What did you buy today? (Part 2)

LOL the boobs-mousepad. :laughing:

those are stock t60rp, right? Are they worth it for the price? I always wanted to test out some fostex headphones but Argons are too expensive for me with additional shipping and customs.

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Yeah I’d say they’re worth it. Long time comfort kind of suffers by default because of the super thick leather headband. The pads don’t seal super well either, but they’re comfortable, albeit a bit on the thin side. The bass is fast and accurate, the treble is good and very detailed, but a bit hot on some amps and songs. They’re crazy accurate and detailed for the price, main gripe is just some of the comfort.

The ZMF Oval Suede’s tame the treble a bit (but doesn’t butcher the details). Soundstage is slightly improved, they’re also a bit more relaxed in the treble region and I don’t feel the same kind of fatigue with them on the Hiby R5 that I normally did with the stock pads. On the Harmony Design D90 and 903 they’re smooth audio sex for the ears. The seal is much better, the bass gets quite the lift and feels like it gives more oompfh to the whole sub- and mid-range as a result. I would assume an Argon mod would further tighten it up a bit with the internal dampening to make it more accurate.

Right now I’m very pleased with them, going to get myself a headband from modhouse, then I can live with them without issues until they finally open up for new orders on the conversion.

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Had it for a while but never got the time to do the mod:

  • Base model is a pair of Sennheiser HD25 (severely overlooked in my opinion)
  • 3D printed cups for faster resonance
  • Matching 3D printed dome caps for aesthetics
  • Mass-loading the driver and damping the cups to tighten up the bass
  • Oyaide OCC cable to replace the cheapo steel stock cable
  • Yaxi SpaceRay comfort pads for improved comfort and increased bass (and aesthetics)
  • Yaxi headband cushion for improved comfort

Result: an easy-to-drive, on-ear closed-back bass monster that scales reasonably well with amps to unleash the bass

EDIT: this is what Space Ray means :joy::joy:

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:eyes: These look all kinds of awesome. Would you ever consider building a set for somebody else? lol

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haha thank you! I’ve never thought I would be asked about it but I actually don’t mind doing that lol

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I might have to hit you up at some point. Enjoy them! Very cool and unique.

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Sounds good to me :wink: and thanks haha

Not quite right. It’s “High Performance American Made Sports Car.”

Congrats on the wheels!!!

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ATH-AWKT finally arrived. Nice wood.

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That interview was done a few months before Sennheiser announced the sale of their consumer division (including their audiophile lineup) to Sonova.

See the media presentation pdf towards the end of the page: Expanding our offering and entering new growth markets – Sonova to acquire Sennheiser Consumer Division | Sonova International

I bought this bad boy this morning. Should arrive…not soon enough!

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I wanted the white/silver one SO BADLY… :’( Could not find a store anywhere that had one, let alone a used one. WHY do they make such a cool, simple color variant, but only a few of them??!

What will the G111 be an upgrade to/for? JDS ATOM and Mojo, here.

I own an atom and a G111 and it absolutely will be an upgrade for the Atom in nearly every way. Most notably detail and texture. I’ve not heard a Mojo so can’t say about SQ, but the G111 will certainly be able to drive power hungry headphones that the Mojo would struggle with.

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They look very nice. You could make a lot of money by selling HD25 mods lol

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Whaaaaat?! You edit the post later with a pic like it’s no big deal saying “oh BTW they also glow like they are straight out of Tron”. You are killing me with these man!

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Hi-vis headphones :joy:

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The Yaxi SpaceRay looks amazing! I would totally use it as a safety feature! Take these portable at night and you won’t get hit by a car 🚴‍♂ :red_car:

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Now I kinda want to get HD25 with Yaxi Pads and those 3D printed earcups. I also have Grado SR60x on my list and people say those headphones are pretty similar in some regards.

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Hahaha I didn’t wanna spam everyone’s notification box, i still giggle when I look at that photo lol

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