[sman789]

Still waiting for my hifiman. V2 headband. Currently using headband from a takstar pro 82 with ZMF pilot pads

I see you Monkey Shoulder.

Is the Takstar headband an easy swap?

 

[Tony51]

I realized today that I had never posted up the last headband mod I did on my M1060. I originally modded an Audeze headband using some L brackets (click HERE for how), but the L brackets ended up being the weakest point and would bend and the screws on the yokes would loosen quite often. After that, I drilled the cups to accept THIS Audeze Yoke Replacement Kit, and THIS is what they looked like using those Audeze yokes. But one day I saw that Adorama had the HE-560 headband on sale for only $9.99! So now I am using that headband screwed into the mounts I had drilled and inserted from the Audeze Yoke kit.

Spoiler: Full list of mods for my M1060:

Custom alcantara pads from Vesper Audio
3D printed grills
Thinner foam on grill side
Speaker cover cloth added on ear pad side of driver
Audeze yoke mounts
Painted HE-560 headband
10ft Papri braided cable

Here is when I first mounted it to see if it would work:



The headband taped and sanded for paint:



Here is what they look like now:

Ah, yes, i have that headband, i see you painted the hifiman logo. I want to do same.

 

[OldDude04]

Ah, yes, i have that headband, i see you painted the hifiman logo. I want to do same.

Yep, I painted it over, and after that pic you saw in my post I bought some gray vinyl and cut out a Monolith logo for each side. Was a p.i.t.a., lol. Here is a pic showing the logo on the M1060's:

 

[Tony51]

Yep, I painted it over, and after that pic you saw in my post I bought some gray vinyl and cut out a Monolith logo for each side. Was a p.i.t.a., lol. Here is a pic showing the logo on the M1060's:

Wow, great job sir. Thanks for sharing, now i gotta get busy because I need to remove the hifiman logo.

 

[Joong]

M1060s seem to be positioned between Hifimans and LCDs regarding sound.
LCD2 with high-corrected.

I got them 120USD plus shipping and import tax, and they are incredible after removing sponges outside ear-cups.

 

[Shroomalistic]

Been lurking on this thread for a while and been loving all of the mods for the M1060. I'm working on another pair of M1060's for fun because I like to tinker with stuff. Got some stuff that's being 3D printed by DrSchnickistein and VRacer. But figured it would be a more interesting post if I also included a picture of my slightly modded M1060C.

The CAD file came from a reddit user named tortelett and got it laser cut out of walnut from Ponoko for $30. The linseed oil stain looks better in person. Only thing I did was the open end plates, replaced the factory screws with M2 hex screws, and added in a thin tuning foam. Might consider changing out the pads in the near future but I hope to post up more pictures of the M1060 with mods once the parts come in.

awesome find on the headband, I switched back to stock headband just cause of my ocd and didnt like how the metal's were different colors. I went ahead and ordered thee hifiman headband and gonna give it a shot. Also ordered some of the walnut grill covers from ponoko and plan on staining them to match the orange on the headband. I also snuk in some m570's too

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/mon...anar-headphones.820107/page-522#post-14982151

 

[Joong]

I ordered one more pair of M1060.
Sound quality above them is the place where steep diminishing return point begins.

 

[minty1]

awesome find on the headband, I switched back to stock headband just cause of my ocd and didnt like how the metal's were different colors. I went ahead and ordered thee hifiman headband and gonna give it a shot. Also ordered some of the walnut grill covers from ponoko and plan on staining them to match the orange on the headband. I also snuk in some m570's too

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/mon...anar-headphones.820107/page-522#post-14982151

Are you ordering the grills for the M1060 or the M1060C? The file that I linked in the post you linked only works on the M1060C. The measurements for the M1060 are different so if you plan on using these for the M1060 you'll need a different file.

 

[Joong]

M1060 has thick and masculine mids and deep extended and textured bass.
The dynamic range is equivalent to Nighthawk that has wide range.

I think Monoprice audio gears open wide gate to hifi-world.

The sound signature of large size drives is simply not replaceable for those quality mentioned above by any means of smaller drives.
M1060s have large drives which generates sounds of real world low-key tone bass and incredible mids.

 

[Shroomalistic]

for you M560 owners out there. I found the perfect pads
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33057605882.html I got the 90mm ones.


I attached mine by tearing the stock mounting plastic piece off the stock pads. There is really nice bass with these pads without compromising the already great sound. Super comfy memory foam, big ear opening and fit the cans perfect.

 

[stimuz]

M1060 has thick and masculine mids and deep extended and textured bass.
The dynamic range is equivalent to Nighthawk that has wide range.

I think Monoprice audio gears open wide gate to hifi-world.

The sound signature of large size drives is simply not replaceable for those quality mentioned above by any means of smaller drives.
M1060s have large drives which generates sounds of real world low-key tone bass and incredible mids.

Yeah, I've not been able to find a better headphone for electronic stuff(DnB etc) than the M1060c and I assume the 1060 is about the same. The sendy driver based headphones gets close with EQ, but they shine more in the mids to uppers.

 

[Shroomalistic]

I agree my m1060co and m570 compliment each other very well

 

[Sebastiaan156]

Just recieved my m1060 today, hope it sounds ok, after reading and watching many revieuws I don't know what to expect.

No cleu in the version and cable connect as the monoprice website does not mention this


I'm used to open dynamic headphones like the hd599 and Fidellio x2hr and a open Hifiman HE4xx.

Hope the m1060 combines the 2 different styles
Base of the hd599 2x with the planar soundstage of the HE4xx. At least that's what I hope for

 

[audiophiliac69]

Does anyone know what weight savings on 1060 you get with the $25 3d grilles and hifiman headband mod?
I do like the look, but most important to me is how to shave some weight off.

 

[Sebastiaan156]

Hi, after some listening to the m1060 I kinda like it. Can be a bit harsh and sibbelant but over all it's a energetic planar compaired to the HE4xx.

Got the new version with the 2.5 ts cup end cable plugs.

Can any provide a link to a cheap'ish balanced cable 2.5 trrs on AliExpress?