Semont
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Lowest I've seen it go in a brick and mortar store was 140 in Canada.
I happen to have both K545 and M50x. But I use my M50x with HD280 pads and my K545 with SRH750 pads. I love both enough to keep them, but in this way K545 is the one with more bass and M50x has a more linear-like midrange and treble balance.
M50x stock earpads do nothing good for the bass and treble, and M50x has less emphasized treble than its predecessor. If you love emphasized bass and treble, you should have gone with DT770pro or DT990 instead.
Or save up for T90 + $400-600 headphone amp for it and be done with it all.
I was actually considering getting SRH750 pads for the K545. I previously tried out HM5 XL pads which changed the sound too much for me; too much of a difference in size/shape I guess. While my ears fit inside the K545 pads, there's no room to spare and it takes a little bit of adjustment and pad squishing around the jawline to keep my ears from grinding against the driver covers. Do the 750 pads have any more room than the K545 pads?
I'm surprised that your pad swaps resulted in the M50x having more linear mids and treble. I know the M50x has a greatly reduced treble peak vs. the old M50 but when I gave it a listen the bass still dominated over the midrange. That's pretty amazing that a simple pad swap gave the K545 more bass than the M50x. Are the 750 pads messing up the frequency balance on the K545 or did the HD280 pads improve the balance on the M50x so much that they're more balanced than the K545?
Thanks everyone. I was wondering if any K545 owner have the Shciit Magni + Modi Combo. Any feedback on the pair w/ the K545 would be great. or Any noticeable improvement when pairing the K545 w/ a AMP & DAC ?
Thanks.