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I decided to DESTROY my headphones because I'm bored....destroy them for the better that is. My HD485s are like every other...or they were...they were WAY too warm and the transition from treble to mids was pretty crappy. After a lot of though, I decided that the foam needed to be tossed...

Start by just pulling the ear muffs off competely (it's not hard, they just come off)... and then do this>

Here's where you get rid of the signature it seems...ripping this foam out-

Now cut down the foam (the top...incase you change your mind later!

Now reassemble it all!

Here's where I got a bit more crafty...since I removed the foam, this is a huge part of the bass on these cans...so to prevent complete loss of bass I decided that I need to work on the OTHER side of the flaps and see if I can't suck out some more bass....

Flip the foam ear-muffs inside out!

Now finish it all up...

Finished product...

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What does it sound like? I can't explain it too much...I will say it DEMOLISHES the sennheiser signature completely....that SUPER hot sound is no longer there....it's still VERY organic sounding (much more than before)...but I was actually worried about the bass being too little...so I ran a few different artists to test it- Photek, Metallica, Tool, Way Out West, DJ Hell, Siloh, Jimi Hendrix, Nine Inch Nails, Days of the New, and Marcy's Playground....some more, but you get it. I think the ONLY thing that disappoints me after listening to much music is that the source has to be VERY premo or else it sounds like complete garbage. So... I'm going to have to delete a lot of my old rips and re-rip them in lossless x_x. Oh yeah, it increased the soundstage like you would NOT believe. If you already like the VERY bassy and warm sound of the 485s...don't do this...it ruines that for you, but if you love acoustical, classical, metal, rock, or anything that's simply organic ...it's worth trying if you have an extra pair laying around. I keep emphasizing that the bass has dropped...it's about 4 db around the 64hz range....I EQed it out once, but returned it because I'm liking this new sound so much. I cut the foam in such a way that I could glue it back on if I wanted to...but I will not.

Okay, well if anyone else tries this...throw your input in because I've looked everywheres to find mods and couldn't find any

. Oh yeah, and don't flip the muffs if you have big ears.

 

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So I decided to push it harder...much harder. I cranked them up pretty good, and found something pretty bassy....Massive Attack - Angel.... and Lamb - Heaven.... I think I just became so used to the hot sound that I didn't realize what taking that heat away would do....it's extraordinary now, very VERY crisp on the mids to the highs...pianos, guitars, violins...it's wonderful.

Anyways, I just wanted to say that.

 

[terance]

those look incredibly slick


congrats on a killer mod

 

[Hi-Finthen]

Very Extreme, I like

Neat presentation of what I did on my summer vaction

Enjoy your newly modified 485s!!!

 

[kentpaul_65102]

wow

 

[Joshatdot]

nice!

 

[Meloncoly]

Very nice! I love the sleekness! Is that your bathroom? Haha

 

[Dept_of_Alchemy]

Nice, a good way to treat a mid-end senn.

 

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Meloncoly /img/forum/go_quote.gif Very nice! I love the sleekness! Is that your bathroom? Haha

Yeah...those lights that burn the hell out of you actually have a use.

 

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So...this is probably the last thing I post in here...It's been about 24 hours since the mod...when I'm not listening (since about 1am last night)...I've maxed them out as far as volume before it starts clipping...I'm not sure if that's the proper way for a burn in...I generally just listen to them to burn them in, but anyways the bass has become WAY WAY WAY deep again, but the mids and treble are still there... O_O Why? I thought it may have been psychosymatic, but my friends have listened to them and I asked them "What's different now?" and they've all said that the bass has increased a lot but it's MUCH more clear than before. I can't stop listening to Nirvana unplugged, days of the new, and marcy's playground...it's a new passion when it comes to listening to acoustic music. So that's it, I'm done with updating this.... I had about 800 hours on them before this...so I cannot explain the bass- maybe the extra crank-up helped smooth that out, but man these sound absolutely amazing: much better than the HD555s as far as clarity and resolution impo. Okay, well thanks everyone that commented, and hopefully someone will get some use out of this after it's piled under a lot of random threads.