Im in mexico.
thanks for the fostex headband recommendation!
As for grado headbands I now only have the hemps, I find them extremely comfortable stock (im a little weird right?), but when I want to use the big G cush pads I need to add a headband cover or else its very uncomfortable. Thats the only use case I need a grado headband cover for.
I heavily regret selling my sr80e, its way too different to the hemp 
How hard would it be to transfer a driver side mod from one headphone to another? Is the adhesive foam at all reusable? If not, how is the 900 with the Lawton (level 2) treatment sans driver side mod?
Itās non transferable/reversible. Once itās done, itās done.
I havenāt tried the above combo.
The dampening can be removed, but I doubt it can be reused. If you are really determined you could probably super glue the dampening on to the new headphone, but at that point it will most certainly not be able to be removed.
I love my mahogany TR-X00s, but I am thinking about tweaking them to squeeze out a little more performance. I think I want to keep it a little bit towards the original character, but maybe tighten up the bass a bit. I feel like they do a great job of covering a wide frequency range, but sometimes get sort of muddy. Maybe I just need some dampening. I thought I would start with the Lawton tune-up kit and see where it is at. Then a cup replacement based on what it sounds like after the tune-up. Anyone who has tried this, I would love to hear about it. Or if I am going about it wrong, Iād like to hear that too.
BTW, is the different tuning of the Mahogany, Purpleheart and Ebony completely due to the cup wood? I believe they have the same driver in all three, but maybe I am wrong. Are they modded in some other way?
As far as I know the only difference is the cup wood.
Itās amazing that cup wood alone makes that much difference. The way reviewers describe the different woods make the difference seem really dramatic. I need to experiment. It would be awesome if Lawton had loaner cups for people to audition!
Personally, I didnāt like the Lawton tune-up kit with non-Lawton cups as it seems to make the sound more neutral and more claustrophobic, my guess is itās really designed for the Lawton chambers. The Lawton cups may not be the upgrade youāre looking for either as they change the stock sound quite dramatically, but they do offer improved technical performance such as resolution, spatial recreation, separation being the most notable
Hello,
I can only speak about the Emu Cups.
And I have two of the headphones.
The Denon D2000 with rosewood cups from Emu and the Fostex Tr x00 Ebony cups from Emu.
And for me, the rosewood is better sounding than the Ebony.
The Ebony is not bad but I miss something in it and I donāt know what.
Iām still thinking about whether to go for the Lawton mod cup or not.
But he has so many that itās a bit hard to find where to go.
Especially if you have several headphones, you still lack inspiration for them.
With Lawton, itās best to talk to him about how you feel now and where you want to go.
He has very good knowledge in this area and can help.
Whether it will be Stage 12345 in his Towel later on doesnāt matter if it fits behind.
For me it would be good if I did it because I could tell exactly how good the Tr cups, Emu cups and the Lawton cup are.
Unfortunately my listening habits have changed so it probably wonāt happen.
Iām so happy with the Denon D2000 mod and itās so much fun that I canāt imagine it going up another level.
Thatās why I put my Fostex up for sale, even though it was my first real headphone.
I do love the stock sound, but if I could keep that laid back yet detailed sound with bass that felt a bit more accurate I might go for it. I was leaning toward the type 2 cups that are on the euphonic end of the spectrum, but I might want to look at the type 3 that he considers neutral. I donāt think I want to move towards the analytical side. I already have other headphones that lean that way. Thanks for the input.
Thanks Deelah. Did you by any chance try both cups on each of the two headphones? That could be telling.
Hello,
No, I havenāt tried.
Since they are the same drivers, among others, I see no reason to do so.
No worries! I get what you mean by the laid back sound, which is why Im not sure youāll like it as much with the Lawton cups, I think it becomes more intensive and energetic. Type 3 is the only one I havenāt tried, I do quite enjoy Type 2; I might suggest Type 1 and go with Mahogany cups if you want it closer to stock sound
I would go for a similar statement as he says, but with the ulterior motive of perhaps still tending to look at a softer type of wood.
Because it still remains V-shaped, can go a bit more deep with a nice low end and nice bass response.
I donāt feel that way about the Ebony from Emu, for example.
Somehow it just doesnāt get me.
It seems a bit stiff, with not so nice contrast, shortened low end and bass response is always different sometimes it fits sometimes not.
I think from a personal point of view, the Ebony was a complete waste of time.
Probably the Lawton differ again a good deal because the chamber has more volume to breathe and the driver has a little more rest to recover, or the swing in and out behaviour is changed again.
I would definitely ask if this makes a difference, and if so, how much.
Especially with his cups, this could be a decisive factor in getting the right cups right away.
Unfortunately, the headphones are also a bit sensitive in this respect.
A pad change alone can make the whole house shake or a success again, depending on how you look at it.
Just as a tip, I would always mount the stock pads first after mounting the cups as a reference point before rolling the pads, if necessary.
I can see how the signature could possibly be made more sharp and less reverberant with the super hard ebony. Definitely I would change one element at a time (including pads). Maybe I should actually start with different padsā¦
I found the most comfortable pads were the ones from ZMF, the ori suede pads made them super comfy and didnt ruin the sound
also found that every pad that wasnt made for foster headphones noticeably reduced the bass, from little to completely changing the signature.
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I went ahead and order my lawton mod kit, even though I loved stock and bamboo EMU cups I think this drivers can provide massive resolution so I figured it was worth a try, I only want more clarity in the treble region, lets see if I can achieve it with type 5
Cool. Please post your results!
1 month late to the impressions lol but yeah now I have listened to them quite a bit
All of this changes are quite noticeable, even when subtle they are still important changes
Type 5 Red Eucalyptus Wood Lawton Emus
TH610 pads
All of this changes may sound very positive but they all lean in a more analytical direction than the teak and bamboo emu cups, so while the resolve and resolution increased it was not necesarilly in a fun way, but for me personally I do find it more fun because those were the changes I was looking for, as I wanted less congested treble and thats what I got.
Hello,
I must ask a stupid question, maybe former or still Fostex Ebony owners know more about this.
I converted my Tr x 00 from mahogany to Ebony with the Emu cups.
And had right problems with the sound I canāt get along with.
So it is still like that.
I currently have the Yaxi pads suede on it and run it on the Feliks Euforia.
Because Iām still trying out tubes after rebuilding the capacitors, I currently have the 6080 General Electric with the 6SN7 Linlai in it.
The General Electric tube seems to be a bit slower in sound than what I had before, like Mullard, Svetlana.
And somehow, strangely enough, it seems to fit.
So I mean that the tube that is a little slower resolves much better and the driver has more time, that would be my theory, could that be?
Can it really be that hard wood needs more time to dissolve than soft wood? Or is this just happening in my head?
I am so confused right now because somehow everything I was missing before is here now. The musical separations are suddenly present, the bounce is right in the bass and other instruments, as well as the pauses, vocals are in place, background noises are perceptible.
It is warm, rich, melodious, full in the ears.
Does anyone have an explanation?
I havenāt used an equaliser or anything like that.
Really just changed the tubes.
Here I could only guess the sound changes made by the tube roll, even tho they were not the exact changes you wanted to the sound, they were enough for your brain to ācompleteā the sound signature you wanted, in an unexpected way.
Brain EQ can help us tremendously with the smaller tweeks in unexpected ways to find synergy.