ColdsnapBry

Still looking? https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/lcd-spring-steel-suspension-headband-and-straps.48596/

or for the older one, https://www.head-fi.org/classifieds/audeze-og-headband.46320/

Awesome, thanks! I'll get that Euro pair.

I've been enjoying bf2 in nos mode feeding it 96kHz.

@ColdsnapBry My bias against Modius is tainted by my distaste for AKM's Velvet Sound. Didn't realise yours was ESS. I haven't heard a modern Sabre, so no opinion there.

@Sqveak Same, AKM never clicked with me. Especially AKM velvet sound on top of a bit of that Schiit blur, not a good combo. Modius E does some things right in this department.

Modius E seems to carry a lot of macrodynamics that I don't really hear often in Schiit .

I remain an unapologetic Modius E fanboy. Have one sitting under ZDT Jr that's just lovely as a bedside rig.

you finally made a trafo converter?

https://drop.com/buy/drop-earpads-for-hd6xx-and-hd58x
Anyone tried these ? Regular velour as just a stock pad replacement ? $40 not bad.

those drop pads look a lot like Dekonis, tbh

@HotRatSalad I only buy Sennheiser pads, but yea the new ones are pretty bad. I've got a lot of old Sennheiser pads to compare to.

@fraggler me, you're talking about me.

i prefer satisficing

The hobby you're referring to is life, right?

TIL there is an hd590! lol

Interested in more impressions of the modius E here. I was eyeing it for a very similar chain.

@FlySweep It's not bad. I can't fault it really. Doesn't have the holographics of an R2R DAC. It doesn't have whatever is going on in Bifrost 2's treble that bugs me. It requires zero warm up time. I think it needs a good source, It's got Unison but USB isn't as good as the higher end Schiit DACs. Any specific questions?

I too prefer the SS Piety over the SW51+, but for JAR800s, they need dat bass.

Easiest way is to take medium to light hold tape, painters tape or luthiers tape works, I usually use luthiers tape, and very lightly touch the driver with the sticky side until it gently comes out back to shape.

Important not to get too much on the driver so you don't stress the voice coil. This happens with our TPE driver in aeolus/atticus a lot when tube amp arching happens. Make sure to use non-marring tape like luthiers or blue painters tape etc. Or light masking tape at worst.

Awesome, thanks Zach!

And SW51+ too (230v)

Then make a for sale thread, we don’t sell through profile posts here.

How much for the SW51 and HD800?

I was on a personal loaner tour for a Hyland headphone. For my week turn I planned to write a post for each comparison to each headphone in my collection starting with cheapest to most expensive. I started with Porta Pro... The fact that this approx $400 Hyland didnt totally decimate Koss offended the loaner and he asked me to stop reviewing and to forward to next person immediately.

He said he was going to pay forward shipping because I didnt get my full loaner turn. I had already finished writing my next comparison to my next cheapest headphone (4XX) so posted it and shipped out at my expense. It was a personal loaner and the guy was a fan of this small company, so I felt bad that I didnt like his Hyland so paid for shipping myself. The Hyland also didnt decimate 4XX... :(

@Philimon I've had that happen so many times too.

Have you tried any Grados?

@ilikebananafudge_ Yea lots of them, they are great for rock music.

I feel you - thinking of all the hours I spent adjusting positioning of my Magnepans 1mm at a time only to sell them a few weeks after locking them in. The path of least nervosa is the path most enjoyed

How much are you asking?

@zerodeefex $375 shipped conus here. $400 outside here.

And now my HD800 and HD650 sound like unclear over dampened garbage.There is really something about driving a low Z headphone from a low Z source. And bonus if the headphone has minimal dampening and no to very small pads.

Maybe you just got the synergy part down for the Koss headphones.

That Koss KSC75 is better than most people think. Get a K500/K501 with a good amplifier and you know the difference AKG madness makes. When you are broke, Koss saves your wallet.

Post this in the For Sale section of the forum

On the other hand, if I were to introduce counterpoint, then yes, there is very smeary and homogenous sounding gear that can blur voice leading by ruining transient attacks. There are a ton of much more expensive headphones than the KSC75 that are far more guilty of that though :)

@ColdsnapBry orthos have zero texture? You’ve been listening to some crappy orthos!!! They are full of texture.

Now a thread. Discuss!!

https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/what-is-detail-retrieval.12579/

This is (one of many reasons) why this community is spectacular.

I live in France. Tempted

Now sold.