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Maranc1
12
Jan 11, 2021
OK, got mine from Linsoul just one day apart from the Dekoni nuggets from Drop (which is a great thing).
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As I was very aware already, I had to bend the heck out of the piece of metal they call headband. It actually does not look like a machine bent that piece of metal anyway, since it is off center. After almost flattening the top I was able to bend the edges where the yokes attach to a decent angle, enough that the bottom part of the earcup seals around the bottom of my ear.
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Again due to large head, I have the yokes all the way to their limit, so I cannot fit the original headband padding, otherwise they just don't reach, so I had to remove the padding and put 2 Dekoni nuggets in its place.
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Now for the sound: It works OK with low-powered equipment, like a phone or a computer, but these guys need power to shine. When I connected them to my Dark Voice (with a Sovtek pre-amp tube and a Winged-C power tube, with much more low end than the original tubes) the sound stage opened up a lot more, and I was rewarded the more power I gave it. I also tested it on my Schiit Magnius, but only through the single-ended connection, which is not the most powerful, but it sounded great. I will get one more Hart Audio cable adapter so that I can connect it to the XLR connection for good measure. At any rate, the sound signature reminds me a lot of the HD-6xx, which I auditioned side-by-side, where the low end is definitely rolled off, but the treble is also rolled off at the top and that helps protect from potential sibilant "S" and "SH" that I am not a fan of. If you like harder-hitting low bass I don't think this is for you.....I prefer the sound of my Planar headphones like the HifiMan Deva or the Monoprice M1060C (modded open), specifically for the faster deeper low end, but I find these very interesting for the price. Now to look for better pads and maybe a more professionally made headband, or adapt one, since the limitation of the rotation of the support is very challenging!
PolygonBronson
195
Jan 12, 2021
Maranc1Interesting solution. What's the distance between the yoke arms? I have a spare HIFIMAN headband that might fit the pair I ordered (if Drop/Blon ever ship it lol) if the cups aren't too big.
Maranc1
12
Jan 16, 2021
PolygonBronsonHi @PolygonBronson , it seems that it is 4 inches as you can see here:
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But consider that the metal around the speaker is actually wider than the yoke distance, hence the problem with the earcups lack of rotation.
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So, because of that, maybe having some sort of round yoke arms that would go all the way to 4 1/2 inches for example, with an added extension to reach the connectors of the earcups, would help the yoke arms clear the borders of the earcups and rotate properly so that they could comfortably reach the bottom of a normal human ear, without needing to change pads.
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Will look for other pads anyway, but so far I have been enjoying the sound of them just like this.
PolygonBronson
195
Jan 16, 2021
Maranc1I see! This is very helpful, thank you very much for the information!
Maranc1
12
Aug 28, 2021
Maranc1Update to my Blon BL-30, I grabbed a pair of "Brainwavz XL Micro Suede Memory Foam Earpads for AKG 701 & Many Other Large Over The Ear Headphones" from Amazon, which are gigantic but absolutely comfortable and can tame a little of the boomy bass from the headphone. Compared to the old Pad (on the right), it is a huge change:
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Since I was already modding it and had opened and removed the driver, I also removed the back foam and the small round paper cover from the driver's back too.
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As can be seen from the pics, I created my little Frankenstein with a headband replacement from Adorama for "HiFiMan Headband for V560V2"... Originally intended for my Monoprice 1060C, the yokes were too small and had plastic tips which would have to be drilled to fit the 1060C (and the BL-30 too), but then I realized that I could still use the old yokes and screw them directly as a replacement for the HiFiMan yoke mechanism, so at the end it worked fine, and it gives me a LOT of headroom in terms of height. I needed that space since my gigantic head was suffering before from the fit of the previous headband.
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In its resting location to my left.
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Finally, to better mod the sound, I ended up appealing to a Schiit Lokius, which when connected directly to both my Magnius and my Darkvoice can make the Treble come back to life, consolidate the Mids, and can better control just a bit of the bloominess of the Bass. Sure, $53 for the headband and $27 for the Pads is probably unreasonable for someone to spend "fixing" the construction problems of a $100 headphone.... not to mention the $39 HartAudio balanced cable (plus the $18 XLR connector), and the $336 Schiit Lokius for adjusting the gains for the different frequency bands (which can probably be done for free in software), but the last components also work with all of my other headphones, so I cannot complain. This is now a much more comfortable headphone, very fun for long sessions of well recorded music, if a little tiresome with music that is too compressed.
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