thelostMIDrange
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I can see how modding them would affect and improve bass and possibly mids, but how does adding damping do anything to salvage the total latck of treble detail? without that these phones are pretty useless. But if modding does affect the treble, they may end up sounding great.....trouble is, not many of these posts say anything about what their mods do in any detail other than, "this is better, this is great". Talk about useless subjective statements ! HOW is each mod better ?
Yes, it is 3 conductor.
Craig, I had seen that cable, and may buy one though I only use 1/4" for the amp end. Anyone know how long this cable is?
I was really hoping for a connector that would work that I could wire with whatever i wanted to use. I have about 10' of Mogami mini quad that I was going to start with.
I can see how modding them would affect and improve bass and possibly mids, but how does adding damping do anything to salvage the total latck of treble detail? without that these phones are pretty useless. But if modding does affect the treble, they may end up sounding great.....trouble is, not many of these posts say anything about what their mods do in any detail other than, "this is better, this is great". Talk about useless subjective statements ! HOW is each mod better ?
I wouldn't neccesarily say mine is better than the rest but I do have independent measurements...
Paradox:
If your looking for bass look no further. With a powerful amp the modded T50RP is everything anyone should ever need.
Recabled with 4 core MIC cable (first time, went well)
Completely gutted the cups, applied Response Super Sound Deadener (5.0mm thick & foam combo mat, $29.95 from Jaycar)
1.5mm Butyl (same as dynamat), 3.0mm Foam (like paxmate but heaps better)
This stuff is really good.
Gutted the cups, removed the gay little box, sealed up the hole with Response, lined it tightly with a sheet of Response evenly on both cups.
Lined the earside with Response and the plastic risers.
Afterwards, I slit one of the vent stripes and bored it out for the bass tuning from the outside, this Butyl is much easier to work with than Dynamat.
Electrical taped the 840 pads, right on the edge with the risers.
Conclusion.
Bass is so tight, like I have not herd before on any of the previous mods. On bass heavy tracks, you could feel the drivers moving a bit, now they stand firm, no shaking about, just the music.
Mids are more laid back, some may not prefer this, I like it not to in your face, but definitely not what I would call D7000 recessed.
Highs are silky smooth now, all harshness is now gone, vocals are really clean.
The best way I could describe the sound, is that it is a cleaner sound, as if they are a completely open can. My take on this is that, open cans have less or no reflections from a closed enclosure, so you only here the music and not a muffling reflection. Room correction technologies curb reflections because they muffle the sound when they bounce back, so essentially open cans sound airy because they have no reflections, not because the sounds goes out into the air.
So my take is that if in an enclosed cup you can kill all the reflections, essentially you are performing the same task as an open design, but most manfactures find it to cost counter productive to spend much money on the acoustical treatment inside the cups and opt for an open design, mush easier and less costs to produce. Hence the reason many of us DIY modders always seem to open up the closed cans to modify them, like the D7000, which I must say drastically improved after treating the insides.