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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #20 on: March 28, 2014, 01:24:03 AM »

thinking about it makes things harder :-)
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #21 on: March 28, 2014, 10:25:31 AM »

pfft, thinking is fun! and I sort of expected it to be somewhat difficult without LEGO type blueprints...
ordering a pair this weekend, will go see if I can get dynamat locally or else I'll amazon it up.

btw: do these improve anything with an amp? I caved in and got myself one of those Leckertonkers after all. should have it next week!
update: it arrived today. that was fast. I guess I will find out myself later.

anyway, thank you once again mr purrin!

update2: I just found out there's an MK2 version of these. what do...  :)p14
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #22 on: March 28, 2014, 05:15:02 PM »

They 1R does scale decently, especially in the mids. It doesn't scale like Abyss, HD800, HD600, LCD2, etc. of course, but it's better than say something like the Momentum or NAD in that regard. I actually enjoyed the 1R from the 4-45, tried it just for kicks. Just don't turn up the volume. It really falls apart when it gets loud. It's my current gaming / work headphone because of its comfort.
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #23 on: March 28, 2014, 05:47:21 PM »

cool, excited to try it out then! didn't expect any miracles in scaling since it is meant for portable use, but definitely nice if the mids can improve a bit further.
that's essentially what I plan to use it as, too. study/work/gaming headphone. and yeah, due to comfort. and not being very harsh sounding IME/IMO.

well, I'll report back when I actually have the phones.
what I found on the MK2 is that they supposedly should seal better and have better bass or something like that, but golden-ears measurements seem to indicate that not much has changed. bass rolled off even earlier, but suspecting unit variation is more likely? not sure. some people are saying cable difference is all that's new. seems weird to name it mk2 if it's only about a new cable... being Sony and all.
though I'm sure for 100 bucks + modding materials, it's still a good deal for a comfy phone. so I should just get the "mk1".

mod performed, mod enjoyed - bass is a lot more tolerable now. I'm going to start a business!
« Last Edit: April 11, 2014, 07:32:12 PM by munch »
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #24 on: April 17, 2014, 03:15:36 PM »

I just tried out the mk1 and the mk2 in a sony style store today. I couldn't tell the difference actually. My listening impressions sort of matched what was posted earlier. I think it would have been good if the bass was reduced. On the first try it sounded good but it became apparent that the bass was too much after two minutes. I also tried their hybrid iems but wasn't impressed by any - too bassy as well. I guess bass is what Sony is really aiming for these days.
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #25 on: April 17, 2014, 05:37:06 PM »

If you don't like the bass, then EQ it out. If you're listening straight from a PC then that can get tricky because a system-wide EQ is usually most desirable. Something like Equalizer APO is good for that... BUT it is a pain in the rear to setup just right because you're typing stuff in a text file to set the levels.
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #26 on: April 25, 2014, 04:22:39 PM »

Dynamat and acoustic fiber modded my MDR-1R this morning.

This mod really does make a substantial difference. These clean up really nicely. I didn't quite expect this level of improvement. Thanks for posting this Marv (and thanks Munch for following up and getting more mod details)!
« Last Edit: May 04, 2014, 02:41:21 PM by AustinValentine »
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Re: Sony MDR-1R
« Reply #27 on: May 04, 2014, 02:43:09 PM »

I went over to the other site's Dynamat mod thread and put up pics. http://www.head-fi.org/t/665529/dynamat-mod-for-sony-mdr-1r/60#post_10515886

Credit and attribution given to Marv at the top for doing all the heavy lifting. If it wouldn't just get edited out with a generic "I hope you understand even if you don't agree" form letter from the mods, I'd have also direct linked to this thread.
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