[voxie]

Hi guys, hope all is well. As the title states i am approaching 50, YIKES!! Been a music lover all my life, it has shortened my age mentally!! Need a bit of help and advise.. Am on the look out for a set of open back over ear phones that i can easily replace parts. Not the drivers per say, but the actual headband and such like, if they break and out of warranty. Music pref.. if i like it, i like it!! Prefer bright with a tad of bass. (if that makes sense) Will only listen from my home set up. So to sum up... i would love something that is a classic and will stand the test of time. Not too much to ask for!!  Cheers guys and thanks. 

 

[tinyman392]

  Hi guys, hope all is well. As the title states i am approaching 50, YIKES!! Been a music lover all my life, it has shortened my age mentally!! Need a bit of help and advise.. Am on the look out for a set of open back over ear phones that i can easily replace parts. Not the drivers per say, but the actual headband and such like, if they break and out of warranty. Music pref.. if i like it, i like it!! Prefer bright with a tad of bass. (if that makes sense) Will only listen from my home set up. So to sum up... i would love something that is a classic and will stand the test of time. Not too much to ask for!!  Cheers guys and thanks. 

Not too many modular-type headphone exist...  Let alone ones that are open back.  You'd most likely be looking for something that is quickly modable...  This might also be a thread better suited for the full-sized section of the forums (you're currently in the portable area).  Only final note is that you should tell people not only bass and treble preferences, but midrange as well.  I tend to use headphones as is and the modular-type design is nice, but not a requirement for me; they are quite rare on their own unless you are fine with some DIY stuff.  I wish I could give you a suggestion :/  
 
In terms of modular headphones, not too many companies come to mind.  Aiaiai recently released the TMA-2 which is fully modular, they probably are on the bassy side of things.  SOL Republic is the other company, their Tracks Ultra are on-ears and actually fit your sound preferences quite well.  Their Master Tracks are bassy (over-ear model), overly so.  They do have another over ear model (the other Master Tracks).  I haven't heard them unfortunately, but I've read they are closer to the Ultra, no guarantee though.  None of these are open back.  

 

[voxie]

Thanks Tinyman, just looking through the treads.. some  of older senns might suit what i need re modular parts?

 

[Music Alchemist]

The Sennheiser HD series is modular. (Or at least some of them are, such as the HD 600 and HD 650.)
 
Just curious, what did you mean by "Been a music lover all my life, it has shortened my age mentally!!"?

 

[voxie]

It just means that music keeps you young.Just like like first time you bought an LP and placed it on your turn table. I still get that happiness when i listen to music, that i felt then.

 

[Music Alchemist]

  It just means that music keeps you young.Just like like first time you bought an LP and placed it on your turn table. I still get that happiness when i listen to music, that i felt then.

 
Oh, I gotcha!

 

[goodvibes]

Grado ps500 with their larger ear cups. 325e for less. Pretty much everything except the cable is easy to swap out.