Two weeks after using these non stop with the iBasso DX160 and RNHP. My Iems are gathering dust. The Porta pros arenāt technically a marvel but I donāt care, everything sounds so enjoyable, specially old recordings that I listen twice as much music as before. Ksc75 and Kph30i ordered as well as a second Porta pro.
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Itās a great headphone. I jokingly call them āBaby Aeolusā.
Cheers!
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Money shot!
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Oof, so my right driver decided it can live no longer after only 1.5 months. Itās been having some issues every now and then throughout November, but now it no longer plays at the same volume as the left - if it wants to play music at all.
Thankfully Amazon has the extended holiday return available, so Iām going to request a replacement. If the driver doesmāt completely kill itself before next week, Iād like to do a side by side comparison of my Yaxi/Kramer-ed unit with the replacement as well as the Beige LE Iāll get on Monday.
Farewell buddy, you were amazing despite being so flawed 
so, has anyone done the Grado pad mod to the PPās?
I believe the porta pros driver housing is too small. I tried to put some of my various Grado pads on mine and none of them fit.
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Did you mod the cable on this one? Iāve got orange Yaxis on mine too and I love them.
Yes, it was first thing after buying 
Very cool!
Did you go with MMXC detachable, or is it soldered?
Iāve been wanting to do a detachable cable mod on one of mine and was curious.
Is that a giant Labrador under your headphones? 
Soldered. Mmxc maybe someday
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LeDechaine - itās my chest 
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Bought the Drop version of the PortaPros today.
I really like their style - I wanted them primarily for when Iām on the move and using the Teaks or the Sundara is impractical.
However I donāt know if Iām convinced by their sound.
Granted, these HPs cost < $40, but people have been praising them so much.
They sound somewhat muffled to me, especially for an āopenā pair.
Iāve ordered some Yaxi pads, will they help?
Or do I need to adjust my expectations?
For me the Yaxi pads did make a difference, to both sound and even better comfort.
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Treble is quite recessed or bass bleeds into the mids too mich (dependimg on your perspective) - probably warmer than the HD500 line even. Itās a rather warm/dark tonality. If you want something with a more balanced signature, there is the KSC75 with a much more proper pinna gain region, though there is little depth to the bass.
Yaxi pads will slightly carve out the mids for a clearer sound, but nothing too drastic. You can also try EQ.
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Yaxi pads help a little clarifying the mids but they are bigger and therefore my ears get warmer.
I also use Wavelet EQ app on Android and their auto EQ for the PortaPro sounds great.
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Yaxi Pads helped. Iāve also gotten used to the sound a bit over time.
Comfort improved a lot too!
These are now my go-to ānot-sittingā HPs, as well as my main Video Conferencing HPs
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This is a killer looking retro kit. I think I need one of those players. Where did you pick it up?
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