Sennheiser HD800 modification

[Fuego]

Did anybody do the mod. suggested by Inner Fidelity,and if so what are your findings,worth the trouble?

 

[Rickster71]

That's a $1,300 to $1,500 pair.
If I spent that much money on a set of cans, then found out they had to modded.....
I think it may be better to find a pair I liked, that didn't need modification.

 

[Pyrrho]

That's a $1,300 to $1,500 pair.
If I spent that much money on a set of cans, then found out they had to modded.....
I think it may be better to find a pair I liked, that didn't need modification.

You can pretty well bet that no matter how something performs, there will be someone who thinks he can make it better. That does not mean he is right.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Only "mod" I ever done to my headphones is to swap worn out earpads for non-original ones.
Fostex t20rp headphones with these pads from Shure: Amazon.com: Shure HPAEC840 Replacement Ear Cushions For SRH840 Headphones: Musical Instruments
Original pads are double the price at $30 for the pair (or more)

New pads definitely changed changed sound, not drastically, but I feel they there an improvement

mod in quotes since it only took me 5 mins to fit them

 

[Paudio]

I have a pair and actually bought partly based on the inner fidelity review.
I have not done the mod as I am very happy with the sound of these cans. On the other hand my hearing is down a couple of db's in the 5 khz region so that might explain why I do not have any problem with them as they are.
I've heard that several of the better Audiophile labels actually use these cans for mixing and mastering, wonder if they have done the mod.