What modifications? (and what iems?)
Not even gonna talk about the wildest unit variation ever seen in chifi.
Think about that.
Chifi
The most random azz unit variation of any set to go through any 3 peoples 711 coupler.
Ever.
The GOAT of fuckedupednessâŚof Chifi
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That gif. LOL
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Itâs not my âmust have setâ anymore 
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Yup, I ignore reviews where they are stating to sound best, you should burn in iem for 200 hours, put for 100$ cable on 50$ iem⌠If it doesnât sound ok straight from the box, somethingâs wrong
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Could get lucky and get a rando set that doesnât have a dead driver, a blocked driver a cable that doesnât match/fit the set
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Thatâs not really a mod though. The issue is that the QC is (probably?) fucked, meaning that there is a good chance the hole is gunked up with glue, but itâs not supposed to. It would sound good OOTB if you are lucky like me and get a set thatâs not fucked.
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Yea true. Reminds me though of stuff Iâve heard where people say you need to punch holes in things, remove meshes, remove pieces with 3D printout grills (Iâm looking at you HE6SE), blowing into the cups to remove dust/hair causing unwanted resonance (grado, having too big of grill spacing with no mesh), too stiff cables that make fitting IEMâs weird, tips that sound worse than what anyone else has in their collectionsâŚ
EDIT:
âŚadding dekoni* nuggets to headbands because the bands are uncomfortable with hot spots, bad adjustments that worsen over timeâŚ
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YeahâŚanother pet peeve.
Just make them fit humans and fuck making an income stream for your buddy who is always at the next booth at a Canjam
Cable guy great friends with IEM guy. Etc Etc.
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Lolll
Damnit spellcheck
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Nah, demon is cool 
âŚI got the point. 
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Wait Hifiman actually knows people who make âgoodâ cables⌠I thought they just never know what a headphone cable was supposed to do.
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A reviewer should be reviewing the product as-is. Donât listen to the bullshit.
Keep up the good work. You had me laughing with your Sony intro.
Btw⌠I noticed that might be an HE6SE on your desk? What do you think of it?
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You guys are on a roll! Keep em coming!
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I dunno, I think mods are fun sometimes! Itâs really cool to tinker and make changes and hear what differences it makes.
Also, even as a reviewer, if itâs /very/ common to mod a certain headphone, I feel like you would kinda have to mention it in a review. Like, itâs weird, but I feel like a review of the stock T50RP would be kinda useless to anyone looking to buy one.
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Oh I love it. BGGAR was entirely why I got it. If it wasnât for his nod to it, I wouldâve been unlikely to have thought to get it.
Speaking of mods lolâŚI took out its mesh, replaced the grills with 3D printed ones from eBay, replaced the headband and added nuggets, and replaced the cable it came with (super bad feeling cable).
Apart from that I love it 
Actually though, I do love the sound. So well tuned to my tastes and clear as all can be. If I could only have one headphone, though it would hurt me to lose my favorites, I would keep that one.
EDIT: People were so peeved by my take. Itâs like people have different tastes or something!
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Damn. Nice. Iâve recently been thinking about giving a good planar a chance again and was thinking about BGGARâs #2 choice of the HE6SE. I was watching your latest upload last night and noticed it on your desk and said Iâve got to ask you what you think of yours.
I actually was thinking of hitting buy now on one last night but I couldnât find the aftermarket meshes and thought Iâd talk to the experts first. 
I just recently let a bunch of headphones go and I realized I only have dynamics left. I have a ZMF Aeolus, FOCAL Clear MG Pro, FOSTEX TR-X00 Lawton-modded and the good ol Sennheiser 6XX.
Do you think the HE6SE would be a good compliment to what I have or something like the Aria? Iâve been seriously thinking about just dropping the cash for the Susvara eventually but who wants to spend $6000.00 on a headphone?
I have no experience with any of those except the 6XX (which I havenât listened to yet but plan to for a future comparison with other senns). Donât want to say too much about my plans, being on BGGARâs thread here 
I would at least just say that for my tastes and ears and library, etcâŚI like the HE6SE more than the Aria. The Aria came off to me as too tame, almost too balanced without much sparkle or fun engagement somewhere. Nothing really came out forward enough for my interests.
But everyoneâs differentâŚI can honestly appreciate how someone could see the Aria as their top headphone too. Just not my thing.
EDIT: oh! And a link recently got shared on the head-fi thread on the HE6SE that led to a discounted HE6SE V2, all the way down to $600, so donât get the full priced one!!
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Thank you for the help Dan @tkddans and of course you as well Chris @hawaiibadboy .
Your recommendations, wealth of knowledge and friendship are always appreciated.
Purchased!
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