[InsanityOne]

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  More sick work from PETEREK!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Those 400i's looks sweet! Is that a brown paint job on the cups or is that wood? Either way it looks awesome! And the EE-MU's are interesting too! I keep seeing more and more of that brand pop up around Head-Fi these days. Enjoy!
 
- InsanityOne 

 

[Change is Good]

Those 400i's looks sweet! Is that a brown paint job on the cups or is that wood? Either way it looks awesome! And the EE-MU's are interesting too! I keep seeing more and more of that brand pop up around Head-Fi these days. Enjoy!

- InsanityOne 

It's a dark candy-ish red, actually. This is what they supposedly look like in real life.



I was surprised at how different they look under PETEREK's lighting setup.

 

[InsanityOne]

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It's a dark candy-ish red, actually. This is what they supposedly look like in real life.



I was surprised at how different they look under PETEREK's lighting setup.

 

 
There we go! In that photo it definitely looks like a darker candy-red to me. Those will be sweet!
 
- InsanityOne 

 

 

[DavidA]

Did a little photoshop of the image, I think this is what a candy red looks like on cars I've painted in the pass.
 

 

 

[InsanityOne]

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  Did a little photoshop of the image, I think this is what a candy red looks like on cars I've painted in the pass.
 

 

 

Personally I like both colors, but I do agree that there are several variations of "candy apple red". When I think of a "candy" color they always seem to have something mixed into the paint that makes them glitter or shine or something. Or maybe I am just thinking of something else?
 
Either way, this thread has been way too quiet over the past few weeks, I am curious to see more photos of some awesome PETEREK projects!
 
- InsanityOne 

 

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Personally I like both colors, but I do agree that there are several variations of "candy apple red". When I think of a "candy" color they always seem to have something mixed into the paint that makes them glitter or shine or something. Or maybe I am just thinking of something else?
 
Either way, this thread has been way too quiet over the past few weeks, I am curious to see more photos of some awesome PETEREK projects!
 
- InsanityOne 

 
Yeah man, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe it's been nothing but TH-X00 detachable mods, lately, hence the lack of photos being shared. Either that or peeps are being stingy with their photos haha.

 

[SleepingLesson]

I can't wait to get my X00s back. He must be swamped, 'cause they arrived 5 weeks ago today and still no word.

 

[DavidA]

  I can't wait to get my X00s back. He must be swamped, 'cause they arrived 5 weeks ago today and still no word.

In some ways I wish others would start doing these mods, might have some fresh ideas for other mods.
 
As for the TH-X00 removable cable mods I think many want the 2.5mm jacks which takes much longer to do since he has to cut the baffle and cups while the SMC jacks requires no cutting and is much simpler to do.

 

[SleepingLesson]

  In some ways I wish others would start doing these mods, might have some fresh ideas for other mods.
 
As for the TH-X00 removable cable mods I think many want the 2.5mm jacks which takes much longer to do since he has to cut the baffle and cups while the SMC jacks requires no cutting and is much simpler to do.

Yeah, in retrospect I wish I'd requested SMC connectors. I have some ebony cups I'll be putting on when (if?) I get my X00s back, but now I realize I'll have to dremel them a bit to fit on.

 

[MWSVette]

  I can't wait to get my X00s back. He must be swamped, 'cause they arrived 5 weeks ago today and still no word.

 
The last set I had done was about a 4 week turnaround and they turned out great.
 
Contact him.  He has always been very good about giving updates on projects he was doing for me.

 

[SleepingLesson]

   
The last set I had done was about a 4 week turnaround and they turned out great.
 
Contact him.  He has always been very good about giving updates on projects he was doing for me.

I contacted him a couple weeks ago and he said I was next in his queue, so I'll give him more time. I hate to pester! I'm happy to wait for good work. He's also making me a cable so that will add a bit of time. The irony of that is that I learned how to make cables myself in the time my headphones have been with him.

 

[DavidA]

  I contacted him a couple weeks ago and he said I was next in his queue, so I'll give him more time. I hate to pester! I'm happy to wait for good work. He's also making me a cable so that will add a bit of time. The irony of that is that I learned how to make cables myself in the time my headphones have been with him.

I asked him a lot of questions on doing the SMC mod for my TH-600, the mini-xlr for T1, DT-990 and we even talked about working out something for the K553.
 
Learning to build your own cables is one of the best things I learned how to do, sourcing parts seems like the harder task for me living in Hawaii since many companies don't even ship to Hawaii much less charge so much for shipping that its not worth it at times.  Since I sleeve cables for my computer system doing the same for headphones cables was pretty simple and since I like my cables as light as possible its easier to do it yourself.

 

[echineko]

I asked him a lot of questions on doing the SMC mod for my TH-600, the mini-xlr for T1, DT-990 and we even talked about working out something for the K553.

Learning to build your own cables is one of the best things I learned how to do, sourcing parts seems like the harder task for me living in Hawaii since many companies don't even ship to Hawaii much less charge so much for shipping that its not worth it at times.  Since I sleeve cables for my computer system doing the same for headphones cables was pretty simple and since I like my cables as light as possible its easier to do it yourself.

Building cables is one thing, but braiding the wires correctly? I would much rather pay someone to do it for me

 

[InsanityOne]

  In some ways I wish others would start doing these mods, might have some fresh ideas for other mods.
 
As for the TH-X00 removable cable mods I think many want the 2.5mm jacks which takes much longer to do since he has to cut the baffle and cups while the SMC jacks requires no cutting and is much simpler to do.

 
I wouldn't worry too much about that. I think he is always coming up with cool ideas for mods and cables, etc. But it is true that the Fostex mods are super popular, and for good reason! I loved the detachable cable mod (I had SMC) on my previous modded TH-600. If you have an idea for a mod I would just send him a PM, spit-balling ideas is one of the best ways to spark some creativity!
 

  I contacted him a couple weeks ago and he said I was next in his queue, so I'll give him more time. I hate to pester! I'm happy to wait for good work. He's also making me a cable so that will add a bit of time. The irony of that is that I learned how to make cables myself in the time my headphones have been with him.

 
I wouldn't call it pestering at all! Sending a PM every 2 or 3 weeks asking for a quick status update shouldn't be a problem at all. As many others have said in this thread, PETEREK is always really good about letting you know what is going on and what the status of your headphones is. I have done several projects through him and he has always been good about replying to any messages asking for updates.
 

  I asked him a lot of questions on doing the SMC mod for my TH-600, the mini-xlr for T1, DT-990 and we even talked about working out something for the K553.
 
Learning to build your own cables is one of the best things I learned how to do, sourcing parts seems like the harder task for me living in Hawaii since many companies don't even ship to Hawaii much less charge so much for shipping that its not worth it at times.  Since I sleeve cables for my computer system doing the same for headphones cables was pretty simple and since I like my cables as light as possible its easier to do it yourself.

 
Ah that must be a bummer indeed, living in Hawaii definitely has its pros and its cons I'm sure. I have always wanted to visit though! But speaking of sleeving PSU cables, I would say that it is difficult in a much different way than braiding headphone cables. Both really make a custom piece of gear look awesome though!
 

Building cables is one thing, but braiding the wires correctly? I would much rather pay someone to do it for me

 
Haha I personally feel the same way. Someday I will get an 8-wire (or maybe even 16-wire) braided cable for one of my headphones. They are so stunning but the price is also equally as stunning.
 
- InsanityOne 

 

[DavidA]

@InsanityOne, If you ever want to visit I live at the beginning of Waikiki, and walking distance to Ala Moana beach park
 
 

Building cables is one thing, but braiding the wires correctly? I would much rather pay someone to do it for me

don't be so lazy

 , kidding aside, braiding is the easier part of making cables for me, and if you build your own I think you get much more satisfaction out of them, nothing to do with sonic changes