[CherryBomb]

I love my HP-1s. Far and away the best purchase I have made in headphones, IMO. Perfectly neutral, and a killer combination with my EHHA amp and Parasound D/AC 1100 HD. My only problem with them is that I have had a couple of ear surgeries and, as a result, on-ear headphone pads can be painful for me. So, now I am considering having Headphile Larry transform my HP-1s to a Vixen.

What do you guys think, and why? Thanks in advance for the input.

 

[nikongod]

Dont do it.

Very little of what Larry does can be undone. Sure its fun to experiment, but should anyone experiment with a headphone (Im assuming they are in good functional condition) that is becoming harder to find? Nobody likes to talk about it, but the endless stream of HP-1000 drivers for larry's old headphone work came from SR-100/200.... Until recently SR-100/200 sold cheap as dirt on ebay regardless of what drivers they had.

I guess I cant speak for larry's work but in my own experience putting Grado drivers into a Beyer frame has DRASTIC effects on the sound. Only 1 person out of perahps a dozen through the years guessed that my SR-125/DT-770 hybrid was even a grado. The bottom line is that nobody can really say beforehand what custom mod work on headphones will really do with any certainty unless they have built *exactly* that. Everything he makes is unique, and as such sounds unique & different. Good stuff if you want to experiment, I would most highly advocate trying other headphones than the HP-1000, BUT do you want to experiment with headphones that would be prohibitively expensive to replace?

Get the C-pads if you just want a more comfy ride. I dont know how much you have experimented with bending the headband and locking the cups into place but thats worth trying too.

 

[gbacic]

How about the distancer + GS 1000 pads like the MS-1000/MS-Ultimate mod?

HP-1 000 000 anyone?

 

[CherryBomb]

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Originally Posted by gbacic /img/forum/go_quote.gif How about the distancer + GS 1000 pads like the MS-1000/MS-Ultimate mod? HP-1 000 000 anyone?

Far beyond my personal abilities. I'm no DIYer.

 

[dcpoor]

rare/hard-to-get/expensive headphones you consider perfectly neutral + irreversible mods that change the sound = sad times forever

 

[ivanrocks321]

im not sure if its a good idea either. maybe try to get another Grado that is as close as possible to the the HP1000 and trying the mod?

 

[stang]

I would not do it, don't even think about it

As the other said, get some different pads for them. Have you tried C-pads at all? They might be a good way to start.

 

[juniperlater]

This made me a bit sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

 

[cheemo]

Keep 'em stock CherryBomb.

 

[tvrboy]

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Originally Posted by juniperlater /img/forum/go_quote.gif This made me a bit sick to my stomach just thinking about it.

+1

 

[mypasswordis]

Solution: buy K1000

 

[LingLing1337]

Don't do it, we need to keep HP1000s in the market so I can buy one when I come to the point where I have a spare $1400

 

[stang]

$1400? AFAIK that would be an absolute steal on HP-1000s. On ebay they have been like $2400 and on here recently they sold for $1700 I think it was, with most of the text smudged off on one of the cups.

 

[Shike]

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Originally Posted by mypasswordis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Solution: buy K1000

Sounds like the best solution to me!

Seriously, rather than take a chance turning these headphones into something no one wants, it's better to either keep them as is or sell them as is IMO.

 

[LingLing1337]

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Originally Posted by stang /img/forum/go_quote.gif $1400? AFAIK that would be an absolute steal on HP-1000s. On ebay they have been like $2400 and on here recently they sold for $1700 I think it was, with most of the text smudged off on one of the cups.

Ah, I didn't see HP1. But HP2s go for somewhere around 1.4k don't they?