Henery
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DT 480 deserves it´s own thread. Let´s discuss all aspects of this maginificent headphone. Feel free to post mod suggestions and impressions about sound etc. I´ll start by describing how i have modded my pair. So i bought DT 150 earpads, put some felt and sorbothane damping pieces inside earcups and installed 5 mm long papertubes on front grill for 6 outer holes + center hole. IMO it makes the sound clearer, faster and better controlled. On natural recordings instruments sound spookily real. With these mods DT 480 produces transients with natural weight and kick. Even with bright recordings it doesn´t fatique my ears. Don´t get me wrong, DT 480 is not euphonic sounding headphone. It can sound dry and lifeless if the recording is made like that. It does not do subbass like Audioquest Nighthawk does, but it has smoother treble and more precise imaging.
Papertubes on DT 48. Bluetak helps absorbing reflections.
I will someday post images inside earcups to show what i have done there. Papertubes were made by rolling and glueing 5mm x abour 9 cm piece of paper around some rod that is slightly larger than those holes on front grill. Use bluetak to keep those tubes steady.
For more impressions of using sorbothane damping, go here --> http://www.head-fi.org/t/744839/damping-mechanical-energy-distortion-of-stax-and-other-phones-with-sorbothane-and-other-materials
Papertubes on DT 48. Bluetak helps absorbing reflections.
I will someday post images inside earcups to show what i have done there. Papertubes were made by rolling and glueing 5mm x abour 9 cm piece of paper around some rod that is slightly larger than those holes on front grill. Use bluetak to keep those tubes steady.
For more impressions of using sorbothane damping, go here --> http://www.head-fi.org/t/744839/damping-mechanical-energy-distortion-of-stax-and-other-phones-with-sorbothane-and-other-materials