ThurstonX
Headphoneus Supremus
StanD
Well, i try again to equalize. But it doesn't makes me feel happy. Some sord of cheating or dark magic, that breaks the natural way of sound.
Hansotek
I got my eyes on fuzzor, but realy don't want to put my arms on cans to prolong their happy lifetime, without pain and suffering
casper3127
Thanks. Somtimes that little "just a bit", can change a lot of things.
I understand your hesitation/trepidation re: the Fuzzor mod, but if you're careful, it's harmless and totally reversible, though I can't recall reading about anyone reversing it. All you need is the adhesive felt.
FWIW, I did a cable test with the HE-500s and four or five different cables, including the stock HE-500 and HE-560 cables. I picked a couple songs that exhibit pronounced sibilants and/or glaring upper-mids. The stock HE-500 cable was the worst, and the stock HE-560 cable tamed them the most. I prefer my DIY cables (one uses Mogami, the other some crazy 100/46 Litz wire I got at a good price here in the US), and not just cuz I made 'em