[kid vic]

Huh, odd! Maybe @mrspeakers did it differently once upon a time?

Prototype?

 

[zappazappazappa]

I'm thinking of upgrading my Ether Flow Open's which I've had for about two years. I could order the 1.1 upgrade pack, the new flat earpads or both. I'll have to order direct from Mr Speakers as neither item appears on the UK distributer's website. Anyone have any opinion on which contributes most to improve the sound? Do the new earpads really make that much difference? Should I get both? Anyone prefer the standard model which I have?

 

[sbradley02]

Anyone come up with combo instructions for updating pads and the tuning kit?
Most likely it is obviously easy to do, but thought I'd ask...

 

[heliosphann]

The 1.1 kit comes with good instructions. Pads go on really easily.

 

[BuddhaBruce]

The update isn't exactly reversible though. So keep that in mind. It's a sticker paper decal you put over the driver and once it's on there, you MAY be able to pull it off once and reattach it but i would think it would lose the adhesiveness to it.

 

[kellte2]

The update isn't exactly reversible though. So keep that in mind. It's a sticker paper decal you put over the driver and once it's on there, you MAY be able to pull it off once and reattach it but i would think it would lose the adhesiveness to it.

I agree, but it is reversible in the sense that you can rip off the decals and revert back to the 1.0 tuning. After you go back once, you might have a hard time reapplying the 1.1 kit for the aforementioned reason.

 

[sbradley02]

If you have older soft pads (pre June 2017) upgrade the pads and go to the 1.1 tuning with the white felt.

This worked great for me, no longer feel a need to use the Loki

 

[kellte2]

This worked great for me, no longer feel a need to use the Loki

New pads plus white foam post 1.1 upgrade = full body. Love the sound.

 

[Bambule]

Impressions from you sounding great, I know I will try white felt first for sure.
Ordered pads and 1.1 10 days ago, no confirmation on shipping as of now. Hopefully this comes sooner than later

 

[Rowethren]

Quick question. Does the Ether Flow 1.1 with one of the combination of pads have more bass than the Ether Flow 1.0? Just a tad more bass without effecting the treble would be perfect for me.

 

[kellte2]

Quick question. Does the Ether Flow 1.1 with one of the combination of pads have more bass than the Ether Flow 1.0? Just a tad more bass without effecting the treble would be perfect for me.

I can only speak to the CFLOW post 1.1, but the new pads are what helped with the low end response. The 1.1 kit adds more resolution, but with certain configurations of the pads (black foam only, for example), you might end up with brighter sound. I feel like the White felt restores some of the low end, and based on a prior post by Dan, I think that using the White felt and black foam should bring back most of the original signature.

I’m using the White felt plus the updated pads (my pads were from launch in October 2016), so I feel like I have better resolution and increased bass response. Really enjoying.

 

[zappazappazappa]

I am a little confused as to which are the new pads for the Ether Flow Open. The ones I bought over two years ago have angled pads so am I right in assuming that the new pads are the flat ones?

 

[Bambule]

The pads are still angled, just improved with new memory foam

 

[zappazappazappa]

Ok, thanks for that. I'll order a pair and the 1.1 tuning kit to experiment with in the New Year (don't want them getting lost in the Xmas post). Though I have to say I am still really enjoying the originals. Just can't resist that upgrade itch!

 

[mrspeakers]

Quick question. Does the Ether Flow 1.1 with one of the combination of pads have more bass than the Ether Flow 1.0? Just a tad more bass without effecting the treble would be perfect for me.

This is a plot of old pads vs new pads on the C Flow 1.1 with no tuning materials added. The increase in bass is substantial. Red = new pads Teal = original pads




The effect is similar on ETHER Flow.