M Rael:
Glad you had the nuts to remove the transducer and take a pic so I didn't have to on mine...
You are absolutely right about them not being candy glass - they're more or less indestructable!
Here's some hot rod ideas to cause some more light-headedness among the HP1000 fetishists
1. Polish every aluminum piece or, if you like color,
2. Anodize every aluminum piece. How 'bout purple? They are already anodized (clear), why not have some fun?
3. Cut down the ridiculously long rods - I'd hate to meet the guy who uses these with the rods all the way down. You could wear a full-face helmet under 'em!
4. Replace the adjusting thumbscrews with nylon-tipped thumbscrews so you can torque 'em down with out scrathing the rods and still get movement.
www.berg.com has 'em
5. Turn down the pivot pins a few thou so the cups swivel more easily to fit your head.
6. Laser etch the 'R' and 'L' marks to eliminate paint chipping.
7. Replace the little aluminum top on the rods with something a little more unique. Colored glass or a marble. A teardrop shaped chunk of metal. Flags. Foxtails. Jack-In-The-Box antenna clowns....
8. Replace the leather headband with black and white cowhide, leaopard skin, snakeskin...
None of these ideas would affect the sound which is as it should be because they are SOOOO good.
The build quality IS incredible but isn't the way they sound more important?
If we loved our cans soley based on how they look, well, who would have bought all those W2002's?
ok,
erix