[Oregonian]

Do you think a MrSpeakers Alpha pad would fit? 

 

[Ra97oR]

Inspired by the HD800 inner cup damping mods. Same material as here:
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/diy-modification-sennheiser-hd-800-anaxilus-mod

The outer cup is also dampened with 2 facial cotton pad to provide some extra pressure on the wobbly paper filter at the mesh.

 

[cdsa35000]

Inspired by the HD800 inner cup damping mods. Same material as here:
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/diy-modification-sennheiser-hd-800-anaxilus-mod

The other cup is also dampened with 2 facial cotton pad to provide some extra pressure on the wobbly paper filter at the mesh.

If you want to hear the final full potential do the inner damping mod:

Ok, today mods is the damping mod and keeping the back opened. I already have SA3000 for closed back, so this one will be opened back.

I found these followings are very true.

1/ Damping the whole inner hard plastic surface on the drivers do "keep the trebles under control." I did not damping the baffle, but I did damping the metal sockets .

2/ the Bass ring on the felt paper does pump more bass if you make it larger, as large as the Q10 drivers.

Those are the 2 mods that I did, cables is stock






The result ? Bass is boomer and bloom away, rumbles and pressure can be felt. The bass feel even with more "authority" and deeper in the beats than my Closed-back SA3000. Trebles extensions are all super good and comfy, listening at loud volume is "enjoyable" where as before the mods it was "howling, scary, teeth clingy" trebles. Soundstage improved, wow !

I am pretty impressed at the SA5000. Between 3000/5000 the 3000 is clumsy, and of bad quality. It creaks, squeaks, squeals like a pig. Beside, there is no clamping forces, cheap plastics everywhere, and stock-stock, the sa3000 sounds ugly, lack of bass, and bright-sibilants, where as SA5000 has good bass, but scary trebles. Once you mod, both became kind of superb in sound quality.
The fit and the comfortability of the SA5000 is superb. I thought Z7 was comfortable and light, the SA5000 took it up another level.
Will update more

 

[Whitigir]

Wow !
Endless love the myth from the movie in piano cover

[VIDEO]http://youtu.be/6fXEsroBpEU[/VIDEO]

Sound so real, just exactly like being in the room, and listening to it. Every housing reverb from the string vibrations, the power applied, the transient tonal body and everything is real!

Directly out of iPad Air 2 and SA5000 modded.

And here is another excellent Violin cover under the same song.

[VIDEO]http://youtu.be/BETSbX1DnDU[/VIDEO]

Both are so beautifully played. So realistic.

 

[cdsa35000]

Try these virtual surround hp processing, gives really good fuller wider immersive surround sound, watching surround movies with SBX gives more fuller wider immersiver surround than flattish stereo sound.
Play this loud for realistic effect.


[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRcfBInxdtE[/video]

Razer Surround 7.1 vs Creative SBX pro Studio BF3
-Razer doesn't have good front positioning, rear is overpowering it.
-SBX has the proper front and rear positioningbalance, but it's muffled due overdone max-out of the surround effect control 0-100% slider.


[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDBSHNT5jWQ[/video]

Razer Surround 7.1 vs Creative SBX Pro Studio BF 4


[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BxO9cd-sYA[/video]

SBX vs. CMSS-3D vs. Razer vs. Dolby vs. Realtek - headphone game sound test


[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ROujJ8Ae8[/video]

Dolby Headphone vs SBX Pro Studio | Virtual Surround Comparison (Singularity)


[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inmm65q_vFo[/video]

Creative Soundblaster ZxR - SBX Pro Studio - Tomb Raider 2013 - Headphones

 

[Whitigir]

I do need creative amp right ?

 

[cdsa35000]

Yes, Creative X7 or Creative (usb) soundcards with SBX. (but above test is for plain stereo hp, they are recorded from the processed surround hp output).

 

[Ra97oR]

My SA5000's stock cable finally died. Any tips when re-cabling?

 

[Roderick]

Hi!
I'm planning on selling my cd3000 and sa5000. Before I put those on sale, I would like your input on how I should price the headphones. Sometimes both of those Sony's go for crazy prices and sometimes a lot less. Because of that I'm having a hard time what a proper price for the headphones would be. I'm looking for the lowest decent price... Not trying to rip anyone off. Asking price or highest bidder would be the way I'm thinking.

CD3000: Comes with the case, no guides and other papers.  New earpads, old ones  included.  Cups, hinges, cable, adapter...all in very nice condition. Headband and the adjusting headband thingy are flaking. Not very badly but show their age alot.

SA5000: Original box, papers and the headphone stand. Headband, hinges cups in a good condition. No obvious crathces.  Earpads have lost the leather surface on the parts that connect to the cup. Outer parts in a good condition.  Cable has problems with the Y split. Has been resoldered and sleeved with electric tape. Works fine, if you don't bend the cable too much.  

SA5000: One driver, Working.

SA5000. Good condition headband.  Earpads have lost the leather surface on the parts that connect to the cup. Cups have been torn apart, missing the black paper things...also missing the black grille, and the silver metal ring that has "mdr-sa5000" written on it. Also one of the baffles has been carved to fit another driver in. Because of that you can not use a sa-5000 driver with just the click in mechanism. You would need some glue or something.
 
Sa5000: Headphone stand

I was thinking $350 for CD3000 and $350 for Sa5000. I's it anywhere near a proper price? Maybe $100 for the driver? $70 for the other parts? Extra headphone stand I would propably throw in as an extra for some buyer.

I have no sales on ebay, so I might as well sell the headphones here. Here atleast I have 300+ posts for some reputation.

Headphones are in EU, Finland. Will ship worldwide.

 

[Jackson9696]

Wow, I've had these for about a week now and they have forced me to sell my audeze X and beyerdynamic t1! They are highly resolving, and remind me of electrostats in the way they retrieve detail. Absolutely stunning, I prefer these to the HD800 and I am rather confused to why Sony would discontinue these. IMO they are flagship level headphones!

 

[Decel]

Definitely wanting to sell my headphones. They were awesome but I haven't used them since the cable's defect (probably at the Y connector) oh so many years ago. The pleather is starting to chip.
 
I'm thinking 400$USD.
 
Edit: Finally pulled the trigger:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/809743/sonys-mdr-sa500-aka-sa5k

 

[AzraelDarkangel]

I definitely want to buy somebody's SA5000 but I already have an obligation to buy an AD2000 with my next check and bills after that. So I can't even think about buying an SA5000 for at least 5 weeks.

 

[Jackson9696]

400$ seems like a very good price for these, had them at the same time as the t1 v.1 and preferred the sa5000. They have electrostatic speed, and exert gobs of detail.

 

[purk]

Get them re-cable and you will have a HD800-like sound that work well off portable gears.  I love mine.

 

[LaCuffia]

How much would re-cabling typically cost and how do you know it's even possible to do so? Seems it a bit risky to buy and then have to worry about whether re-cabling is feasible.