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Author Topic: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results  (Read 22740 times)

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Re: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results
« Reply #110 on: February 04, 2014, 11:44:05 PM »
Speaking of which, are the results of your modding reflected on the measured response?
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Re: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results
« Reply #111 on: February 05, 2014, 12:30:44 AM »
They're definitely a step ahead of the he600s for sure, but a step or two below the hd800s. I think they sit at a really good price/performance point between the two. $400, $700, $1500. I can't speak for the unmodded he-500s though.

Will post a full comparison between the two after I have done more listening.
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Re: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results
« Reply #112 on: February 05, 2014, 12:50:09 AM »
Right now they're only 600!
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Re: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results
« Reply #113 on: February 05, 2014, 12:50:27 AM »
Oops, I didn't notice Jerg posted before myself, with very similar wording nonetheless, haha... I was referring to Purrin's modified Abyss, whether his latest mods reflect on the measured response.
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Re: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results
« Reply #114 on: March 09, 2014, 12:53:29 PM »
Hi Marv,

Do you have the distortion measurements of the HE-500 w/ jergpads without the vents mod?

I just got my jergpads here and the only change I'm still not sure if I liked or not is in the bass region. The bass sounds a little "wooly"(don't know how to describe it). Sounded slightly cleaner/accurate with the velours to me. I'm not so sure about it either though. Maybe it's just "expectation bias", since I've read many times before that distortion in the sub-bass is higher with the jergpads.
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Re: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results
« Reply #115 on: March 09, 2014, 05:04:31 PM »
Here you go.

With vents (standard jerg setup)

Without vents (jerg pads, but vents taped over)



There are measurable changes, but they are not huge. I'll go back and forth using the same recordings at same / similar volume levels to get a better subjective sense.
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Re: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results
« Reply #116 on: March 10, 2014, 12:35:08 AM »
Thanks, Marv. It seems that distortion is higher than with the velours even with the vents taped over.

Now I'm wondering how that would translate into a %THD graphic. Would it be higher than 1%, or the difference would be irrelevant? (sorry if this is a stupid question. Not my cup of tea...)
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Re: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results
« Reply #117 on: March 10, 2014, 03:14:03 AM »
Hard to say. Best that I redo all three measurements at once in one sessions. I'm not sure much the measurements say much. It's too close to call. Sometimes we do need to rely upon our ears and do our best to employ various techniques to minimize possible placebo or nocebo effects.
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Re: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results
« Reply #118 on: March 21, 2014, 07:50:32 AM »
Have been hearing these for a bit. I would say these are a little darker than the HD600s I have heard. They are also pretty resolving. The bass on these is fantastic and effortless. No wonkyness nor ear numbing treble issues.

These are seriously good.

They are ortho-heavy, but the pads are very comfy.

Some measurements:

Frequency Response



CSD Right



CSD Left



Distortion Right



Distortion Left



Both CSDs and distortion seem fairly clean.
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Re: Jerg / Modulor Pads for HE500 - Measurement Results
« Reply #119 on: March 21, 2014, 02:35:06 PM »
Quote from: ultrabike on March 21, 2014, 07:50:32 AM
Have been hearing these for a bit. I would say these are a little darker than the HD600s I have heard. They are also pretty resolving. The bass on these is fantastic and effortless. No wonkyness nor ear numbing treble issues.

These are seriously good.

They are ortho-heavy, but the pads are very comfy.

Some measurements:

Frequency Response



CSD Right



CSD Left



Distortion Right



Distortion Left



Both CSDs and distortion seem fairly clean.

Thanks for the measurements! I've been looking forward to these. Looks like apart from the slightly-too-much depression around 1-2kHz, and the slight 10kHz ringing/peak, everything is dandy.
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