E_Schaaf

Maybe you can talk this guy down to $600 for a pair of Infinity RSII https://ebay.us/mmBFI4

@Panohm TBH I stopped working on it after people started offering to pay for mods on other headphones like HE6 and 4XX and 400. Just got too busy to get back to it. Now it's completely disassembled, laying all over my apartment.

As E_Schaaf mentioned, he modded my 4 screw HE6. With a few samples of music and my thoughts, he was able to produce something truly amazing after much testing and trial and error. When i have the time to write up a thorough impression it deserves, I plan to call the title "The king is dead, long live the king" because it has dethroned my favorite open headphone the LFF Code-X.

E_Schaaf is very thorough and dedicated. I cannot praise his work enough. Also was a reasonable price.

PSA (no pun intended)

Don’t talk to me about PSA. Not the audio company. I get “stabbed” every three months to check it. Hey dudes, if you 50+ get it checked.

@E_Schaaf thanks for the heads up on the liquidation.

Yet another advantage of multiple partners

Not all post-rock / post-metal bands can match the raw power of Nadja I suppose... Love it when a buildup devolves into a dense spectrum of noise

It may not sound as good as my CDs, but I love using my Nak. Probably just fueled by nostalgia but who cares, I enjoy it. I'd love to see an easily obtainable 3 head deck.

The Naks are surprisingly good at digging info off the tape. Most obviously when you record your own tapes - can sound almost identical to the source... or maybe even a little 'better' if you drive them hard enough. My favorite tapes are the ones that are most compressed and saturated. Nothing like that growl, especially for beats and EDM. Makes my hairs stand up.

What about an old Nak CR-3A with a separate tube output buffer box? I wouldn't think that would be all that expensive.

Very interesting headphones, according to people who heard them they're nice but bright...in the right hands (or ears?) it could be a home run.

@9suns They're about as bright as an unmodded HD800, but the bright spot is higher up in the FR and there's maybe a bit more midbass. These definitely sound 'faster' and more microdynamic than HD800, but with a narrower image. First mods to try are some thicker but perforated pads, ear-side materials on the baffle, maybe TP, and on the rear - cotton / foams / dynamat.

Good to know! It certainly has the chops to be amazeballs, like a 420 ohms impedance, a big ass dynamic driver and a super nice build/very low weight. AT has shitloads of money for R&D, with the right direction/sound in mind the results could be incredible.

Also pre-2000s planars, closed JVCs and ATs, things with a lot of color.

Local Man Arrested For Chasing Around Campers with Axe and Posting Video to Youtube

Bring a banjo

Axe man claims... "It was only a banjo."

Haven't you heard the best amp is a wire with gain ?

Currently saving up for a WWG

Now that's a friend with benefits.

If you use the HE60 pads slam increases even more. Other side effects may be noted.

thanks @elmoe - they sure look beautiful. But I was hoping for more of a beater pair for less $$$ (maybe mk1?) since I'll inevitably be messing with them quite a bit.

I figured, just thought I would point it out since I spent a good 5 minutes drooling over them earlier today ;)

Huh, guess Torq wasn't kidding when he said the RAALs and ZMFs impressed him enough to cause major collection upheaval.

Sorry for the poke but didn't you mention that you managed to get these drivers in bulk, @Eudis Fernandes? Feeling some deja vu, might have asked before but can't recall (sorry! Please do ignore if a bother).

https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/sennheiser-hd600-measurements-2019.7499/page-2#post-247296

HD600/HD650 tend to be bad to use for calibration because of variables: seal, pad, positioning, etc.

I have a stock HD800 on hand as well, I'll try with that.

I'll probably still do 99% by ear and just use the measurements to check for errors and test my ears - don't want to be too OCD about the data. At the end of the day if it sounds right, it is right!

Did you get to hear them? Inquiring minds...

@dubharmonic https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/the-sony-r10-as-good-as-its-reputation.5263/#post-264031

To keep noise out of the thread, I think I'm with purr1n thinking that the drivers aren't so much of interest as the cups are. Said as much there a while back, and biodyna seems to have only gotten better since the R10 was released. TH900 Frankendrivers, BWAHAHA

Also depends on length of listening sessions

Then you have the HD 650, which you can fall asleep to at 95 db

HD6-- and 580 are definitely in that sweet spot, but I would say the sub quantity and quality push it more towards boredom for me than fatigue considering the types of things I listen to. Pretty damn close though.

@Thad E Ginathom: Around here it's all about the bare, undamped drivers and the long, sensuous interconnects.

Anything else is just pervy.

Fenestrated sheep? Perhaps... let's not go there.

Roll with it. Flirting can be fun.