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Opened my M50's and removed the damping material, i noticed that the bass sound deeper. Didnt notice anything else in the mids or treble.
is it a first impression of a more opened can? What is the purpose of this damping foam? Outside insolation?
The sound that comes off the back of the diaphragm bounces around and comes back through (to your ears) as distortion. Damping material helps reduce that by absorbing some and may also reduce resonances in the cavity. That undesired sound is one of the reasons some people prefer "open" headphones. I wonder if you continue to prefer the sound without the damping material after you have had a longer time to listen to your headphones? I don't think the manufacturer will bother to put it there without good reason.
It would be interesting to try different damping materials such as the fluffy insulation made from recycled denim ["Ultra Touch"], or, Dow "Safe Touch", lamb's wool, etc.
If you really want more bass, perhaps you could put a tuned port.
Well it is a Monster Cable after all, it cant be that bad... Or can it?
Monster cable is not
bad, it's just
not better than any generic cable of the same gauge. So if you pay more for Monster Cable, you're probably just wasting money. If the cable looks cooler, or is more durable, or has some other desirable feature then it might be worth buying, but different brands/models of cables do not "sound different" - that's an unfortunate myth.
..Does the beats cable will affect the sound quality of the M50 comparing to the default cable??
thanks!
Unless they are significantly higher resistance cables simply
do not affect the sound.
munchzilla /img/forum/go_quote.gif anyone tried experimenting with different damping materials? I was thinking of getting these and do DT250 pads + detachable cable mod, but would also like to try changing the damping if it helps with reducing bass a bit / tightening it up, and slightly reducing treble if possible.
To reduce the treble you could try various thin materials covering the inside of the headphone closest to your ear such as thin foam, felt, a thin bit of insulation/padding (not fiberglass please! don't want to make your ears itchy).
You could also add a passive electric filter (like a crossover in a speaker). I would need to measure the impedance after I get my pair before I could suggest any component values...
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I wonder what happens if you put some tape (I'd start with electrical tape) over these holes (circled in red):
(Picture from this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/t/586304/full-ath-m50-deconstruction )
I'm not
recommending that, I'm just curious...