Just listened to some Fostex T50RPs today... WOW!

[cubdog]

I'm getting a bit of cut out on the right side of my T50RPs. Just occasionally and if fiddle with the cord jack it goes away. Is this a common problem? Any simple remedy? Will the cable mod possibly solve this? Thanks.
 
cubdog

 

[kingoftown1]

I'm getting a bit of cut out on the right side of my T50RPs. Just occasionally and if fiddle with the cord jack it goes away. Is this a common problem? Any simple remedy? Will the cable mod possibly solve this? Thanks.

cubdog

One of the most common problems. Buy some deoxit

 

[rhythmdevils]

Deoxit is a poor solution IMO because it costs the same as just getting the Vmoda cable, which is a better cable anyways and permanently fixes the static problem. 
 
I bought both at the same time.  The vmoda cable fixed the static, and the deoxit is sitting here unopened. 

 

[cubdog]

Thanks guys. I have some Deoxit so I'll give that a shot. For $10 I might buy the cable anyway.
 
cubdog

 

[jgray91]

Hmm I can see why most people don't stack pads with stock/ non-velour ones. At least in my opinion stock pads on top of sa5k pads gave me the ear room I needed, the comfort improvement (although clamping became more noticeable) and quite decent soundstage width, but with recessed mids and highs. Didn't remember that when I just did it for fun a few days (?) ago. Oh well.

 

[sperandeo]

I need to hear a pair

 

[cubdog]

I'd love an affordable velour earpad option that was the sonic equal to the Shure pads at a reasonable price. If there is one, I've missed it.
 
cubdog

 

[Indread]

Trying to figure out where to get Dynamat; is this tape stuff what I should be purchasing? http://www.crutchfield.com/p_15413100/Dynamat-DynaTape.html?tp=2277
 
And I'm really interested in those Shure velour pads and how they compare acoustically to the typical Shure or HM5's.

 

[DeathDomokun]

Nope.
You want this stuff 
That comes in this package 
Except, you know, not 36 square foot.

 

[headphonatic]

Tried making my own pads failed horribly. But then I tried the sock mod on Shure SRH840, and results were very nice, bass decreased slightly, sound stage improved a little, treble increased a bit, comfort increased drastically.

 

[Indread]

Thanks for the product pictures. It looks like the tape kind might be a similar material though, both foil looking... Is that wouldn't work?
 
Is there any specific kind of felt, or cotton I should be looking for? Or should I just get whatever I can find?

 

[mrscotchguy]

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I'd love an affordable velour earpad option that was the sonic equal to the Shure pads at a reasonable price. If there is one, I've missed it.
 
cubdog

 
Yup, you've missed it: Sweetwater or BHphoto
 
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SRH1840Earpad?utm_source=CSEGoogle&utm_medium=PPC&utm_campaign=none&utm_term=SRH1840Earpad&rkg_attid=439860725&SID=1&zmam=89202644&zmas=1&zmac=1&zmap=SRH1840Earpad
 
or
 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/842427-REG/Shure_HPAEC1440_REPLACEMENT_VELOUR_EARPADS_FOR.html

 

[DeathDomokun]

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Thanks for the product pictures. It looks like the tape kind might be a similar material though, both foil looking... Is that wouldn't work?
 
Is there any specific kind of felt, or cotton I should be looking for? Or should I just get whatever I can find?

The foil is just part of it man, the stuff underneath is very important. You could try using the tape, or if you're game you could try the spray on rubber cement or whatever it was that was discussed recently.
If the felt is to replace the stock white paper, I wouldn't recommend buying any felt.
As far as cotton goes, any cotton will work. You can use poly-something, it's in pillows, and fiberglass and **** instead of cotton, I don't know.

 

[headphonatic]

I also tried polyfill, don't know if it's just me but they increased bass too much for my tastes and are muddy and unclear compared to cotton, IMO.

 

[wje]

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I also tried polyfill, don't know if it's just me but they increased bass too much for my tastes and are muddy and unclear compared to cotton, IMO.

 
I didn't have a very good liking to polyfill either.  I've converted over to just plain fiberglass insulation, that I've been running for the past month and a half.  No cotton or cotton balls fluffed, either.  Just plain fiberglass insulation.  I'm using my Fostex with a C&C BK portable amp at the moment.  It has a bass boost switch that enhances it ever so much - and not in a horrible, flabby way like some bass boosts work.  As long as I keep my T50RPs paired with that amp, I believe I'll be quite content as things are and not trying the cotton options again - even though I have a few small bags of the cotton balls and the flat cotton makeup pads.