[zombieDave]

Everybody knows about the Beyer DT880 pleather/leather pads making their RP21's sound better and feel more comfortable, but I was wondering if anybody has tried and preferred the DT880 velour pads? I like my RP21's and I do think the pleather pads help tighten up the bass, but I'm wondering if velour will make it even more "accurate" without robbing the sound sig of bass altogether.

 

[warrior05]

I tried a pair of Beyer's velour pads on my RP-21s awhile ago and it totally destroyed the sound sig. It was quite remarkable actually. I don't think I've heard pads make that much of an impact on sound sig before. And the impact was all negative.

 

[ericj]

Keep in mind that there are in fact two different models of velour pads on the major beyers.

DT990 Pro, DT880, DT880M, DT880 pro, DT811, DT911, DT931, and DT531 use #926.679.

DT511, DT770, DT770 PRO, DT801, DT831, and DT901 use #426.660

The 770-style pads have stiffer foam in them than the 990-style pads, and thus hold the driver further away from your ear.

You might have better results with the 770-style than the 990-style. Even though they look exactly the same.

 

[zombieDave]

Thanks folks. I'm probably better off just sticking with the pleather pads rather than spending the $ on velours that would drastically alter the sound sig.

 

[MaZa]

I tried RP21 with DT880 pads a while back. Made RP21 to a complete bassless shrill fest.