[homerograco]

The headphones look awesome, like real wood. How they sound?.

Thanks a lot! It took me quite some time to achieve this finish.

The sound is a bit tighter now, because I reduced the cup volume and put less dampening wool inside. The soundstage is a little bit smaller, just a tiny bit, but they don't sound cuppy anymore which is awesome.

I also redesigned cup holes so they move freely now, which immensely improved their fit and comfort.

 

[omegaorgun]

Does anyone know a US company that will print but also do a stellar paint job?

Facfox in China did a good job but one of the screw holes came off when i was trying to get the screw in. I ordered a second but it was not to the same standard and because of coronavirus they refunded me.

 

[DenverW]

I found a listing on ebay for a t50rp if anyone wants to try this mod: https://www.ebay.com/itm/FOSTEX-T50RP-RP-Series-T50RPRP-Stereo-Headphones-Pre-owned/373038312154.

I found a mark 2 recently, so I'll be heading into round two soon .

 

[MightBeAlon]

Thought I'd throw my hat into the ring, too - these are the ones I made!

 

[musicfan145]

Thought I'd throw my hat into the ring, too - these are the ones I made!

Excellent!

 

[DenverW]

So its time for round two. Something I noted: this time I got the cups through the shapeways link rather than facfox. They're significantly better printed. That cost, though.... So deciding between color shift blue/purple and candy red. I like them both but leaning towards red. Any opinions?

 

[VanHai]

I like the red.

 

[socks2sound]

anyone have any experience with urushi laquering? I really wanna try the replicating the process that TH-900's go through with that wonderful urushi coat

 

[socks2sound]

ok, so far I've found what kind of silver leaf they probably use in the process of making the TH-900 from this store

https://www.goldleaf.com.au/index.p...ch&search=japanese&description=true&limit=100

I'm just kind of iffy on how much to buy and what color. The smokey blue does look pretty close though

 

[MightBeAlon]

ok, so far I've found what kind of silver leaf they probably use in the process of making the TH-900 from this store

https://www.goldleaf.com.au/index.p...ch&search=japanese&description=true&limit=100

I'm just kind of iffy on how much to buy and what color. The smokey blue does look pretty close though

Wow, I was looking for this for modding my TH600 - thanks!

 

[Suxnet]

Beautiful! Looks like you and me used the same hifiman cable

What are those pads? They look comfy.

I know this is like forever ago, and I'm sorry. If I come here too often I end up expanding my collection. Fine by me, but my wallet disagrees ( : I promise to repent of my sins and come back often from now on.

They were some random Amazon purchase. "Misodiko [Upgradged Lambskin Leather]" was in the title. Wouldn't really recommend. They just didn't sit right for my ear at least.
The cable was indeed a hifiman cable. Probably a cheap-ish replica. Had a hard time finding one if memory serves.

Ended up swapping them out with a few others. Just ordered authentic Alpha pads. Hopefully those will curb my craving for comfort and listening bliss.

 

[socks2sound]

Wow, I was looking for this for modding my TH600 - thanks!

I want to say that 5 sheets should be enough to crumple up into flakes, but they're all 109mm x 109mm squares so I'm really not sure if 5 would be too little or too much for one pair

Edit: I bought 10

 

[DenverW]

Finished with round two. Sound checks are complete. Did a mark 2 this time instead of a mark three. Still made some mistakes...perhaps round three will be the charm?

 

[VanHai]

Finished with round two. Sound checks are complete. Did a mark 2 this time instead of a mark three. Still made some mistakes...perhaps round three will be the charm?

Headphones look great. How they sound compare to previous MK3?.

 

[DenverW]

Headphones look great. How they sound compare to previous MK3?.

Well I had read some positive reports of the mark 2 vs the mark 3 so I was anticipating some good changes. After listening, it sounds...more or less the same. I did manage to avoid a 7k dip that I had in the previous build (im sure due to my build and not the mark 3), but as far as sound stage, imaging, tone...not a big difference to my ears. I'll do some full listening tonight after the family goes to bed, but I don't anticipate any revelations. I would say that if you want to do this project you'd be happy with either a mark 2 or 3.