sonick
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so just playing with my SR80's today, trying to make them more comfortable. i'd like to try the 414 pads, don't wanna bother doing it online from the states.
so i went to radioshack (well, TheSource in canada now) and picked up a set of replacement earpads. these ones here: http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/Pr...roduct=3308221 since i could not find the ones mentioned in other threads up here in canada.
i installed them a few minutes ago, they are more comfortable (the driver no longer touches and crushes my ear), and provided a bit bigger bass than i remembered before. i then put in the bowls on top of the RS pads. it feels pretty good. softer/more comfy where my ear touches the driver, and more sturdy on my head with the bowls (it felt a bit less secured with only the RS pads).
i haven't had any critical listening, but from what i hear, it feels slightly warmer, bass is a bit boomy though... high detail is still superb, but is missing a bit of that 'airy-ness' to it. could be placebo though, i need more time comparing the two.
i'd think it'd be kinda like a combination of the bowls and comfy pads.
the radioshack pads are fairly thin (maybe 2-3mm, you can see light pass through if you hold it up) so i don't think its too detrimental to the higher frequencies.
i think they look pretty good too!
Pics here (hope they are clear enough): http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...&x=0&y=-2eoy51
so i went to radioshack (well, TheSource in canada now) and picked up a set of replacement earpads. these ones here: http://www.thesourcecc.com/estore/Pr...roduct=3308221 since i could not find the ones mentioned in other threads up here in canada.
i installed them a few minutes ago, they are more comfortable (the driver no longer touches and crushes my ear), and provided a bit bigger bass than i remembered before. i then put in the bowls on top of the RS pads. it feels pretty good. softer/more comfy where my ear touches the driver, and more sturdy on my head with the bowls (it felt a bit less secured with only the RS pads).
i haven't had any critical listening, but from what i hear, it feels slightly warmer, bass is a bit boomy though... high detail is still superb, but is missing a bit of that 'airy-ness' to it. could be placebo though, i need more time comparing the two.
i'd think it'd be kinda like a combination of the bowls and comfy pads.
the radioshack pads are fairly thin (maybe 2-3mm, you can see light pass through if you hold it up) so i don't think its too detrimental to the higher frequencies.
i think they look pretty good too!
Pics here (hope they are clear enough): http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...&x=0&y=-2eoy51