[richard51]

   
can pls you give the link to buy sorb, someone posted link before in this thread, but I did not save it. 

this will do the trick...i had try with 30 duro... be free to experiment with 40 or 50.... Please read the thread of Edstrelow the inititator of the sorb mod thread on the Stax....
 
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SORBOTHANE-SHEET-6X6x1-10-VIBRATION-ISO-RUBBER-PAD-SOFT-30D-with-3M-ADHESIVE-/371378038013?hash=item5677db24fd
 
best regards and good luck

 

[ohhgourami]

Bought it. Will let you know if there's any improvements once I get it.

 

[richard51]

  Bought it. Will let you know if there's any improvements once I get it.

if you can report on the Edstrelow thread where all sorb mod experiment are also...
 
Good luck and best regards
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/744839/damping-mechanical-resonance-distortion-of-stax-and-other-phones-with-sorbothane-and-other-materials

 

[Fearless1]

I actually did the sorb mod to my HE-6, made a difference in the tightness of the bass impact and smoothed the highs a bit. A definite slight improvement in all areas.  I noticed a more drastic improvement to the HE -4 and 400 (also did the mod to them).
 
@richard51 hit the nail on the head with less is more,  I did too much at first and though he was crazy, reduced the amount and they sound fantastic!  (especially at higher volume). 

 

[richard51]

  I actually did the sorb mod to my HE-6, made a difference in the tightness of the bass impact and smoothed the highs a bit. A definite slight improvement in all areas.  I noticed a more drastic improvement to the HE -4 and 400 (also did the mod to them).
 
@richard51 hit the nail on the head with less is more,  I did too much at first and though he was crazy, reduced the amount and they sound fantastic!  (especially at higher volume). 

Edstrelow is the initiator of this mod... It is important that all of us for the benefice of all report on his thread....thank you very much for your impressions.... i invite you to resume your experiment there also..... photos, duro used, thickness  etc
 
Best regards
 
all headphone corporation  had made improvement all across the board EXCEPT in this field : how to dampen the vibration of all headphone and made a more audiophile sound...

 

[TonyNewman]

Got mine from Amazon.
 
LINK

 

[richard51]

  Got mine from Amazon.
 
LINK

very good... i want to know your impression with the 50 duro... remember that it is a collective experiment with many unknowns... Nobody now know what is better in the absolute sense, what duro, what thickness, what form of the piece (square or round ) on this plastic headphone or on this metallic headphone structure...How about the HEK wood structure?  and all that count very much... the damping of vibration is a subtle process...The engineers of the sorb corporation dont have all the experimental data... you will read it out of the mouth of Edstrelow on his thread...

 
 
report also there :
 
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/744839/damping-mechanical-resonance-distortion-of-stax-and-other-phones-with-sorbothane-and-other-materials
 
p.s. the effect of the sorb on my plastic Fostex was totally positive without negative...hence perfect... On the He 400 the  effect was extraordinary but not perfect , i must try other for, duro thickness, percentage of the surface covered. etc...it is my  ear-feeling

 

[TonyNewman]

I'll apply to one earpiece only to start with and see if I can notice any difference.

 

[Jozurr]

if anyone is willing to sell their pair of HE-6 and/or upgrade to the HE-1000, please PM me.

 

[TonyNewman]

  if anyone is willing to sell their pair of HE-6 and/or upgrade to the HE-1000, please PM me.

 
Some folks have decided to upgrade (regrade?) from the HE1000 to the modded HE6

 
Put the sorbothane on one earpiece and played some of my most familiar tracks. Effects are very subtle - I would struggle to pick a difference in a blind test, I think. The A/B testing might be more effective if I had 2 modded HE6s to swap between - with only one headphone it is hard to pick a difference.
 
I wonder if the blutak mod is already covering a lot of the ground that the sorbothane does? I used plenty of blutak and that must be having a substantial damping effect already.
 
Anyway, I can't see this doing any harm, so I will do the other earpiece and see how it goes. Here's a pic. I am using 7 squares of 50 duro sorbothane around the housing.
 

 

[LancerFIN]

Wow that was fast. Ordered vegan pads on 10th and arrived today to my apartment in Finland. This comfort is unreal. First time I have proper seal with HE-6. Those hifiman pads sucked. Way too shallow.

 

[richard51]

   
Some folks have decided to upgrade (regrade?) from the HE1000 to the modded HE6

 
Put the sorbothane on one earpiece and played some of my most familiar tracks. Effects are very subtle - I would struggle to pick a difference in a blind test, I think. The A/B testing might be more effective if I had 2 modded HE6s to swap between - with only one headphone it is hard to pick a difference.
 
I wonder if the blutak mod is already covering a lot of the ground that the sorbothane does? I used plenty of blutak and that must be having a substantial damping effect already.
 
Anyway, I can't see this doing any harm, so I will do the other earpiece and see how it goes. Here's a pic. I am using 7 squares of 50 duro sorbothane around the housing.
 

its experiment.... I had the 30 duro...it is really evident that the sound was way better for me with the 30 duro... Maybe the 50 duro is too hard...Maybe the blutak mod...

thanks for your impression... An important note too much of sorb is worse than little...By the way you must report on the thread of Edstrelow, the guy has more information, experience, and he will probably advise you better... i dont know the blutak mod...nor i had experience with 50 duro
 
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/744839/damping-mechanical-resonance-distortion-of-stax-and-other-phones-with-sorbothane-and-other-materials

 

[Jozurr]

Why do people prefer the vegan pads over the audeze leather pads?

 

[Oregonian]

  this will do the trick...i had try with 30 duro... be free to experiment with 40 or 50.... Please read the thread of Edstrelow the inititator of the sorb mod thread on the Stax....
 
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SORBOTHANE-SHEET-6X6x1-10-VIBRATION-ISO-RUBBER-PAD-SOFT-30D-with-3M-ADHESIVE-/371378038013?hash=item5677db24fd
 
best regards and good luck

I've been confused about the Sorb mod from day one - I'll admit it.  I thought it went on the INSIDE of the cups, under the grills, in that 3/16" flat spot..................and now I see pics of it literally stuck on the OUTSIDE of the cups!    I've also seen and read about guys doing it on the inside so wow, I'm going to try the outside on my HE-400 and see what it does. 

 

[Oregonian]

  I actually did the sorb mod to my HE-6, made a difference in the tightness of the bass impact and smoothed the highs a bit. A definite slight improvement in all areas.  I noticed a more drastic improvement to the HE -4 and 400 (also did the mod to them).
 
@richard51 hit the nail on the head with less is more,  I did too much at first and though he was crazy, reduced the amount and they sound fantastic!  (especially at higher volume). 

Would you shoot a pic of the HE-400 with your version of the Sorb mod bud?