) and fell in love with it. Always wanted the Gold Ref I 600 ohms though, but it's tough to get it without people demanding a ton of money for it.
Careful, that's like pouring coke into a pepsi glass, they might just shatter
I don't know about that analogy, both are highly toxic concoctions ....
Thanks for the Berheiser pad mashup possibility. Have the Wang pleathers, but not great for summer listening.
I'm not sure how, or how much, the perforated backs of these would affect things. There are some black beyerdynamic pads without the perforations, which might be closer, or give you options to play with
Definitely something I had considered and options are always good in this case. Some, like the Wang velours, have a fairly small ear space, restricting the soundstage, the BDs are at least a closer match in pad thickness, especially OD to ID and have an 80mm interior ID. If I can find very similar dimension in a pad without the inner perforations, I'd like to try them too. Some of the other BD pads are far too thick and deep, nothing like the original Senn jobs.
Can I ask how close they sound? Does the Ref Gold sound warmer than Ref 1? Congratulations, the Ref Gold is quite a stunner in person.Getting my white whale today!
About 5 years ago, I accepted I'd never get an HD800S, so I stumbled upon an HD540 Ref I 600 ohm NON gold (for $125
Three years ago I ended up getting a deal on HD800S, and jumped on it. I love them, but I still coveted the gold.
Last week saw someone put up a HD540 Gold Ref I 600 ohm on eBay and I pounced it. Paid more than I like, $275, and doesn't come with the box or anything, just the headphones with new pads.
Nevertheless, this white whale of mine is coming in today and I can't wait!! Even if it is not much of an upgrade over my non Gold Ref I 600ohm, that's ok. I still anticipate selling the non Golds, but we'll see.
If you haven't ordered yet, take a look at this version (the one named "Black1").
IF I can get them in Australia it would be much better, the others I sent the link to are available here and fairly swiftly. OS shipping these days is slooooooooow. Even slower than OZ Post can be! One row of perfs is probably better than two, but the pads are cheap enough that I could experiment with blocking off both one row or all of them and listening for the difference. Are you saying that the pads with one row of perfs are actually a little thinner than the two perf versions? As in a larger ear cavity?If you haven't ordered yet, I suggest buying this version (named "Black1").
If you look carefully, they are thinner (they have one one row of holes on the back side) than the ones in the link you sent, that are thicker and have two rows of holes on the back side.
To my ears, the Black1 are the closest sounding to the original Senns' velours that I've heard until now, even better than the Wangs. They also come in gray velour version, named @ this seller Gray1.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/385131959368?var=653012870533
The ones that you sent the link to (named Gray2 @ this seller) also come in in a black velour variation (named Black2 @ this seller), which is crazy comfortable and soft, a bit "furry" to the touch. Not much difference to the sound to the gray velour ones, if any...
I have them all (not big deal at this price..), and as I said, the thin options are sounding better and closer to the original Senns than the thicker ones, be it in gray or black velour.
Exactly - the thinner pads (one perforations row) leave a larger ear cavity. The height is identical, similar to the height of the original Senns pads.
