Not so suei as Potong Waja.
More like Suzuki Swift.

It's probably gonna cost as much as 668B.
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For AKG K240/K270 velour pads (fits both 668B and 681), I'm not sure locally what's the price or who's the distro. Can someone check Jaben's pricing?


http://www.thomann.de/gb/akg_k240270271_ve..._ohrpolster.htm

Thomann in Germany is selling for 16 Euros (approx 16x4.2=rm70).
Shipping is 50 Euros---DHL up to 30kg (rm210).

If there are 10 orders, it would cost about RM90 to ship to Msia. If we can get it under RM100 locally, no point running the bulk then.

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Dec 17 2010, 07:37 PM

I emailed Asia Sound and this is their reply:
RM46 per piece. That means RM92 for a pair. No bad mah, some more no need to go through customs and shipping and what not. But have to wait 3 months lah (probably less than that, they're just quoting a very conservative delivery time).

Guys, wanna bulk?

DIY or is that AKG K240's velour earpads?

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Added on December 29, 2010, 5:34 pmOi, don't say liddat lah.... claiming that the Superlux is close to XXX or YYY brand.
Later some l33t owners 'psychology/EQ tak seimbang' (心里不平衡) pulak... come in here ah-jee-ah-jor.

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Added on December 29, 2010, 5:44 pmTime to make a snap decision of buying the 660.

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Dec 29 2010, 05:46 PM

Screw my wallet.
HD660... here I come! Put me in the bulk.

Eh, last time also kena already. Compare to MS1 & KSC75 only... also a lot of people EQ tak seimbang dah, and wrote a thesis fit for peer reviewed journals.
Now DT880 also come...

I cheap skate headphone owner oni, not fit to compare it to big brand big shots... even though I like to syok sendiri tersengih-sengih alone when people compare it to some truly high end stuff.

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To HD668B and HD681 owners:

Are you interested in AKG K240/K270 velour earpads?
RM92 for a pair.

details:

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Dec 29 2010, 08:23 PM

That's what happened to my friends too. I loaned him for a while, the 2 days later... he came back with 3 sets. Because he poisoned another friend. And going to mamak that day was pointless: they were too busy listening to the headphone and not interested in chatting. LOL!

To HD668B and HD681 owners:

Are you guys interested in AKG K240/K270 velour earpads?
I'll start a bulk when I find out more details tomorrow.

details:

Just slightly 'un-bend' the steel overhead cables to loosen the 'death clamp'.
Easiest & best mod ever. You only need your hands. =)

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Added on December 30, 2010, 1:34 pmSuperlux bros interested in the AKG velour pads (approx RM95 a pair):
- myself
- trio
- Zoney
- anyone else?

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Dec 30 2010, 01:34 PM

Un-bend the steel cables to get rid of the death clamp. It will increase the comfort by a HYOOOGE margin.

And burn it in for a few hundred hours.

w00t! Updated blu-tac mod:

Apparently, the big blob of blu-tac I placed behind the driver's magnet was absorbing all the bass. The deep bass is there, but barely heard.

So I stuck a 1 sen coin on top of the blu-tac to reduce the surface of blu-tac, and to add more weight/inertia to the base of the driver unit. Bass amount has been somewhat restored... not quite as much as un-modded 668B, but the kick drums & double bass's sound as tight as Demi Moore's forehead on botox overdose!! =D

Bro, it's a steel cable for goodness sake. STEEL yo!!! Don't worry. There's no friggin way to break it. In fact, you'd have to use a bit of strength to straighten it out a bit.
As usual, do it bit by bit... until you find the death clamp is comfortable. Mine has very light clamping force---literally just sitting next to my ears. I can wear it all day. But it's a bit too loose, if I move my head around, it falls off. =P

I use the soft tissue that comes in a box, not those in rolls used in toilets.
I use 2 ply of tissue for the front half and 3 ply for the back. Use as much as you want. It's no biggie.
Just fold it in half and roll it nice and tight. Then slide it under the earpads. It should look like this --> ( )
The ori modder mentioned that it improves the bass or something like that. For me, it's adds comfort---I have ears like Dumbo the flying elephant.

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Added on December 31, 2010, 3:55 amThat Orca thing is the fugliest piece of crap I've ever seen. By gawd is it an abomination. LOL!

Let it burn in a few hundred hours first. The bass will increase & decrease as it burns in (weird, I know), before it settles.

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Dec 31 2010, 07:05 PM

Burn in the 668B too. The bass will be different after a few hundred hours of burn in.

For those interested in how to open up the 668B...


Pop the cap open from the top (12 o'clock position) with the tip of a blade/knife. There's a tiny space beneath the cap at 12 o'clock position.

*Notice that the 2 earpieces are wide apart. I've applied some elbow grease to reduce the death clamp.
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To access beyond this part, you need to cut the [original] wires (and preferably mod it to dual entry). Modding it to dual entry will make future modifications easier.

I also added blu-tac into this space. Rockgrotto forummers replace the outer cover (the one on the bottom right) with an aluminium one to add weight. Well, I can't DIY my own aluminium cover, so I'll have to make do with Blu-Tac.
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The blu-tac is to increase the weight/inertia of the driver... supposedly to help reduce boom and tightens up everything. YMMV.
But the Blu-Tac will absorb A LOT of bass. So the 1 sen coin is added.
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Hate that faux-leather polyester crap earpads that make you sweaty?
Cut up a pair of sock and put it over the earpads. Use the tissue mod to keep the socks in place.
I've never felt sweaty or my ears feel stuffy after wearing for long hours.



This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Jan 5 2011, 05:49 AM

The courier man dropped by my home today, but no one was at home! So I had to wait for another day to go pick up my HD660! I super tak-tahan right now!!!
Jari gatal wanna mod it already.

Amp preferred. But should work without amps too. Sony MP3 player can drive it pretty OK.

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Added on January 5, 2011, 11:44 pmHD651, first impression apa macam?
It looks too funky to be taken seriously.

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Jan 5 2011, 11:44 PM

@firash
Should be more than enough.
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POSLAJU, where's mah HD660?!?!?!?!

Holy schmoly!
HD660 is even easier to mod. Waayyyyy easier. No screws to unscrew. Just pop it open with a screwdriver or knife and that's it!

I am so going to make it dual entry, blu-tac mod it, Senn-HD280-blu-tac-mod it, fibre damp it, & probably get a Beyer DT770 or Philips HP1000 earpads.

0 hour impression:
So so only. Not a very big difference compared to my modded-beyond-recognition-668B.
Still another 100 hours to go. Pink noise... pink noise!!!

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Added on January 7, 2011, 2:53 amRockgrotto member, clausdk modding it.
http://rockgrotto.proboards.com/index.cgi?...int&thread=5107

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Jan 7 2011, 02:53 AM

BTW,
Since so many users... TT, anyone?

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Added on January 7, 2011, 3:08 amOh yeah, in case anyone wants to know: burning in 668B with pink noise helps a lot.

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Added on January 7, 2011, 3:09 amBass hilang?
How goes the mod?

This post has been edited by iamyuanwu: Jan 7 2011, 03:39 AM

681 is too exciting. LOL!

668B will make a bad source sounds horrijiber. If used to listen to lousy amp and not-so-well recorded songs (mostly current pop, rock songs)... it's gonna suck big time.

Listening to Pop Pop Music's 2V1G and JZ8 on it is AWE-WOO-AWE-WOO-AWESOME!!!!!
Another one is King of Convenience's Me In You, and they sound so 3D.
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HD660 still burning in.... burning in....
4 more days to go, sienz...

For all Superlux headphones, they need approx 100++++ hours to burn in.

Just found out that Rockgrotto forummers found that HD681 & CMoy are a good pairing.

@Jazzy,
How come you found it to be the opposite impression?

Trio,

Your HD660... sudah apa macam?
Vocals and bass oomph or not?