[AmberOzL]

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Dude, it was just awesome. All your impressions and different ways to get the best out of them. Also I think you did some kind of headband mod too?

 

[Marleybob217]

^ That was my main crutch with the gmp 8.35D and the ovals, snares sound pretty high pitched. There is definitely a upper mid hump with the ovals.
Say, do those hm5 pads have any damping holes?

 

[AmberOzL]

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^ That was my main crutch with the gmp 8.35D and the ovals, snares sound pretty high pitched. There is definitely a upper mid hump with the ovals.
Say, do those hm5 pads have any damping holes?

Why do you care, you are going to sell it anyway 

 

[hoichi]

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Dude, it was just awesome. All your impressions and different ways to get the best out of them. Also I think you did some kind of headband mod too?

I did. Nothing fancy. Some thick foam, a piece of cloth and a bit of sugru. Just what I had at hand at the moment. It came out pretty comfy but I did a very messy job with sugru so now I'm waiting when the leather I've ordered arrives to try a slightly different idea.

 

[Marleybob217]

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Why do you care, you are going to sell it anyway 

I'm still very curious about those hm5 pads! I might want to try them on the HE-400 if I can find them cheap somewhere.
Still a sucker for the pads I suppose.

 

[Marleybob217]

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I am. I already have a straight Brainwavz cable so I might try to integrate some jacks and maybe later order a BTG-Audio Midnight cable with the same plugs.

That would be pretty mint!

 

[hoichi]

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^ That was my main crutch with the gmp 8.35D and the ovals, snares sound pretty high pitched. There is definitely a upper mid hump with the ovals.
Say, do those hm5 pads have any damping holes?

Yeah, I wanted to ask you: what are  damping holes? Anyway, I don't see any holes.

 

[Marleybob217]

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Yeah, I wanted to asked you: what are  damping holes? Anyway, I don't see any holes.

Little holes in the bottom of the pads. You can see them in the oval pads.
 
These holes are meant to absorb some of the stronger soundwaves that might want to echo in the pad, or cause other disturbances in the sound. Basically adding damping holes increases the clarity of the sound. Adding too much damping in a pad can cause a fairly tizzy and bright sound. This is why velours are generally brighter sounding, because they have a lot of damping.
 
This is why I contemplated to cut damping holes in the alpha pads, but then Tiemen saved the pads by buying them from me.

 

[hoichi]

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Little holes in the bottom of the pads. You can see them in the oval pads.
 
These holes are meant to absorb some of the stronger soundwaves that might want to echo in the pad, or cause other disturbances in the sound. Basically adding damping holes increases the clarity of the sound. Adding too much damping in a pad can cause a fairly tizzy and bright sound. This is why velours are generally brighter sounding, because they have a lot of damping.
 
This is why I contemplated to cut damping holes in the alpha pads, but then Tiemen saved the pads by buying them from me.

Oh, right. No, there's no damping holes in the HM5 pads, there's leather all round.
Anyway, the leather is very soft, so maybe it's spongier than pleather and dampens the sound somewhat more.

 

[hoichi]

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I'm still very curious about those hm5 pads! I might want to try them on the HE-400 if I can find them cheap somewhere.
Still a sucker for the pads I suppose.

I ordered mine here (price is per pad iirc).

 

[AmberOzL]

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I'm still very curious about those hm5 pads! I might want to try them on the HE-400 if I can find them cheap somewhere.
Still a sucker for the pads I suppose.

You are the second best Betrayer. First one is Illidan Stormrage 

 

[Marleybob217]

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You are the second best Betrayer. First one is Illidan Stormrage 

I actually had to look him up

 

[Marleybob217]

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I ordered mine here (price is per pad iirc).

Yeah but that store is us based right? The have an amazon, but I have no credit card

 

[Trunks159]

Yeah but that store is us based right? The have an amazon, but I have no credit card

You should be able to use a visa prepaid card. (I don't actually know, but it might work)

 

[Marleybob217]

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You should be able to use a visa prepaid card. (I don't actually know, but it might work)

Yeah ok, I should look into that. But I'm not in a hurry to buy them
But i'd say they would be a good upgrade for the gmp 8.35D. So yeah, look into them