[roBernd]

Oops, someone should move this to the Headphones-Fullsize sub-forum.
 
Hi,
 
I felt like sniping a headphone after writing an exam... I thought I sniped a "baby-sextett" but just got an old K140 instead.
They sound surprisingly good but I felt bad because I bought K141 earpads which didn't fit (bigger)...
 
after I replaced the old dampening material, replaced the cable, the plug and the elastics... I felt like doing a ~little mod to these cans...
 
TL;DR ---> Pictures
 

 
Needed cheap but nice looking wood
 

 
measuring
 

 
routed cup... still looks blend
 

 
so, let's mess it up like mother nature would
 

 
rip off the old plastic pads, add the new velours and stick em all together
 

 
>:3
 

 
fgdsds
 

 
sadly they don't fit with the wood of my secondary amp...
 

 
If you like this, you just might want to check out my "Porta Pros", which look somewhat even more mad:
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/518358/wooden-portapro-mod-kramer-mod
 
because they're just squeezed to fit, I might consider routing clean, more industrial looking, cups... but the results so far are quite pleasing, so I dunno if I even want to bother changing anything anymore.

 

[compicat]

great work..

 

[roBernd]

Oops, someone should move this to the Headphones-Fullsize sub-forum.
 
I did not stand their look, the wood color in particular, so I did some more industrial looking cups in a hurry... they are not great but quite decent for working with only a Dremel.
 
TL;DR
 
replaced these OLD cups with...

 
these NEW, less organic but sharper looking cups
 

 
I'll assemble them tomorrow I guess... 2:15 AM over here, bye.

 

[SolidVictory]

Awesome mod. These headphones look great with the wood!

 

[planx]

edit out the profanity, admin might delete ur thread

 

[roBernd]

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edit out the profanity, admin might delete ur thread

Damn... I guess I just passed the American ~Internet-border... I didn't mean to sound harsh or profane in any way.
So, I edited the first post, thank you for your advice.
 
Well, where was I... ah yeah, I put all parts together and made additional pics.
 
Not the same wood, but a pleasing result and a better fit next to my secondary amp.
 

 
close up
 

 
even closer
 

 
I'm really fond of 'em and like them quite a bit.
 
Also... how do i move this thread to the right category?

 

[SolidVictory]

Looks fantastic. You should put some wood varnish on it and see how it looks!

 

[planx]

Nice work. noticed you have a little thing for wood

 

[roBernd]

 
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Nice work. noticed you have a little thing for wood

hehe, yeah, how did you figure that out ... it's just such a nice looking and easy to craft material.
 
I guess the next thing to do is to mod the headband... just don't know what to do yet.
-a custom leather headband
-just add some cushions
-or a K400/1 K500/1 Headband

 

[Maverickmonk]

*bump* because this is an awesome mod, any other information on it that you're willing to share? (How you mounted the pads, what size rings you used, etc)

 

[roBernd]

Oh, there is a comment
 
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*bump* because this is an awesome mod, any other information on it that you're willing to share? (How you mounted the pads, what size rings you used, etc)

 
Had to take them apart today (looted the drivers for a different headphone) -> http://www.head-fi.org/t/584518/telefunken-x-akg-k140-frankenphone
, so I took some time to measure the "ring"
 
The outer diameter of the Ring is 9cm
The inner diameter = 7.2cm
(so the ring's body is 9mm wide)
 
The ring is 1.9cm tall and the pads are attached by gluing them to the pads backside, which is made up off plastic.
 
The "cosmetic circles" are 3mm wide and from each step to the next one there is a 3mm hight difference.
 
 
To connect this construction to the headphone just remove the old pads and lightly press the headphone into the wooden ring.
If you routed precisely, they'll fit like a charm and lock themselves a little so they won't come off until you apply quite some pressure from the other side.
 
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I guess with this and the pictures it's quite easy to recreate this mod and basically turn a K140 into a K141~ish wooden headphone
(hence, the K140 pads are not for everyone (in terms of comfort))
 
Cheers, roBernd

 

[Ceiling cat]

Is than Remilia Scarlet from Touhou on your amp?
 
CC

 

[roBernd]

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Is than Remilia Scarlet from Touhou on your amp?
 
CC

Hell no, it's the totally adorable Yakumo Chen.

 

[Ceiling cat]

Hell no, it's the totally adorable Yakumo Chen.

Well she IS totally adorable. And it's very well done! I wish I were that good a drawer.

Also, I recently aquired a pair of AKG monitor series K141s. I rather like them. I'll have to make a post about them soon.

CC

 

[eskimoo]

very creative!