junkers
Head-Fier
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I just updated the Wiki with BMF 8.1. I couldn't include the general Youtube vid cause I'm at work.
I created an illustrated guide to adding a leather suspension headband to the T50RP. The mod is reversible and requires an old leather belt, an iron-on knee patch and the ability to iron.
https://picasaweb.google.com/109082108141353641215/LeatherSuspensionHeadbandModForFostexT50RP
Here's what it looks like. It's super comfortable to boot.
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I just got a pair of HM5 pads in the mail from Brainwavz. Unfortunately, they are significantly different pads from the pair of HM5/003 pads I got used in the forums. They arne't nearly as firm or thick, so the ear is closer to the driver. Brainwavz mails them from Singapore in an envelope, so spending a week and a half squished flat is the likely culprit. i've emailed them about it, but haven't gotten a reply yet.
Just something to be aware of. Hopefully they'll take my email into consideration and start shipping them in boxes.
I just got a pair of HM5 pads in the mail from Brainwavz. Unfortunately, they are significantly different pads from the pair of HM5/003 pads I got used in the forums. They arne't nearly as firm or thick, so the ear is closer to the driver. Brainwavz mails them from Singapore in an envelope, so spending a week and a half squished flat is the likely culprit. i've emailed them about it, but haven't gotten a reply yet.
Just something to be aware of. Hopefully they'll take my email into consideration and start shipping them in boxes.
Hmm. You're right. I just checked mine as well. The replacement ones are softer and squishier. They aren't quite as thick either, though very close. I noticed that the pads that came with the HM5 use a different material than the rest of the pads on the inner "donut", where as the replacement pads have the same material all over.
Mine were also flattened from shipping, but I've had mine for over a week now. They still don't match the original pads, so I don't think the cramped shipping is the primary issue.
Has anybody else felt like one of the driver sounds louder than the other? I just finished adding clay around the driver and around the edge of the cups, same amount on both sides and I feel the left side isn't as loud as the right side. Might be placebo, I'll give them a listen again tomorrow and see if it's just my ears.
BMF's recent post is just chock-a-block loaded with good information. One thing that might get overlooked in this flood of audio goodness is information on how to setup a basic frequency-response testing kit.
For about $30 Canadian, including shipping, you can get the electronics components you need for the mics and phantom power box. The software, Room Equalization Wizard, is free and written in Java, so it works on a number of OS platforms. You'll need a soldering iron. If you've never soldered before, this isn't a bad first project.
This setup won't match the one that pros like Tyll uses, but it has saved me hours of tail-chasing and wheel-reinventing when it comes to T50 mods.