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Re: HE-6 modding/amping thread
« Reply #20 on: February 19, 2015, 06:29:35 PM »
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arm:  what is your felt like, it is very porous?  how can you have it in front without completely blocking the driver?

It's a very soft and thin felt. Fairly breathable. I have no idea on the type/brand/whatever; it was something I scavenged from my mother's sewing cabinet.

I have a full sheet in front of the HE-6 driver, but a full sheet is too much on the 560.

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Armaegis:  You have both 560 and HE-6, right?  I was thinking of switching the drivers into the other cup so you would have an HE-6 with the 560 headband and cups ,that would be easier than drilling holes in the HE-6 cups.  It just takes soldering.  But alas it's still a pain in the ass and I am undecided on the Vegan pads or not, if I use those then the 560 headband is probably out.

I don't have the 560, but had one on loan for a couple weeks and played very briefly with modding (it wasn't mine, so efforts were minimal).

My full pad config on my HE-6 (Beyer J$ leathers, full felt cover, twaron angel hair) brings the HE-6 down to a level I like and has a bit of a shelving effect on the treble range (admittedly I prefer a darker sound and get fatigue very easily), but this config is way too much on the 560 and sounds like mud.

I find the vegan pads ok but dark in a way that doesn't quite work for me. The tonality seems off, like it suddenly took a hit somewhere in that 4-8kHz range (I'm guessing? maybe an octave lower than that). I think it's just the Vegan absorbing a bit too much energy. The more reflective leather J$ pads but with diffusing from the stuff in front feels better to my ears.
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Do you think there may be an acoustic leak from the jack hole? ~Tyll Hertsens

Not sure if I like stuffing one hole or both holes. Tending toward one hole since both holes seems kinda ghey ~Purrin

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Re: HE-6 modding/amping thread
« Reply #21 on: February 20, 2015, 12:45:43 AM »
I would like to change the connectors on my HE-6 to mono 1/8" jacks so I can use cables that have 1/8" mono male plugs. Then I can use the same cable for the Oppo PM2 and the upcoming Audioquest NightHawk. I can also change the Norse Audio cable I have on the HE-6 now from HiFiMan connectors to 1/8" male plugs and use it on the PM2 and NightHawk as well as the HE-6.

So, my question is: Does anyone know if there is a higher quality 1/8" jack available than the typical ones you see at Radio Shack, Parts Express, etc. I see several high quality male 1/8" plugs, but not 1/8" jacks.
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Re: HE-6 modding/amping thread
« Reply #22 on: February 20, 2015, 01:19:38 AM »
Quote from: dpump on February 20, 2015, 12:45:43 AM
I would like to change the connectors on my HE-6 to mono 1/8" jacks so I can use cables that have 1/8" mono male plugs. Then I can use the same cable for the Oppo PM2 and the upcoming Audioquest NightHawk. I can also change the Norse Audio cable I have on the HE-6 now from HiFiMan connectors to 1/8" male plugs and use it on the PM2 and NightHawk as well as the HE-6.

So, my question is: Does anyone know if there is a higher quality 1/8" jack available than the typical ones you see at Radio Shack, Parts Express, etc. I see several high quality male 1/8" plugs, but not 1/8" jacks.


How does this work?

http://www.norneaudio.com/litzheim/Furutech-Valab-Oyaide-Shure-Denon-diy-headphone-cable-connector/Oyaide-J-3-5-mm-1-8-female-mini-rhodium

Although I'm sure you can find cheap ones on Ebay.
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Re: HE-6 modding/amping thread
« Reply #23 on: February 20, 2015, 01:22:16 AM »
Arm, I think JoelT thought similarly to you, in that he uses the Vegan pads but adds some reflective tape to it to decrease the absorption.
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Re: HE-6 modding/amping thread
« Reply #24 on: February 20, 2015, 04:04:16 AM »
Quote from: knerian on February 20, 2015, 01:22:16 AM
Arm, I think JoelT thought similarly to you, in that he uses the Vegan pads but adds some reflective tape to it to decrease the absorption.
Yeah I noticed that. Maybe some kind of wax or something can be applied to the Vegan inner surface to stiffen them up without the ugliness of tape.
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Do you think there may be an acoustic leak from the jack hole? ~Tyll Hertsens

Not sure if I like stuffing one hole or both holes. Tending toward one hole since both holes seems kinda ghey ~Purrin

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Re: HE-6 modding/amping thread
« Reply #25 on: February 20, 2015, 04:34:58 AM »
Quote from: Armaegis on February 20, 2015, 04:04:16 AM
Yeah I noticed that. Maybe some kind of wax or something can be applied to the Vegan inner surface to stiffen them up without the ugliness of tape.

Ugly?  Wait until I post pics of my fuzzor mods I used neon green felt and my Vegans are shit brown.  Woo hoo!
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Re: HE-6 modding/amping thread
« Reply #26 on: February 20, 2015, 05:08:23 AM »
I'll be the first to concede* that chicks don't dig 3M packing tape on the inside of headphone pads. Somehow they know that if the inside of your pads are that ugly, you must be ugly on the inside too.  :)p13

*In all seriousness, it does look stupid...despite reducing said lower-treble dip. I only care about how it sounds though.
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Re: HE-6 modding/amping thread
« Reply #27 on: February 20, 2015, 05:09:27 AM »
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Do you think there may be an acoustic leak from the jack hole? ~Tyll Hertsens

Not sure if I like stuffing one hole or both holes. Tending toward one hole since both holes seems kinda ghey ~Purrin

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Re: HE-6 modding/amping thread
« Reply #28 on: February 20, 2015, 02:43:47 PM »
How does this work?

http://www.norneaudio.com/litzheim/Furutech-Valab-Oyaide-Shure-Denon-diy-headphone-cable-connector/Oyaide-J-3-5-mm-1-8-female-mini-rhodium

Although I'm sure you can find cheap ones on Ebay.

These connectors are stereo and are used for cables. Too large to fit on the HE-6 because of the recessed area the original connector fits in. Need mono jack and smaller. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll keep looking. I need to email Norne Audio to see if he has something I can use.
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Re: HE-6 modding/amping thread
« Reply #29 on: February 20, 2015, 05:39:39 PM »
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