TheRiseAgainst
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http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Replacement-Ear-Pads-Earpads-Cushion-for-SUPERLUX-HD668B-HD669-HD-668B-669-hd668-Pro-Studio-Headphones/111495_1201526766.html zdarma Shipping
Thanks for the link but arent those just the replacement pads? So the same stock ones that are on the headphones?
You can buy both the Superluxes and the pads from Thomann. That will reduce the cost of shipping (i think I sort of hinted at this option in a previous message).
Thomann has the lowest price on the 681's anyway, so in total the difference is not going to be as big as purchased from a local dealer.
In my country the 681's alone cost between 7 to 12 euro more compared to thomann. The pads, somewhat the same.
None of the dealers are in my city so there's a shipping charge on top of that too.
That is why I made all my purchases of Superlux (and various pads) straight from Thomann.
In terms of insulation, neither the 681 nor the 668B insulate much. They do attenuate some of the ambient noise, but not nearly as good as a closed headphone.
For me personally that's not a problem, as I 'm not a fan of closed designs, due to their sound qualities and signature. Your millage may vary.
As far as filters are concerned, you don't need to dissemble the headphone. The filter can be built and used separately , as an interface between the headphone and the music source.
So you have that option. It is of course much easier with a software EQ.
With the 662 I have no experience. They probably don't match the 681 or 668B in sound quality and they also cost more.
The AKG pads are a must for any of these Superluxes, so 662 will probably end up both more expensive and to whatever extent inferior in sound quality.
Another option would be the new 681 EVO, which come with 2 sets of pads, pleather and velour. In that sense they offer perhaps the best value of all Superluxes.
They also have a more friendly tonality, as the treble energy is greatly reduced. They actually sound rather dark, compared to the other Superluxes.
Personally I don't think the EVO's quite match the original 681 sound quality, but they're not far off either.
Yeah I understand that, but the headphones are just 2€ cheaper than in my local store, The pads cost 17€, I could have another headphones just for the price of the pads, and lets not forget the shipping.
So 20 (HD681) + 17 (pads) + 15 (shipping) = 52€!! whereas in my local shop I would just pay 22€ for the headphones themselves, no shipping costs. Dont take me wrong, even for 52€ I probably wouldnt get a better sound than these Superluxes, but just out of principle that its not a good deal.
Yeah, hopefully it wont be too noisy and disruptive for my siblings in the room.
Well the external filter would be a better choice, did you build it too? Is it hard?
So which pads fit the 681? Only the AKG 240? I just searched on ebay, I found some for 10€ including shipping, which would be a better deal than 32€ from tomman, I would probably have to wait a little longer but that doesnt matter.
As for the EVO, I would prefer a better sound quality than the pads quality, in worst case scenario I will just replace the stock pads with the ones from AKGs and that will have to do.