oakleyguy89
100+ Head-Fier
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2009
- Posts
- 257
- Likes
- 10
Yeah, ive been reading some of it. Is the digital scale a must have? Also, do I have to get all these materials online? Or should most craft/retailers have them?
Yeah, ive been reading some of it. Is the digital scale a must have? Also, do I have to get all these materials online? Or should most craft/retailers have them?
I've noticed that several of the mods shown here have indentations in the plasticine that look like they were made by a Phillips screwdriver. Just wondering if there is a benefit to these or whether they were done to press the plasticine down into the cavities.
The driver is solidly mounted on a baffle with 2 large snap tabs on the rear side and 3 screws on the baffle face. The baffle is made rigid by its partitions. The stock design de-couples the driver from the baffle with a foam gasket And very effectively decouples the baffle from the cup with 4 rubber-capped "shock absorbers." The rubber caps align with four corner screws that hold the two halves of the driver together. The "tongue-and-groove" design of the baffle-to-cup rim makes a complete seal if the cup threads have not been stripped. Removing the rubber caps and adding material to the groove around the cup likely defeats the seal and mechanical damping benefits of the stock design.
I'm working on the idea of combining the stock ear pads with a set of Shure 840's. I've removed the stock pads, replaced them with the 840's and then layered the old stock pads on top of the 840's, temporarily attached with masking tape. I like the way they sound, but haven't decided how to permanently attach the stock pads on top of the 840's, not that I'm above leaving the masking tape until I figure out something more elegant looking. I may try sewing them together. I'd try a hot glue gun but am afraid of melting the black vinyl.
I can't seem to figure out how to insert a picture, but here's a link to a picture, which also shows the headband strap I made from an old belt and a shoulder pad from a carry-on bag.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i27/cottonchipper/doublepads_zpse4356647.jpg~original
Just got these and been listening for a couple of hours. Dell PC foobar/jplay->Audioengine D3->Kora Crescendo-> T50RPs. They don't come with the stupid 8.5mm to 3.5mm adapter. So, I have no choice but to use the headphone out on my preamp. I ordered a V-Moda cable.
The sample I have has some problems. Right channel sometimes lose signal. Disconnecting and reconnecting the cable from the left ear cup helps a bit but sometimes still cuts out intermittently. So, this guy has to go back eventually.
I'd imagine these are boring to some especially if they ar using this headphone for gaming. But, I like the mids. I wonder whether the mods spoken about will add to or subtract from the liquidy mids. Definitely need to control the splashy highs. Or, maybe these will take care of itself after some burn in.
I recently also purchased a DT990 pro and a DT1350. And, the Fostex's definitely sounds best straight out of the box.