[mbwilson111]

If you're gentle, the pillow strips pull right off as if they were never there.

The geekria pad I replaced them with is a little loose on the sides, unlike any of the photos here. I am wondering if it's my pad, or if folks kept their pillow strips.

I kept them. No need to remove to fit the HD280 pad.

 

[CubeApril]

Ended cutting and sewing an old DT770 headband. It’s not bad, but it’s stretched tight enough that it’s not as comfortable as I think it could be.

 

[thefitz]

I kept them. No need to remove to fit the HD280 pad.

Unless the headphone no longer fits your head basically doubling pad volume like that.

 

[CubeApril]

Having now tried both the DT-770 and HD280 pads, I think I actually slightly prefer the DT-770 pads. Plus they look a lot more aesthetically pleasing, add a bit of welcome tension to sliding the ear pieces in and out, and are a lot less annoying to put on.

So if you're up for a little sewing (or maybe gluing), then I would highly recommend giving them a shot.

 

[Quadfather]

Well, my safe locked me out, so I don't have access to any of my audio players or headphones.

Big time music lover

 

[Quadfather]

Well, I am still locked out of my safe. A month without DAPs or headphones. The locksmith is coming on October 4th.

 

[gazzington]

Well, I am still locked out of my safe. A month without DAPs or headphones. The locksmith is coming on October 4th.

Getting closer to the 4th of October now

 

[Quadfather]

Getting closer to the 4th of October now

Thank God. I may add Meze 109 Pro to my lineup.

 

[G1zm0]

Phew, pretty long thread, finished it at least ))
Thank you all for informative comments, they are very helpful.
I guess I've read every comment and review on the internet and watched every video on youtube about srh1540.
So, almost all my potential questions about them are pretty much covered
The ultimate question will be answered by my ears, in like a week or so.

Just one question left, I have atom amp+ & topping d10s combo. Has anyone here got experience with this duo paired with srh1540?
My logic is that they should pair well, because this amp/dac combo is pretty transparent and srh1540 is warm sounding headphone.
I also have fiio btr5 with 2.5mm balanced output, but I'm not sure I want to spend more on balanced cables and even then, I"m not sure btr5 will give me better sound on balanced than atom+topping.

Thank you guys one more time for this much information condensed in one thread, that was fantastic reading

 

[pbui44]

Phew, pretty long thread, finished it at least ))
Thank you all for informative comments, they are very helpful.
I guess I've read every comment and review on the internet and watched every video on youtube about srh1540.
So, almost all my potential questions about them are pretty much covered
The ultimate question will be answered by my ears, in like a week or so.

Just one question left, I have atom amp+ & topping d10s combo. Has anyone here got experience with this duo paired with srh1540?
My logic is that they should pair well, because this amp/dac combo is pretty transparent and srh1540 is warm sounding headphone.
I also have fiio btr5 with 2.5mm balanced output, but I'm not sure I want to spend more on balanced cables and even then, I"m not sure btr5 will give me better sound on balanced than atom+topping.

Thank you guys one more time for this much information condensed in one thread, that was fantastic reading

I have not heard the SRH1540 (still ), but I have owned the SRH840 and own an Atom amp (not Plus), and I think that the atom amp+ will work perfectly with the SRH1540 on high gain and probably will need to a little past 1:00 o’clock on the volume pot. The SRH 1540 is rated at 46 ohms, but those stock alcantara ear pads will probably beg for just a tad more volume as well. Hope this helps!

 

[dstarr3]

Phew, pretty long thread, finished it at least ))
Thank you all for informative comments, they are very helpful.
I guess I've read every comment and review on the internet and watched every video on youtube about srh1540.
So, almost all my potential questions about them are pretty much covered
The ultimate question will be answered by my ears, in like a week or so.

Just one question left, I have atom amp+ & topping d10s combo. Has anyone here got experience with this duo paired with srh1540?
My logic is that they should pair well, because this amp/dac combo is pretty transparent and srh1540 is warm sounding headphone.
I also have fiio btr5 with 2.5mm balanced output, but I'm not sure I want to spend more on balanced cables and even then, I"m not sure btr5 will give me better sound on balanced than atom+topping.

Thank you guys one more time for this much information condensed in one thread, that was fantastic reading

I usually listen to my 1540 from my Liquid Spark. It's a good combo. I think the 1540 plays really well with clean solid-state amps like the Spark or your Atom.

 

[Quadfather]

Phew, pretty long thread, finished it at least ))
Thank you all for informative comments, they are very helpful.
I guess I've read every comment and review on the internet and watched every video on youtube about srh1540.
So, almost all my potential questions about them are pretty much covered
The ultimate question will be answered by my ears, in like a week or so.

Just one question left, I have atom amp+ & topping d10s combo. Has anyone here got experience with this duo paired with srh1540?
My logic is that they should pair well, because this amp/dac combo is pretty transparent and srh1540 is warm sounding headphone.
I also have fiio btr5 with 2.5mm balanced output, but I'm not sure I want to spend more on balanced cables and even then, I"m not sure btr5 will give me better sound on balanced than atom+topping.

Thank you guys one more time for this much information condensed in one thread, that was fantastic reading

I love balanced. All my outputs are 4.4mm

 

[G1zm0]

I have not heard the SRH1540 (still ), but I have owned the SRH840 and own an Atom amp (not Plus), and I think that the atom amp+ will work perfectly with the SRH1540 on high gain and probably will need to a little past 1:00 o’clock on the volume pot. The SRH 1540 is rated at 46 ohms, but those stock alcantara ear pads will probably beg for just a tad more volume as well. Hope this helps!

Thanks for the the reply
I also had srh840 with this stack and they sounded amazing to me.
But I used it on low gain at 12 o'clock, I have rather long listening sessions and high volume tires my ears. So I really liked the fact that srh840 sounded good on low volumes, beside for their tuning.
So I intend to listen srh1540 also on low gain, hope it will be enough, because beside the volume factor I believe that lower gain = lower distortion (if I'm not interpreting something wrong here).

 

[G1zm0]

I usually listen to my 1540 from my Liquid Spark. It's a good combo. I think the 1540 plays really well with clean solid-state amps like the Spark or your Atom.

Glad to hear that
Hope that topping d10s will also play nicely in this trio.

I love balanced. All my outputs are 4.4mm

At some point I'll definitely would try balanced, but it means I need to upgrade my amp and cables and right now (now = new home and full renovation) I'm not ready to spend anymore, even $499 was hard to swallow

 

[doctorjazz]

I started out using balanced for most headphones/cables. But I wound up with a MicroZOTL2 amp (heavily modded), and a Dethonray as my portable player, both single ended, both sound great (with the right headphones). I wound up having to get adapters to use many of my cables single ended. There isn't any inherent sonic superiority of balabced (there are amazing sounding single ended units out there)-it's all in the implementation, as they say...(I'm not against balanced, my main stereo has a Krell balanced amp, PeachTree balanced preamp...)