Are those the newer round ones or the oval shaped ones? A friend tried the oval ones and cracked both mounting rings and even with a new set of mounting rings the oval pads didn't have a good seal with the cups.
Hifiman he-400i Impressions and Discussion
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The ovals. I had no issues with stretching the pads over the rings, but I took my time and warmed the bottom of the pads up before doing it.
Once the rings are in, if you spend a minute or two working the part of the pads that go over the rings you can get any bumps and distortions out. Mine have no gaps and are sealed quite well, they almost look stock.
My friend used a hair drier to warm the pads but it didn't stretch enough to fit the rings and after cooling it never sat flat so there was always a gap between the pad and cup no matter how much she tried to work the pads. It could also be that the pads were just on the smaller side of the manufactures tolerance. She ended up getting the Massdrop Dekoni pads for the TH900 which fit quite well.
How does the TH900 Dekoni pads sound with the HE-400i's? I have the fenestrated TH900 pads but I have yet to try them out on anything even on my TH900 MKII's.
I wouldn't recommend them if you don't do the grill mod since the Dekoni pads bring the mids forward too much without the grill mod, but even with the grill mod its a bit too much for me. Bringing the mids forward is what you want for the TH900/TH600 so the Dekoni pads are great for them.
Ahhh, I'm going to have to install them on my TH900's to see if they are an improvement. As long as it doesn't mess with the bass on the TH900's this could be a win.
To be clear my Dekoni pads are the sheep skin ones which is the same one that my friend has and not the fenestrated ones. If you are worried about the bass I would use attenuation rings, simple to make and basically free since all you need is a piece of card stock or similar material, you can also do a little tuning by changing the size/shape/placement of the rings.
Interesting. I did not "stretch" the pads to get the rings in. I just put the rings in one side and started working them in. The flap part, stayed flat against the ring, with only a little bulge where the clips are on the rings.
Its why I think the manufacturing tolerance or QC is not the best and my friend just got pair that were slightly off.
Give my EQ a try with the pads. I think you will like.
200Hz: - 0.5
250Hz: - 0.5
400Hz: - 1.0
500Hz: - 3.5
650Hz: - 1.0
800Hz: - 1.0
1kHz: - 1.5
10kHz: - 0.5
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Brahmsian
500+ Head-Fier
Could be. I will note, however, that I can barely see the scratches on my v2. Almost invisible. Didn't even notice them until I looked just now. Nowhere near what you see in the picture and mine are 3 months old or so.
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drwlf
500+ Head-Fier
My angled oval pleather HM5s required some heavy stretching/warming up, along with warming up the HiFiMANs ring to counter any brittleness. It was on the tight side, and initially provided the crappy seal (it was due to the tighter fit bending the ring), but it basically flattened out and sorted itself in a matter of hours for a tight seal, even tighter than the official Focuspads due to more pleathery material from the pad being between the ring/driver mount.
luso721
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First post ever.
How do the ZMF Ori pads sound with this current iteration of the 400i? Specifically, what sonic changes do they make? I find the focus pads pretty uncomfortobale and am looking at the Ori pads as a solution.
How do the ZMF Ori pads sound with this current iteration of the 400i? Specifically, what sonic changes do they make? I find the focus pads pretty uncomfortobale and am looking at the Ori pads as a solution.
Congrats on joining but I have yet to hear the Ori pads on a HE400i. What is it that you find uncomfortable about the stock Focus pads?
luso721
New Head-Fier
I have somewhat large ears, and when putting the headphones on, my ears curl within the ear pad openings.
After a little while my skin will also start to itch after wearing the pads. I don't know if this is the velour, or the clamping pressure.
After a little while my skin will also start to itch after wearing the pads. I don't know if this is the velour, or the clamping pressure.
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