Yea, thanks for that heads up. Iām not a fan of perf and cloth earpads anyway. They are fine, but leather is generally better for me. Also, opening the loop of seal on a (semi?) closed back seems like a bad idea. Even if itās just what the perforations let in.
I also donāt mind if the treble came forward a bit, but not lasers. These are just on the cusp of sibilant for me in the mid highs, but I generally have a problem with 8k Hz. I EQ it down a few db on almost all my drivers (except my LSR305s, they are perfect speakers sent by the angels at JBL). So if the mids came up, just like 2 or 3 db, especially the middle mids, they would be better.
Note: I donāt really need that though. Just a cake + icing thing.
I think I might have a poke at the lamb Oriās with a disk though. Itās not a ton, and has the recc from a few here for same sound.
Quick question, I donāt love, but I donāt hate the headband. Iād rather have a foam puck style for the headband, but donāt like the idea of adding glue/adhesive to anything. So a screw in strap might be better. Do you have any experience doing that?
Full lambskin Ori or even protein leather Ori pads are a great option with attenuation rings. As for the headband, a strap would be possible but you would have to find longer screws to both hold the headband on and the adjustment mechanisms together. Also you would have to find someone to make a strap or make one yourself.
Iām gonna have to check these Ori pads out soon. Iām fielding lots of recs for them. My bank account needs to do some serious recovering first, though
So I have had the X00 for about a year and I really enjoyed them a bit, I bought the Ori pads for them. So for the last couple of months I havenāt been using them, I been using my TYGR and DT 900 for gaming. I just recently went back to the X00 and notice that they sound kind of hollow and real spacious. When talking to a a NPC in a game it sounds far. I switched to the original pads and it made it sound brought in a bit.
I was thinking of trying the TH 900 mk 2 pads but there $100. I was curious if anyone has any suggestions of some pads that are not as wide as the Ori pads that might not make them as hollow sounding.
That would be the dekoni X00 sheepskin pads. They are about $80 (still pricey, I know) and you have to email dekoni to order them since they where intended to be a āmassdrop exclusiveā but they are more comfortable than the stock pads and sound very similar if not a bit better imo. Also most pad swaps need attenuation rings to sound proper, so if you havenāt, try those first. You can make your own if you have some roughly 0.5mm thick plastic that you can cut with an exacto knife. Here are some pictures with measurements if you want to make your own.
So I have the attenuation ring already, Is the dekoni pads ear hole bigger then the stock? The stock pads destroy my ears. I have pretty big ears so I would like pads that donāt really sit on my ears.
If you have very big ears they may still be uncomfortable, but the ear hole is bigger than stock. How long have you been using the Ori pads? Maybe you just havenāt gotten used to the wider sound stage yet.
Iāve had the Ori pads on it since Iāve had the headphone. I purchased the headphone and came with the stock pads and the dekoni velor elite hybrid I think. whatās the hole was still kind of small for my ear I would have to cram my ear in it and then on the backside of the pad in between the pad and the cloth material.
Well I guess itās time to get some Lawton cups then (Iām kidding but not entirely).
One thing I forgot to mention is that larger ear holes seem to result in a less warm/bassy sound and a larger sound stage. So TH-900 pads are most likely not the way to go.
The only other pad I can think of that might work is the eikon since it has about the same sized ear hole but is a thinner pad. It might fit a bit loose since it has a larger diameter but it should still fit. I havenāt tried it myself so I canāt confirm anything.
That hollow sound you are hearing is the mids, which disappear when using pads other than stock. You may want to try ordering TH610 pads as the pads are almost identical to the THx00 stock pad, but has a slightly wider ear opening.
Hey guys, i just received my Ebony, found an used pair on head-fi. I am curious about how the Dekoni attenuation ring affects the sound with stock pads, specifically how does it affect the bass response?
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Stock pads already have the attenuation ring (in fact almost every specifically designed aftermarket pads except Dekoni) so you donāt need one. Its for Dekoni pads which donāt have it to compensate the reduction in bass
Thanks for the reply, follow up question. Is there an aftermarket pad with more ear space that will not destroy the Ebonyās sound signature and will not reduce the bass impact?
Yes, the Accessory House Global (AHG) pleather non-perforated pads on Amazon, or Fostex official TH610 pads. Other pads are probably a bit further from stock pads
Nice, looks like the AHG have much more ear space from the pictures, does it need an extra attenuation ring or it is one of the modes that have it from factory?
These pads do NOT have a built-in attenuation ring and you will need to make or buy some. Personally I donāt like these as .much as something like a real ZMF Ori pad (which these are based on). These arenāt necessarily bad, but they had some weirdness in the bass that the real ZMF pads donāt. But these are about half the price.
These DO have built-in attenuation rings and overall sound much more like stock, but are only a bit more comfortable imo. They are a great choice for sound and are very affordable but you might still have some comfort issues. I would try these first and go from there if you still feel you need to.
My top recommendation would be the ZMF Ori cowhide pads. They change the sound from stock but are in no way worse and are super comfortable imo.
