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Lelouch25 t1_j5yx3bo wrote

DT880 Pros were my first pair of hifi headphones. I can't be bothered to pick them up since I've gone to planars. The DT 880s really do have this really high treble that I believe would be worse if any dampening material is to be removed. The bass is very flat but overall have a nice balance compared to mid centric HD600s.

Maybe just change out the grill itself to an more open one.

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Kiiran_B OP t1_j5zih1j wrote

See, I don't know if the grill is that blocked off in itself, I thought the dampening ring was what did that, the general consensus seems to be not to mess with it at all, but the tinkerer in me just wants to find out šŸ˜‚.

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Lelouch25 t1_j5zk170 wrote

haha you're not wrong though. The mod kits sold dampens the ring and the mid section.

here's a video.

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Kiiran_B OP t1_j610rm6 wrote

I watched that video last night šŸ˜‚. I didn't personally understand why you would completely close off the inside though, his end result was lower highs if I remember correctly, which is fine, but it seemed a lot of work when the paper mod works pretty well.

I'm completely ignorant in this field though, so maybe I'm missing something.

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Lelouch25 t1_j61btsy wrote

Is the paper mod placed inside the cups? Then Iā€™d imagine that would decrease clarity. Anyway maybe they sound the same but the guy shows measurements of before and after so there is a measurable difference.

You of course can copy his method with similar materials if you like. šŸ˜‡

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Kiiran_B OP t1_j62novh wrote

Yeah it just goes over the driver itself, I couldn't tell a difference back then, DIY audio heaven shows graphs before and after, lows and mids remain the same from what I remember, treble peak was reduced. I'm guessing like you say, detail was reduced, so I might test it without the paper again.

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