How... How did you do that? Are your ears cheese graters?

Love the hart audio cables.

Audiophile USB A to B connector.

I think that's part of the joke. It probably literally is marshmallows and sprinkles. They even said, "haven't been used in a year. Needs to be re-burned in"

Koss would like to have a word with you sam_najian.

Forgot to mention we dont get on ear headphones.

Congrats!!! I got my HD8XX last week. I’m eying some Dekoni pads for them, even though the stock ones are fine for me.

Consumable, like your tires or a phone battery.

Waiting for the "believers" to claim this will turn Beats into DT770s

Don’t buy these headphones again.

there's a thread on SBAF for the SDR mod; the guy who made it might still be selling mods kits.

i wouldn't say it's difficult; it's pretty easy imo

Yeah I’ve heard about the SDR mod and I’m considering it. Is it easy to do? I wouldn’t mind getting deeper into it tho, I’m just scared of bricking them.

And luckily the earpads are currently in stock in Germany. I’ll get them as soon as I can.

pads are considered a "perishable" (for the lack of a better word); I'd replace pads on used headphones regardless.

also if you ever find the treble too bright, SDR mod. It's basically the same thing Sennheiser does to get the hd800 to hd800s, minus the paint job and 600 dollar markup. DIY only tho, so it's up to you whether you wanna do it or not

for multiple thousand at the minimum in an acoustically solid room? perhaps

It's one of the advantages of saving a little more for a quality brand, especially those originally aimed at commercial/professional use.

Beyerdynamic has every part replaceable and the parts themselves are harder wearing (the pleather pads on my DT770 aren't peeling after 3-4 years, my near 20 yr old DT880 still look mint after a pad and headband change).

It ultimately costs less and is less wasteful than throwing out cheap pairs after a couple of years.

This headphone looks straight outta the walking dead my dude. Respect for keeping it alive. Maybe contact the manufacturer for replacement pads

>Sony's proprietary compression format

All of them used ATRAC, Sony's compression standard. It was initially equal to 80 minutes, which covered exactly what a CD could. Later versions let you go further than the 80 minute limit, but they didn't become common until mp3 had already won that race.

I wasn't going to write, because I simply lack knowledge, but since you apparently got a lot of motoring replies instead of information, then I guess I might try and throw in something which could be (perhaps? maybe?) somewhat relevant or at least entertain more knowledgeable people with my foolery.

I don't know if those serrations are like that, but in loudspeakers membrane can be ribbed which is done in order to delay distortion on that specific part. With increase of power membrane will start distorting, but it is not distorting whole, rather certain areas which are responsible for different frequencies start distorting earlier while some later. As such you can increase power handling of the membrane by ribbing it, even just partially. Tonally ribbed membrane is usually darker, while straight/smooth of the same material and dimensions is brighter. However membranes can be made of different materials, for example paper or kapton, and aside size can have different thickness, density, stiffness, they can be soaked or coated in some additional substances, and all will affect both sound as well as power handling properties.

The diagonal angling of those serrations actually look like it might be used to stop the wave from traveling along the membrane, something like wing fences on Mig-15 :P If I recall it right the sound actually travels along the ridge of the speaker and even come to play with the baffle.

Headphone drivers are mystery for me as well, the fight is against the size limitations so there is a lot of witchery like this going on.

Write the manufacturer, there's a good chance that they will be willing to send you replacements for a price.

I was like this with the Chu. Even though I had the Blessing 2 Dusk it was when I listened to the Chu that my love for the company grew immensely.

I'll certainly check it out! Thanks for the recommendation.

I’m pretty sure you can replace the ear pads on these Jabra Elites. Unfortunately that’s the nature of any pad and eventually you’ll have to replace them.

Lol, find new music, not new gear. The only money I spend these days is my music subscription and CDs, mostly 2nd market. My way out was the Meze 109 Pro + OG Blessing 2, have other gear but those are my favourite all rounders.

My only comparison in this regard would be the Audeze LCD-i4 to the LCD-5. Both the TOTL that Audeze offers. To me, the LCD-5 absolutely demolishes the i4 but it is also almost twice the price. I would say that comparing the i4 to other sub $2K headphones and it is much more of a competition but I still think even an Arya Stealth still wins out. It is worth noting that the i4 is certainly a special case when it comes to IEMs though as it is open back and actually gives real soundstage and completely bests every other IEM I have heard. So while I haven't heard the Monarch MK2, I get the feeling that the gap is even wider.

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I feel like IEMs really shine in the sub $300 category.

E-MU Teak are addicting, make music fun, and provide just enough isolation I can block out other noise without all the sacrifices of closed backs.