Just out of curiosity, what would happen to something like the Nighthawk Carbon or other biodynamics on the BH Crack tube amp?
It would be real strange, I have tried them on some of my otl tube amps and they do go nuts, the bass is just really screwed up, the presentation gets somewhat scrambled, and it just kinda sounds confused if that makes sense
Hmm okay so a no go then. I suppose a hybrid might work better then.
I would say so, or perhaps a transformer coupled tube amp with lower output impedance, but imo I think a hybrid or more colored solid state is my pick
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Just got a pair of these in today because I was tired of having an AudioTechnica ATH_M50x as my only closed back.
So far from my minimal listening, they sound surprisingly detailed for $100. Everything seems to sound pretty well balanced and I think it will be a good monitoring can but I also think itās pretty enjoyable to just listen to on itās own. The downfall of them is they are really uncomfortable. I wear glasses so maybe it wonāt be as bad otherwise, but the clamp is extremely tight and the pads just generally arenāt the greatest. I might leave them to stretch out over night because it really is rough.
Other than the comfort complaint though, these are definitely worth the money Iād say. Not sure if pad swapping with drastically change the sound signature, but I am assuming it probably will. I picked them up for $80 so I really canāt complain much.
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yeah i left them to sgtretch out a bit on my desk speakers and the clamp loosened up a decent amount where they no longer bother me. I also want to try some different pads on mine strictly because of the material used on the stock pads.
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Yeah I think I will stretch them overnight and see if that helps, but I donāt want to loosen the clamp too much. I did an overnight with my M50x and it helped a lot, so I will probably do the same for these.
I am curious if anyone has pad swapped these. I feel like it would change the sound too much, but I also have no idea because I donāt have extra pads laying around haha.
same here, im not sure what pads would fit on them nicely
Definitely ā you often see these in studios. Especially for the mids theyāre really neutral.
I donāt know if the new version got anything above 10khz though. The old version just didnāt. No āairā whatsoever.
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Anybody tried to pad swap these yet or no?
Not yet. But I am going to try out at least one fo the dekoni offerings.
I just ordered a Dekoni pad from Drop like a week agoā¦ should get here in mid-June, so I will update whenever that gets here
The first version of these was a good example of the difference between percieved touch point quality and actual construction quality and dependability. They felt a bit low rent but were actually extremely robust, reliable headphones that just went and went. If these new versions are the same you might never have to buy headphones again if you like the sound. I had the old ones which I used with a sound desk and though they werenāt my favourite headphones for listening to music they were detailed and did the job they were bought for very well.
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Yes. They last 10 years+
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Got my Dekoni Earpadz today. They have a velour-type option and a regular leathery-type. I got the leathery-type (Midnight) because I wanted to keep the most similar sound signature to the original pads as possible. These things are so much comfier now as Iāve been using them the entire night since I got home from work.
Bass might be a little bit punchier, but they pretty much sound the same as with the original pads from what I can tell. Also I am starting to love these things. With the Asgard they arenāt super clinical and have a bit of warmth to the low end that makes these kind of a fun warm-neutral sound sig. For $80 + $30 for a new set of pads, I think this is a really great option for a neutral headphone that I assume would scale well with different ampsā¦ Still waiting for my tubes to come in to try it with that, but I am excited!
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Gonna order those pads right now. Only bad thing about the comfort is those stock pads
Yeah I would highly recommend it. I got them from Drop, but I think they are the exact same price as I got them on Amazon right now but without waiting 1 month for them to ship lol
Iām on canada and, for whatever reason, had to use āincognito modeā to even see the Earpadz. Hereās the Amazon link:
Will buy soon, because I got two pairs of old, āabandonedā HD280 Pros. Maybe theyāll sound better with this (doesnāt ship to canada for now, though).
These are the amazon.ca links, but, both are unavailable (from amazon.ca) for now:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B087HRBFWV/ref=twister_B087HG1RGP?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Ok, what the hell, lol.
Their Earpadz arenāt even on the Dekoniās website, HD280 Pros arenāt even in their list, they bought Earpadz.com for the Earpadz:
https://earpadz.com/product/replacement-ear-pads-for-the-sennheiser-hd280-series-headphones-earpadz-midnight-series/
https://earpadz.com/product/replacement-ear-pads-for-the-sennheiser-hd280-series-headphones-earpadz-jerzee-series/
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Wow that is really weirdā¦ I have no idea why they did that lol