Hack your headphones

A friend of mine posted this on their facebook:

http://lifehacker.com/upgrade-a-pair-of-mid-range-headphones-to-an-audiophile-1456454424?

Applicable if you have Sennheiser HD-555s or a similar make, but, as I do not, I applied the concept to some Audio-Technica ATH-T22s I've been using by popping the plastic covers off & drilling some airholes

The effect is that the bass is louder and more clear, as well as the stereo being wider, and the general audio quality overall sounding a bit less muddy.

I don't necessarily recommend doing it on your main pair of headphones, but if you have a spare pair that you don't mind experimenting on, I think you will notice a significant improvement

cheers

Will this add more bass to my Beats headphones?

Good Idea. Or just buy open back Headphones.

lol @ drilling holes in your headphones

  On 11/2/2013 at 10:50 AM, Friendly Foil said:

Will this add more bass to my Beats headphones?

ask rob and sean

  On 11/2/2013 at 4:38 PM, 2WV said:

lol @ drilling holes in your headphones

This was an experiment in what worked best on enhancing the sound quality of a pair of cheap over-the-ear headphones, and I tested a few different things before drilling any holes. Seems silly to disbelieve when you have no information to back it up, and you haven't heard the end result.

  On 11/4/2013 at 6:16 AM, ganus said:

 

  On 11/2/2013 at 4:38 PM, 2WV said:

lol @ drilling holes in your headphones

 

This was an experiment in what worked best on enhancing the sound quality of a pair of cheap over-the-ear headphones, and I tested a few different things before drilling any holes. Seems silly to disbelieve when you have no information to back it up, and you haven't heard the end result.

not saying anything one way or the other about its efficacy but it is kinda funny when you think about it. lol. drilling holes into your headphones.

I'd heard of that HD555 hack a while ago (minus the drilling holes part, I don't recall that), apparently that was the only thing differentiating it from a higher model? the HD595s or something. cool trick.

i once drilled holes directly into my ears tbqh. made everything sound more "liquidy" but not worth it afaik

what else could you drill holes into to make it sound better?

I'm thinking Justin Bieber for starters.

i heard there's a special hack where you drill through beats headphones in the middle of the b right through to the other side. (take them off first eh)

  On 11/4/2013 at 6:42 AM, usagi said:

I'd heard of that HD555 hack a while ago (minus the drilling holes part, I don't recall that), apparently that was the only thing differentiating it from a higher model? the HD595s or something. cool trick.

if anything you should hear less bass from doing that. depending on the cans. use a measurement microphone before and after, like dave rat, and post the results.

@ the vid, if foam absorbed bass, because its rubbery and bouncy, so would the earlobes. think of how much more bass you'd get if you chop those useless flaps of skin off.

@idiots: dont cut your ears off.

Why drill holes? Just dremel off the whole back cover.

Jah mang- I totally miss my Sennheiser HD590s... :-( On the upside, I now duct tape 500 watt speakers to my head, and the bass is immense. Still not as clear as me ol' Sennheiser's, but not much is.....

Just thought now that it might be possible to buy replacement speaker bits for Sennheiser higher-end headphones, then just attach them to cheaper sets. Sort of like buying Mont Blanc pen replacements and putting them in cheaper pen cases.