Just got my ES-7's today....before the mod...i admit i was a little worried. After the mod, completely new ballgame. Its a must.
Before : If you rest the phones around your neck, they seem to "choke" or clamp you...atleast they do me lol....The two rods must be carefully (yet firmly, with a good amount of muscle to bend metal) bent to adjust to your head....as stated earlier, an easy way to do this is to simply put the phones on your head (with the "elbows" sticking out) and then simply push them down and tighten/apply pressure to them on your head....i think this kind of "molds" them to your dome so to speak....then you can further adjust them once you get a better idea if you so please....very easily accomplished.
After: You will know you have done the mod when the phones rest like headphones should when you have them sit around your neck (now they are looser, not choking you like previously)....atleast this is what i have found. They are literally, 10x more comfortable, and no noticeable sound difference as far as i can tell. Much more enjoyable, and now i can feel comfotable having these phones on for hours at a time...AND they do look better on your head.
Cant wait to break these puppies in, i got the white ones off ebay (from ubuycheap) and they have all the markings of being authentic (i paid 115 with shipping for them)
LOVE this forum....now i want to get the ES-9's lol....