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Good hardwoods are often denser and have more mass, and equal or better damping and so they're generally better for enclosures. I suggest you stick with a closed grain hardwood, like Maple, Walnut or more exotic dense woods. Avoid soft woods like pine, or bamboo, of course.
So I received my woodied T50RP today, and I've been playing around with the damping scheme. So far I think I have something I really like in the mids and treble, but there's kind of no bass.
I know someone else who's recently got a TP off smeggy, and he also finds it utterly bass shy...to the point that he will soon get rid of it. I wonder what's up w/ that? he used poor amping, maybe that's the problem...you need a lot of current to let the T50RP drivers sing IME.
I know someone else who's recently got a TP off smeggy, and he also finds it utterly bass shy...to the point that he will soon get rid of it. I wonder what's up w/ that? he used poor amping, maybe that's the problem...you need a lot of current to let the T50RP drivers sing IME.
No one read my actual post I know I'm not getting bass because of the seal, but does the seal really bring out that much bass? The DT770/80's drivers are wholly capable of pumping out the bass, even in an open-back configuration. I know orthodynamics are different but I'm skeptical that it can bring out that much sub-bass.
DT770 pads sound very warm and bassy, yet they are velour pads. Just thought I'd be the smartass.
I have smeggy Thunderpants and I have no issues with the bass, and I am going from the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80s which have a reputation of being bass monsters on head-fi (I think they are slightly bass heavy but not as much as is often said here). The Beyers have a bit more bass than the 'pants, but it is not a large difference, the 'pants have plenty of bass.
If it matters, I am using the black O2 pads and a Leckerton UHA-6S amplifier, both desktop and portable.