TheRealDz
500+ Head-Fier
Best $8 tweak ever; buying a hot glue gun, and then gluing the drivers into the headphones.
For my Turbulent X build, I previously used a layer of electrical tape to press fit the drivers into the aluminum driver housing. But I recently added a layer of hot glue around the edge to hold the driver in more firmly. The glue is semi permanent, but pretty easily scraped off if I ever need to remove the drivers.
Doing this brought a noticeable increase in technicalities; greater resolution, and better imaging and layering. Timber and tone didn't change.
It still can't compete with the soundstaging and separation of my Grado GS3000e, but is now much closer. Imaging might actually be better, since it brings a closer perspective than the GS3000e's more distant perspective. It also has a touch more midrange warmth - which is a nice change of pace. Not too shabby at about a 1/10 price ratio.
I think I even like it better than my Grado PS500e though. Better timber and tone, with more stark imaging. Pretty impressive, considering the PS500e is highly regarded, and the Turbulent X build is less than 1/3 the cost of the Grado.
Glue those drivers down!
For my Turbulent X build, I previously used a layer of electrical tape to press fit the drivers into the aluminum driver housing. But I recently added a layer of hot glue around the edge to hold the driver in more firmly. The glue is semi permanent, but pretty easily scraped off if I ever need to remove the drivers.
Doing this brought a noticeable increase in technicalities; greater resolution, and better imaging and layering. Timber and tone didn't change.
It still can't compete with the soundstaging and separation of my Grado GS3000e, but is now much closer. Imaging might actually be better, since it brings a closer perspective than the GS3000e's more distant perspective. It also has a touch more midrange warmth - which is a nice change of pace. Not too shabby at about a 1/10 price ratio.
I think I even like it better than my Grado PS500e though. Better timber and tone, with more stark imaging. Pretty impressive, considering the PS500e is highly regarded, and the Turbulent X build is less than 1/3 the cost of the Grado.
Glue those drivers down!