Just collected my HD540G few days ago, 600 ohm version with box and certificate. The whole package arrived in good condition, have tested it at my friend's system, sounds fabulous, definitely a keeper in the long run.
Wow! Those are gorgeous heaphones!
Not sure if the golds came stock with pleather earpads or not...
If not, and the pads are fairly deep, they are probably HD 250 linear II pads, if they are fairly shallow they are HD 430 earpads.
Hard to tell by looking at the photos.
Anyone else know?
Have the following issue that need your help/recommendation:
(1) Serial number is 52xx, I assume this is an early version,is there any different with the later production? Other then the wooden box?
(2) Earpad: The seller bought this from England, and this is the earpad on the headphone when he received it. It looks like a HD250 linear II earpad to me, or was it a HD430 earpad replacement?
http://www.thomann.de/gb/sennheiser_hd250_linear_ii_ohrpolster.htm
http://www.thomann.de/gb/sennheiser_hd430_ersatzohrpolster.htm
I have no problem with the deep of this earpad - I don't have large ears, but I want out if the ORIGINAL earpad of the HD540G is a hybrid like the HD540 I? or was it a pleather similar to this one?
(3) The cable is a replacement too, I believe it is a 37974 cable. So the original 540G used 3.5mm connections too? It doesn't sound right to have 3.5mm plug on a 600ohm headphone? Was the original 540G headphone cable comes with 6.3mm? A fancy one with golden 6.4mm or a standard one?
http://www.thomann.de/gb/sennheiser_37974_kabel.htm
Many thanks in advance, will share my thought on the headphone when I get to familiar with the headphone under my own system.