takato14
Headphoneus Supremus
I got an SE-450 today but it's missing the inner headband.
Does anyone know where I can get one of these cheaply? I've found a few of these extortionate 'spare part' online shops, where it's going for over $20 - which is usually more than the cost of the whole headphone 2nd hand.
Not sure where you can find a new headband, but here's my contribution to the thread.
Just got this SE-6 in what's pretty much NOS condition.
The detachable cups are really neat; reminds me of the Sony DR-Z line.
Lots of metal in the contstruction of these babies.
Just look at those pads... absolutely pristine. I'm sure all of you are well aware of just how rare that is with Pioneer's vintage gear.
Definitely one of the prettiest headphones I own, but unfortunately that's about the only good thing I can say about them. It's not so much that they're bad, but they're rather heavily colored, and I've been spoiled by my Z7. Does anybody know how to open them? I don't see any screws and I desperately wanna try damping them to tame the bass hump. I sense these are capable of greatness; their soundstage is huge, transients are competent, dynamics are great and they're extremely comfy, but I can't get over the sound signature. They're basically a worse version of the Audio Technica ATH-6D I just received, and I wasn't satisfied with those either.
My Monitor 10, however, which I got a couple weeks ago, sounds damn incredible. Kicks the asses of both aforementioned. I just wish it was in better shape, the left strut is really badly bent and there's nothing I can do about it without risking damage to the (plastic) yoke.
I added some breathable foam strips to the headband, really helps ease the dent they make in my head after a long session. They're still heavy bastards though.
I also have an SE-300 (!!!), SE-500, and SE-700. The SE-300 is practically unobtainium, I only know of two other pairs. After modding it's better than the 700 but not quite to the level of the modded SE-500, which still sees lots of eartime for me. I'm using it right now in fact. After all this time I still can't place my finger on what, but something about the modded SE-500 is very special.
Cheers!