Hi all! So I was really interested in planar headphones, and a few weeks ago I decided to buy my very first one. The hf 580's seemed like a good, budget friendly option, so I ordered them. Last week my takstars arrived, and immediately after putting them on, I noticed that the sound of the cans are really veiled. To me it was really weird, so I started tinkering with them.
After taking the stock pads off, I noticed, that the drivers had a thin mesh protecting them, and the stock pad had yet an other layer of mesh sewed on. So the drivers are covered with a double layer of mesh, essentially blocking off high frequencies.
(Layer of mesh on earpad)
(Layer of mesh covering the driver)
I had a set of pad that I made from leather for a diy project, and those pads didn't have a layer to them so I swapped them. After putting them on with the diy pads, the sound became 'unveiled', much clearer and a tad bit brighter, so it's worth a try, if you have this problem as well.
After taking the stock pads off, I noticed, that the drivers had a thin mesh protecting them, and the stock pad had yet an other layer of mesh sewed on. So the drivers are covered with a double layer of mesh, essentially blocking off high frequencies.
(Layer of mesh on earpad)
(Layer of mesh covering the driver)
I had a set of pad that I made from leather for a diy project, and those pads didn't have a layer to them so I swapped them. After putting them on with the diy pads, the sound became 'unveiled', much clearer and a tad bit brighter, so it's worth a try, if you have this problem as well.
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