[BobSaysHi]

Why do you want to elongate the chamber to the ear. I'd suggest doing the exact opposite.

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What's the opinion of quarter modding the HD414 pads the gluing bowls onto them with the electric tape around it..?
 
Has anyone tried it yet? Opinions..?

 

 

[Chris_Himself]

I'm gonna get Cabillas to make me wood pads. Thats right:

Wood.
 
Pads.

 

[wje]

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I'm gonna get Cabillas to make me wood pads. Thats right:

Wood.
 
Pads.

 
Who's going to remove all the slivers from your ears?  I know I won't be volunteering for that job.

 
 

 

[wje]

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If someone comes up with a way to sock mod the 414s I'll be all over it.  They could use something to cover up the yellow.  

You don't  have to suffer with the Yellow Sennheiser pads.  Buy some fabric dye and turn them into black pads.  R.I.T. is usually a common brand of fabric dye that can be easiy achieved and purchased.
 
 

 

[sharkz]

 
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If someone comes up with a way to sock mod the 414s I'll be all over it.  They could use something to cover up the yellow.  

 
If you or anyone else need advice for the dying of 414 pads, just let me know. Before I did it, I read tons of threads about them turning out greenish or grey instead of black or of color bleeding out. I did mine 6 months ago and they are as black as Grado comfies with no color bleed. It must have been the voodoo mix of ingredients I used along with my process. Its really not that difficult.

 

[Vikingatheart]

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Got a pair on the way.. and my bloodwood cups! Not sure if the 225i is going to need them.. kind of silly ordering a pad to increase the bass when I'm not sure if I'll need it or not. But, at least I'll know what flats are all about.. I think I'll be looking to pass them on to someone else most likely though, unless my woodie 225i's need the bass.. Now, I just need to demo a pair of Jumbos.. who wants to send me a pair? Actually, I might be willing to trade the flats for jumbos if someone would be willing.. That is assuming I don't care for the flats.. I could think they are amazing and wanna hold onto them. 

Dibs! 

 
 

 

[ProcessJunkie]

Just got mine yesterday, i'm in love with them. I can't even picture myself cutting and opening and everything. Well, at least for now.

 

[Vikingatheart]

Ok so I've done the sock mod, but I can't help but notice that the socks aren't on there very tight. Any way to remedy this? Did I do something wrong?
 
 
Also. ZOMG!! The BASS! Haha great mod Kojaku. Truly phenomenal stuff.

 

[Kojaku]

Ok so I've done the sock mod, but I can't help but notice that the socks aren't on there very tight. Any way to remedy this? Did I do something wrong?
 
 
Also. ZOMG!! The BASS! Haha great mod Kojaku. Truly phenomenal stuff.

Roll tightly sir

 

[Vikingatheart]

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Roll tightly sir

That does make sense. The tighter it is, the harder it will be to get around the pads, but also the harder it will be for them to fall off. Thanks.
 
 

 

[chrislangley4253]

Listening to the MS Pros with the flats... This bass is ridiculous. Listening to some Bone Thugs. It's pretty fun, all this bass. Not sure I'd use the flats often, not with these headphones, they really *need* bowls, maybe even jumbos for the ms pros. 
 
Bout to try the flats on my stock 225i's I think it will do good things for the 225i, not sure if they will need it once they are in wood though, shall find out soon. If not, I might have to pass these flats right along. 
 
-EDIT- Wow, I'm impressed at how much bass the flats pulled out of the 225i's.. Very impressed. 

 

[Vikingatheart]

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Listening to the MS Pros with the flats... This bass is ridiculous. Listening to some Bone Thugs. It's pretty fun, all this bass. Not sure I'd use the flats often, not with these headphones, they really *need* bowls, maybe even jumbos for the ms pros. 
 
Bout to try the flats on my stock 225i's I think it will do good things for the 225i, not sure if they will need it once they are in wood though, shall find out soon. If not, I might have to pass these flats right along. 

Is it more bass impact/tightness or is it low bass response? 
 

 

[Kojaku]

What's the opinion of quarter modding the HD414 pads the gluing bowls onto them with the electric tape around it..?
 
Has anyone tried it yet? Opinions..?

Uh...yeah, this sounds like a bad idea on a few fronts. The previously mentioned elongation, the possible leakage between the pads (also of different densities), not to mention that this throws the comfort of the hd414's entirely out the window. Just seems like an overall bad idea xS

Just got mine yesterday, i'm in love with them. I can't even picture myself cutting and opening and everything. Well, at least for now.

Looks like I'll be posting my step by step opening, liberating, soldering, and replacing tutorial sooner rather than later. Maybe by this Sunday, because the demand is rising. I think I saw like 3 people get Cabillas cups in this week. So I'm sure people will be needing the help

Kojaku

 

[chrislangley4253]

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Is it more bass impact/tightness or is it low bass response? 
 

both. Grados are always tight.. I've yet to hear a grado that wasn't really punchy on the low end... With the flats, there is a lot more bass response overall including the very lowest end and mid bass... To the point where they sound slightly muddy compared to bowls, but this is what I expected.. I didn't really expect to keep these pads, but try them out and probably pass them along because I feel like most grados have plenty of bass as they are.. I'm even pretty fond of the 225i's. I don't foresee using the flats too much, as of right now, but I'm going to give them a good chance. 
 

 

[Kojaku]

both. Grados are always tight.. I've yet to hear a grado that wasn't really punchy on the low end... With the flats, there is a lot more bass response overall including the very lowest end and mid bass... To the point where they sound slightly muddy compared to bowls, but this is what I expected.. I didn't really expect to keep these pads, but try them out and probably pass them along because I feel like most grados have plenty of bass as they are.. I'm even pretty fond of the 225i's. I don't foresee using the flats too much, as of right now, but I'm going to give them a good chance. 
 

This what I heard with trimmed bowls (without socks) as well. A quantifiable increase in lower end and mid bass, yet slightly muddy. Not as much room for the tightness to be established (thus detracting a bit from bass clarity). Not enough "kick-space", as I called it in my tutorial. This is why I didn't use the trimmed bowls alone (sans-socks). I wasn't willing to sacrifice even a bit of tightness

Kojaku