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Re: Tascam TH02 Measurement
« Reply #80 on: January 04, 2014, 02:47:40 PM »
I'm not sure. I've ordered several pairs from various locations in the past few years. I remember mp4nation taking several weeks.
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Re: Tascam TH02 Measurement
« Reply #81 on: January 04, 2014, 06:06:55 PM »
I'm waiting on mine from them as well. Are there other good options? Preferably from Amazon?
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Re: Tascam TH02 Measurement
« Reply #82 on: January 04, 2014, 06:29:17 PM »
See my link above. They have the non-angled ones in stock. I've ordered stuff from them before without issue.
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Re: Tascam TH02 Measurement
« Reply #83 on: January 04, 2014, 07:05:38 PM »
Got my stuff from SonicElectronix, int'l shipped without issue.
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Re: Tascam TH02 Measurement
« Reply #84 on: January 04, 2014, 11:29:13 PM »
whatever happened with the mx2 model? Has anyone reviewed those?
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Re: Tascam TH02 Measurement
« Reply #85 on: January 08, 2014, 06:21:50 AM »
I'm wondering that myself. It's just that guy over at HF who likes them a lot better than these.
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Re: Tascam TH02 Measurement
« Reply #86 on: January 08, 2014, 11:19:34 AM »
I got them.  I don't exactly remember a lot of differences between the both.  The MX2 has a better seal as the pads are more oval and thicker than the TH02's.  I had a hard time getting a seal on the 02's but also needed to do some modding to stop resignation and TP it so the treble wasn't so perching to me.  Over all after the modding it sounded good but I del that the MX2 was just a personal favorite.  It has a similar sound just with a better seal for me. 

Hers a link to what I shared:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/654946/tascam-th-02-headphones-waiting-to-be-discovered-now-appreciation-thread/105

I think I was talking to you and another person about it. 
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Re: Tascam TH02 Measurement
« Reply #87 on: January 16, 2014, 05:33:15 AM »
Here's what I came up with. This is stock vs HM5 pads + TP in front of drivers.



Hans wasn't kidding when he said the HM5 pads were laid back. But also more open and less 2D. They seem to shift that camel hump in the bass down an octave. As a result, there's a much warmer tilt to things. HM5 pads seem to have less slam though. If there's a way to make the bass more linear and impactful, I'm all ears.

TP does seem to be less effective shelving the treble with these pads. I'm thinking the screens are the dominating factor as opposed to my half layer of TP.

Since I've taken a break from these for a while, the first thing I noticed when donning them was the weird midrange coloration. For whatever reason, it's more apparent to me now than originally. It really does sound like a lively loudspeaker cabinet. I think it actually bothers me more than the 8k peak at this point. I'll open up the enclosure and see what I can do about it on Saturday.  :)p2
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Re: Tascam TH02 Measurement
« Reply #88 on: January 16, 2014, 07:38:49 AM »
Nice, thanks! A few things I've done that may or may not help the response with the HM5 pads:

1. Plenty of internal damping. I went back and added a bit of acousta-stuff (fiberfill-ish) on top of my existing couple layers of damping.

2. Cutting four holes in the bottom of the pad, jergpad-style. This in particular seemed to make them less laid-back sounding and might have helped a bit with the big dip.

3. Taping the edge of the pads around where they've slid into the baffle to the rest of the headphone with electrical tape.

4. I don't use TP in front of the driver but rather some sort of fabric/felt that I got from another set of headphone pads. Can't remember which, though.

The way I see it, I couldn't get a seal with the stock pads at all. No bass, meh sound. They've definitely got some additional coloration to them with the HM5 pads, but the fact that I get a seal at all makes a huge improvement. Much of the inherent "downsides" to using the HM5 pads with the TH-02 can be minimized with the right mods, I think.
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Re: Tascam TH02 Measurement
« Reply #89 on: January 16, 2014, 05:09:13 PM »
Quote from: hans030390 on January 16, 2014, 07:38:49 AM
The way I see it, I couldn't get a seal with the stock pads at all. No bass, meh sound. They've definitely got some additional coloration to them with the HM5 pads, but the fact that I get a seal at all makes a huge improvement. Much of the inherent "downsides" to using the HM5 pads with the TH-02 can be minimized with the right mods, I think.

Agreed. I sure hope the next stage of mods can improve performance with the HM5 pads. If I can't get it to sound good with these new pads I ain't going back to stock. Seal wasn't bad for me, but comfort was unbearable for long sessions. The pads' coloration is second hand to the enclosure's coloration for me.
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