...

I'll take a picture of the thread I used. Again, thank you very much for your great original idea!

 

[greggreynolds]

Hi There,
 I returned my 702 in the end I am currently looking at the 65th Anniversary mainly because of the headband.
Do they sound the same? as I liked the 702 for music production.
 are they worth the extra or should I go for something else 

 

[Ashade]

Hi There,
 I returned my 702 in the end I am currently looking at the 65th Anniversary mainly because of the headband.
Do they sound the same? as I liked the 702 for music production.
 are they worth the extra or should I go for something else 

They do sound different and regarding the price difference... there's a lot of controversy. I did all the possible mods out there to my Q's and I'm very happy. You should read more about the differences between the x7xx series and decide by yourself.

 

[greggreynolds]

It was really just the headband I couldn't cope with.
do you think that it is a pressure issue? with how the elastic mechanism works on the head or do you thin will this cure the problem?

 

[Ashade]

It's the bumps what produces the pain. If you remove them everything is solved. I've done it in two Q's already and the difference is huge. I don't think the difference between a modded band and a flat band in a K712 is that big. Mine's have more cushion as well which I suppose helps better to comfort.

 

[sweets3450]

This has to be the easiest, cheapest, most easily replaceable solution to the K702 headband.  Bonus comfort if you cut off the bumps.
 

 
3 layers of paper towels.  Makes them just about as comfortable to the Philips X1.

 

[Ashade]

  This has to be the easiest, cheapest, most easily replaceable solution to the K702 headband.  Bonus comfort if you cut off the bumps.
 

 
3 layers of paper towels.  Makes them just about as comfortable to the Philips X1.

 
LOL. I tried that as well but, when the paper starts rotting and smelling bad, you will prefer something a little bit more durable. Look at this nice job:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/582276/q701-appreciation-thread/5070#post_10107106
 

  I posted elsewhere on the forum just before this, but i figured i'd share here too.
 
$12 piece of leather from amazon
$4 for E6000 glue from michaels
1 pair of socks cut up and sewn together on the edges
razer blade to cut off bumps and trim excess leather
 

 

 

 

[Hot0m]

This may be useful.
http://www.speedystitcher.com/products.html