rlisin
Quad 4 life
I know that Sennheiser HD 700 used to cost around $1000, now cost around $425 new and $300+ used. But last week I bought:
and
for a total of $135.
Not bad, considering that Sennheiser charges $200 for this cable alone.
What I did not get, as you can see in the pics, are the ear pads and dust protection covers. Many people remove dust covers from these headphones to improve sound so I don't care about them. But ear pads are necessary.
Now, stock pads for these would cost me around $70-110, depending on the country I would buy them from. That would still make it a bargain, as the total cost would be $245 tops, but I figured I'd try to find a cheaper solution first.
Here's what I've found. Ear pads for Sennheiser RS 180 have the same shape and size. They are thicker, made from different material (velour), and of course the mounting method is different, but it seems that they can be fixed to the HD 700 baffle with a few thin strips of 2-sided tape. I bought them and tried without affixing for now, they fit the baffle well.
Here's the comparison, HD 700 pads on top, RS 180 pads below:
The best part is, the RS 180 pads cost $10. I will try to fix them in the baffle next week. If they don't work, I'll just get the stock pads. If they do work well, I'll have Sennheiser HD 700 for $ 150
and
for a total of $135.
Not bad, considering that Sennheiser charges $200 for this cable alone.
What I did not get, as you can see in the pics, are the ear pads and dust protection covers. Many people remove dust covers from these headphones to improve sound so I don't care about them. But ear pads are necessary.
Now, stock pads for these would cost me around $70-110, depending on the country I would buy them from. That would still make it a bargain, as the total cost would be $245 tops, but I figured I'd try to find a cheaper solution first.
Here's what I've found. Ear pads for Sennheiser RS 180 have the same shape and size. They are thicker, made from different material (velour), and of course the mounting method is different, but it seems that they can be fixed to the HD 700 baffle with a few thin strips of 2-sided tape. I bought them and tried without affixing for now, they fit the baffle well.
Here's the comparison, HD 700 pads on top, RS 180 pads below:
The best part is, the RS 180 pads cost $10. I will try to fix them in the baffle next week. If they don't work, I'll just get the stock pads. If they do work well, I'll have Sennheiser HD 700 for $ 150