wdahm519
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I wonder (for all of us who claim we cannot mod any further to improve on sound -- including myself) how close all our headphones sound.
I wonder (for all of us who claim we cannot mod any further to improve on sound -- including myself) how close all our headphones sound.
@Dogwan - where did you buy the sponge material? I think I remember reading your posts. I've had a cursory look at the supermarket before but didn't really find what I was looking for.
Very, very different....
Whats your basis for conclusion on that statement?
those strips kinda look like cheese. i wonder if they'll have a unique taste to them?
I have tried all the mods that have been posted here and some that haven't. Moreover, I have met with other modders and listened to their headphones with their own mods. I also met with another member and had a listen-off followed by measurements of both our headphones. All them sound very different to me.
Trader Joes, a specialty supermarket here on the West coast.
I used the "Pop-up sponges" because they are compressed and expand with water. While they are compressed it was easy to slice them into 1-2mm strips, then wet them and they expand into discs 1-2 mm thick. Let them dry for about 2 days before inserting into cups( just when dry but still flexible). The packaging says "natural vegetable cullulose".
I'll be really interested if someone else tries this and reports their results. One disc in each cup totally changed the sound. I tried the cans with just the damping lining the cups and the plasticiness was gone but still had a "hollow"-ish sound that was good, but not quite right. After inserting the sponge discs right behind the driver I was floored by how good they sound.
My theory is that the random size of the sponge cells has a positive effect in absorbing more than just a range of frequencies. That and being tight up against the driver helps with damping the driver while absorbing the reflections before returning back through the driver. Thus helping to create a sense of openness. I swear I'm not listening to closed cans when I have these on.
BTW, I do have one reflex dot (small rubber door bumper) directly on the center back of each driver. Stuck right on top of the white felt.
If I spot something like this, I'll try it for sure. I found a grotty old sponge that had random cells but I don't want that near my ears.