[heliosphann]

On my modded pair (bass lens, open grill mod), I’ve tried stock, HM5 angled leather, Dekoni Elite Velour, and my current favorite, the Dekoni Elite hybrid, which seems to combine the bass from the HM5 with the sweet midrange of the Velour and also reveals more detail.

Yea, I liked the Elite Hybrids a lot as well. I commented on them and the Dekoni fenestrated sheepskins earlier in the thread: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hif...etic-headphone.493214/page-1380#post-14511919

 

[SilverEars]

Yea, I liked the Elite Hybrids a lot as well. I commented on them and the Dekoni fenestrated sheepskins earlier in the thread: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hif...etic-headphone.493214/page-1380#post-14511919

Looking at the HD600 measurements, fenestrated seems to reduce highs.

@cskippy would be interesting to see measurements of fenestrated does for HE6, or impressions.

 

[cskippy]

Fenestrated TH-900 pads were my go to pad for HE-6 with some additional modifications. Here is a 4 screw HE-6 with stock velour vs Dekoni Fenestrated Sheepskin TH-900 pads. I found them to preserve much of the glorious HE-6 sound but take the edge off the treble and bring the mids up a touch. Very nice sound.

 

[emrelights1973]

I have a nice one to sell, 6 screws, it came to me as a bundle of buyin all headphone stuff from a friend, he bought it new
I am happy with my other headphOnes... pm me if interested

 

[Feilong4]

On my modded pair (bass lens, open grill mod), I’ve tried stock, HM5 angled leather, Dekoni Elite Velour, and my current favorite, the Dekoni Elite hybrid, which seems to combine the bass from the HM5 with the sweet midrange of the Velour and also reveals more detail.

Yea, I liked the Elite Hybrids a lot as well. I commented on them and the Dekoni fenestrated sheepskins earlier in the thread: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hif...etic-headphone.493214/page-1380#post-14511919

Did you guys mean the Dekoni Hifiman Elite hybrid pads or the Dekoni TH900 Elite hybrid pads? Is there a difference in thickness? I was thinking of getting a pair of Dekoni TH900 hybrids.

 

[heliosphann]

Did you guys mean the Dekoni Hifiman Elite hybrid pads or the Dekoni TH900 Elite hybrid pads? Is there a difference in thickness? I was thinking of getting a pair of Dekoni TH900 hybrids.

I was referring to the HiFiman Elite Hybrids. There is a difference between those and the TH900 pads, although probably not by much.

 

[Feilong4]

Also, I recently snatched up a prototype HE-6 and am quite liking it with the stock pleather(?) pads and the MrSpeakers Ether Flow Angled pads (both, after a bit of EQ). Mine has 4 screws.

Also, are prototype HE-6's supposedly warmer/smoother than production HE-6's? A buddy of mine told me that early units were met with suggestions of more treble which was then applied in the production models.

That said, I don't find them sharp or bright. I'm using them with a Gustard H10 on max gain (+12 gain). I don't hear clipping or distortion, and I get a bit of headroom.


Matched at 300 Hz. Measured with MiniDSP EARS with default headphone compensation. No EQ applied with the measurements above.

Normally, I show 20 Hz to 20 kHz, but I think I got a somewhat bad seal with the stock pads which I hadn't realized until now. The bad seal can be seen with a gentle lift towards 20 Hz with a fast decay towards <20 Hz.

Comparison to the HD600 and HD800:


Matched at 300 Hz. Measured with MiniDSP EARS with default headphone compensation. No EQ applied with the measurements above.


Used some wire mesh to make the grills as suggested by a buddy. I may look into some acoustically transparent fabric to stop dust from getting in. Should I just reuse the ones on the stock Hifiman grills?

 

[peterq]

It seems prototype doesn't has very bright treble according to your measurement.

 

[peterq]

Did you try zmf pad? How it sounds like?

 

[Feilong4]

Did you try zmf pad? How it sounds like?

I don't have any ZMF pads on me at the moment. I think @cskippy has tried them with the HE-6 and measured them alongside a few other pad pairings as well.

I thinking of getting Dekoni elite hybrid or velours for mine.

 

[heliosphann]

I don't have any ZMF pads on me at the moment. I think @cskippy has tried them with the HE-6 and measured them alongside a few other pad pairings as well.

I thinking of getting Dekoni elite hybrid or velours for mine.

ZMF Ori pads are pretty good. I had them on my 4-screw for a while. I like the Dekoni HiFiman offerings better though.

 

[Feilong4]

ZMF Ori pads are pretty good. I had them on my 4-screw for a while. I like the Dekoni HiFiman offerings better though.

Have you tried the MrSpeakers Ether Flow Angled pads or the Dekoni Hifiman velour on yours?

 

[heliosphann]

Have you tried the MrSpeakers Ether Flow Angled pads or the Dekoni Hifiman velour on yours?

Not yet, but I have both.

 

[Feilong4]

Not yet, but I have both.

Any chance I can get you to try them and report back?

 

[jarnopp]

Did you guys mean the Dekoni Hifiman Elite hybrid pads or the Dekoni TH900 Elite hybrid pads? Is there a difference in thickness? I was thinking of getting a pair of Dekoni TH900 hybrids.

I meant the TH900 hybrids. Same for the Elite Velours. The Velours have a really sweet midrange, while the hybrids have more aggressive bass and more detailed treble. This is on my 6 screw with SMC connectors, modified as stated above.