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  1. AstralStorm
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    Hifiman HE-6SE

    Rear fuzzors are only necessary if you keep the broken reflective grille, and they don't fix the problem fully. Replacing the grille is a better...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Mar 29, 2023 in forum: Headphones
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    HIFIMAN Headphone Compendium

    Internal wiring on HE6 (or SE) is totally irrelevant. They do have a small resistor however hidden in that cable. Removing that will make the...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Feb 23, 2023 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    HIFIMAN Headphone Compendium

    I had to fix a broken internal driver connection cable on my HE-6SE. Those tiny silver wires are fragile and poorly soldered. I've also decided to...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Jun 30, 2020 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    HIFIMAN Headphone Compendium

    You can think of HE6SE as of HE6 6-screw with no need for blutack mod or pad changes as long as you use the new Sundara hybrid pads which are...
    Post by: AstralStorm, May 9, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    HiFiMAN Arya measurements and impressions

    I find HE6 mods very reliably resulting in a good headphone. I think MrSpeakers also does, given he made Code-X on that base. That said, HE6 are...
    Post by: AstralStorm, May 8, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    HiFiMAN Arya measurements and impressions

    So this is the new HE-500 tonality for quadruple the money on HEK frame and driver, but much more articulate and clean in bass? (Yes I'm...
    Post by: AstralStorm, May 7, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    HD650 KISS mod

    Well, it's not that super expensive, and there are equivalent foams - compared to the silly sorbothane feet for instance where there is no...
    Post by: AstralStorm, May 7, 2019 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    Hifiman HE-6SE

    So that you're less nervous, here are 2 pics of the mods that are mildly invasive. To remove the back ring I used a knife but any flat object will...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Dec 15, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    General modding theory questions

    Then there's also material science such as absorption coefficients of various materials (and foams) vs frequency. Generally, you want smooth and...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Dec 8, 2018 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    Hifiman HE-6SE

    There is a high likelihood that HEK was tweaked to even out the treble and it definitely features a different grille. This is the main part that...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Dec 8, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    Hifiman HE-6SE

    I've experimented some more. 1) Added nylon stocking back cover to replace the grille. No sound changes compared with open. Good. Put nylon in...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Dec 8, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    JeffYoung's DIY Torpedo 3 Build

    Actually it was my email that was not good at email. I shall have to work to replace gmail with something that does not mark random emails as spam...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Nov 14, 2018 in forum: DIY
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    JeffYoung's DIY Torpedo 3 Build

    Hello, it seems one of the Cinemags I have in my Torpedo 3 has developed a fault. Unfortunately Cinemag seems to be ignoring me and since these...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Nov 12, 2018 in forum: DIY
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    Hifiman HE-6SE

    Ok. These arrived. Short impressions: 1) They're actually noticeably better than stock HE-6. Mostly the new Sundara pads are responsible for this...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Oct 30, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    Sennheiser HD650 Love (Appreciation Thread)

    Sure, you can find the crossfeed attached... somewhere... on the forums here. It got a minor update but I haven't rebuilt it for Windows just yet....
    Post by: AstralStorm, Oct 26, 2018 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    Sennheiser HD650 Love (Appreciation Thread)

    The silver thing is actually nylon mesh. I took apart a spare headphone to figure it out with chemical reactants and precision scale. The old...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Oct 25, 2018 in forum: Headphone Measurements
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    HD650 KISS mod

    I've applied a KISS-alike mod except instead of Creatology+Dynamat Extreme combo I used thick layer of BASF Comply foam. (In form of Comply...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Oct 21, 2018 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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    Hifiman HE-6SE

    I'm not so sure, it plays well to accurate headphones or even very well. Something about it makes any tonal remaining flaws of the headphone show...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Oct 20, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    Hifiman HE-6SE

    Off more expensive amps on Zach's side, I bet ZMF Pendant can also drive HE-6 (and se) admirably, probably A&S Mogwai will do too, but the Decware...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Oct 20, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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    Hifiman HE-6SE

    That is a thoroughly custom headphone pad set made by me. They just look... off white and thick. Slightly thinner than ohhgourami pads / Audeze...
    Post by: AstralStorm, Oct 20, 2018 in forum: Headphones
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