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https://www.amazon.com/Fostex-TH-909-Premium-Open-Back-Headphones/dp/B07HHVBCHH

I am familiar with them! It's basically the same build as the TH900, just with the open-ish cups, and a less dense front foam ring. Still a bright and fatiguing presentation. That's it! And way too expensive! I'm much more interested in cheaper Foster variants with TH900 driver transplant and a more customized tuning / cups.

Should clarify - I don't actually engrave yet but it's a very long running interest that will probably be my next hobby I pick up when things go back to normal. I've done some very very amateur level stuff but I can't even do flowers reliably right now and don't have my own tools yet, etc.

Oh, ok... all the best with that: enjoy! I guy I saw on youtube said to practice drawing: "If you can't draw it, you can't cut it." Makes sense. My lack of drawing skill limited my jewellery design to basic shapes.

The trouble with engraving is that when you slip, the damage tends to be terminal. eek.

"If you can't draw it, you can't cut it." - My biggest problem with engraving and why I'm not already doing it.

I vaguely recall you mentioning elsewhere that differences between TH900 and 600/X00 motors weren't massive when you swapped em out for a build? Would it be a decent fallback or nah?

@Lyander TH600 drivers can probably get close to the same tuning from a tonal standpoint, but their dynamic ability and resolve are a bit choked - don't really scale. And there are plenty of decent-sounding phones with these drivers already. EMU Teak, X00, Denon DX000 series. TH900 drivers with a proper tuning are way more impressive relative to other headphones, and more scalable.

The newest mod revision that's on the prospective loaner pair also reveals more of the dynamic differences because there's more airflow than before. One of the most critical mods also involves mounting an extension on the protruding magnet of the 900 series driver, whereas it's not as structurally viable on the nearly-flush rear of the 600 driver.

Good Afternoon! Question, what is the headband cover you are using on the Senns on back left?

Just a ZMF Pilot pad. Those 580s are from 2002, the headband cushion is completely deflated.

I know headphone amps are ubiquitous in circles like SBAF, but the idea of an external DAC or amp or ANYTHING is completely bonkers unthinkable to a massive amount of passive headphone users. Something being easy to drive makes it more accessible to a general population.

Honestly the HD600 goes from having a burrito-sized headstage on my phone to full-on "Wait was that in the recording or in my room?" with good amps, addressing one major concern. Bass is still just eh but no cans are perfect. Hope those 650s go to good homes but yeah info on accessible upstream stuff could go a long ways towards helping em find satisfaction.

Then you introduce them to something as cheap as a CMoy and they go "oh"...

holy crap that is sexy af.. I want :(

Would be an upgrade from Amazon box cup

Any plans to use marshmallow for internal damping?
https://bit.ly/2SxDGQ8

Siemens CCa and Amperex 7308 both bring different things to the table, both probably 'overkill' from a cost perspective compared to what I paid for the amp secondhand but I already had them so figured I'd swap them in.

I am always surprised by my Vali 2.

On the flip side the Modi 2U sounds worse over USB than I remembered.

I get a lot of EDM, R&B, SP404. Not necessarily my favorite music, but the music I listen to most frequently -easy listening throughout the day. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZEVXcGmJMJSg8i2w?si=pIHkL2KnRlaNhLZlqn8djA

Not Spotify, sorry, I jumped ship a few months back :))

I've been into film music lately so this doesn't surprise me (just now checked it out), but I do think YouTube Music's algorithm is a bit too eager whenever I deviate from my usuals haha

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBnRRna3OMn-sA2NQrsRJ3RMwgPyaVHwD

Buying a replacement unit, cheaper than repair? I say this assuming there's always someone who specializes in fixing vintage gear.

Hey not bad for something I made as a joke. I have some ideas on how to extend the subbass more

I modded a pair of broken 'california headphone company' on-ears with over-ear pads check it out https://i.imgur.com/x1tNaDS.png

Please post a pic of the actual device.

DT770 a well known reference?

For round circumaural closed backs then yeah, I'd say loads of content creators I see online are rocking Beyers, either that one or the 880. Was about to suggest stuff like the Sony 7506 or ATH-M50x but they're ovals.

T50rp or like you said dt770

Sepia mechanical schematic got them DaVinci vibes

Which revision is it? I remember having gotten a sandish yellow grid years ago that was brutally bright. I quickly switched to an older revision. Don't know if I just got a dud.

OG HE400 in that awful blue.

might ditch the old headband and pad ring completely and just build a wood baffle extension to fit different pads. Going for a totally different look for the open back mod.

I'll probably transplant the drivers to a silver screen, or do a partial baffle damper with microfiber cloth like with my other pairs. Maybe even cover the whole baffle with micropore tape, or stuff some acoustic wool in the little nooks on the rear side.

Back to stock pads, but with 2020 HD650 drivers in the black paper screen - https://i.imgur.com/iJtpUQW.png better sub extension and less 4.5k push.

Now HD580 drivers in a 2020 silver screen: https://i.imgur.com/z7ko86Y.png definitely the best config without additional mods, though relatively speaking (sub level vs midbass level) the sub rolloff is worse. So maybe paper screen with some baffle mods will be the best of both worlds.

How is that graph hd600? What did you do?

Lots of mass loading, no front or rear foam, fresh set of pads with risers, microfiber cloth partial baffle damping. It's in the 650 thread a few pages back

Subbed

Hm, so the days of the ATH-M50 are over.

Do they want cheap mixing or tracking hps? If so, I'm not against either of them. For any other purposes, I'd avoid them at all...

@Golmang Mostly when they became in the $150-$175 range.