I did a thing; should be quite apparent how it’s done.
I wouldn’t say it’s a mod but rather a life hack?
So what happened is that I recently wish to sell my Yamaha MT5, but I can’t include the Brainwavz pad for hygiene purposes, and I don’t have another headphone that fits the oval pads. The KPH30i is clearly too small for the pads to fit on; it needed something to compensate for the lack of lips attached. So what I did was:
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Trace two cutouts of the Yamaha MT5 cups using KPH30i’s transparent plastic packaging
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Cut a ring in the middle of both plastic cutouts narrower than the circumference of the yoke
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Cut open the lower bottom of the plastic film for the cable to pass through
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Insert the film from the top and over the yoke (like how you hang the “Do Not Disturb” sign on the hotel room’s doorknob)
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Attach the Brainwavz oval pads
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Perfection.
Doesn’t really count as a mod since the sound signature didn’t change much, probably a little more bassy? Can’t really tell. But using this setup for calls is definitely better since it guides the voice directly through the pads. I find the Ultra mod dimming the audio and I have a hard time hearing the other end when the headphone is plugged in to the normal phone jack.
Anyway, it’s a good way to be able to use conventional oval shape pads on the KPH30i, plus the plastic film is easily accessible with the original packaging. As shown, the lip of the pads are so wide out the cables don’t get caught or bend.