The ONE DOLLAR headphone mod for HE400SE! 

That might be on Amazon even earlier. With 500000000 positive feedbacks.

You gonna again start a stupid saga !!!!

Don't give them any idea😅

Hey there, what tape did u use for the mod?

@@seant4838 Blue painter's tape.

​@@seant4838 tente usar "micropore tape"

What's the foam liner ? Is this the foam ring being the screws when you take out the earpads ?

The black metal grills on the outside of the ear cups are held in place by a thin black plastic ring that snaps into place. You can carefully remove the plastic ring using a small flathead screwdriver. With that done, the metal grills just fall out. Underneath the metal grills is a thin, circle shaped piece of grey foam. I think it is there to keep dust out of the ear cups, or maybe to reduce sound waves from bouncing off the grills (probably dust prevention though). This foam restricts air flow and decreases soundstage and should be removed in my opinion. You can use the metal grills as a template to cut out replacement grills from a more open meshed metal screen to further improve soundstage. You can get metal screen with cool patterns from the hardware store if you want them to look nice, or just use whatever if your only concern is sound quality.

I’ve been heavily considering getting a 5K for wayyyy longer than I’m willing to admit 😅

spoken like an educated man

He didn't mention anything about the tape, but it seems like he's using a heat-resistant ptfe teflon tape to cover those magnets.

I got custom cans 3D printed grills for my he400i 2020s and it definitely makes a positive difference to the sound. Looks great, too!

How can i get those grilles is i dont have a 3D printer? And i wont buy another pair of headphones just for the grilles lol

I'm all for EQ to fine tune a set of headphones/earphones. Yes there are some that think EQ is bad period, but if the piece of gear can be EQ'ed (granted, some don't take to any EQ at all) , then tweek it a little to fix the issues it has. It's better than buying multiple headphones to get the sound you want and wasting your money.

@@paultomaszewski1964 I actually spent years EQing many types of headphones and speakers and I learned that when done right, almost all headphones or speakers improve with EQ but some improve more than others. But yes, there does exist small portion of gear that while would improve under EQ, would not be able to fix their deal breaking underlying acoustic issues. These are the headphones people describe that don't take to EQ.

I've used PowerAmp for years! It's incredible what it can do to enhance music listening pleasure. It's a HIGHLY underrated app for Android, I just wish they made a proper Windows version 🤔😏👍 😎🇬🇧

I just discovered the same fix in EQ (a little more dB in 1.5kHz) and I found it very useful, there's no need to physical mods.

Ask Audi*Quest hahaha 10000_$ audiophile tape made in Chinaaaaaa

I was about to mention their “SuperGrills”. Would definitely like to see how this tape mod compares to or combos with it.

I agree it would be cool if DMS give @CustomCans mod a go. Also i found that swapping to the Dekoni hybrid pads on my Sundara really helped streamline the sound. I’d be curious to what those pads would do for the 400se.

@@JohnRob98 I would be really interested to ;) If DMS wants to give it a go we would be happy to send out some supergrills and one of our new comfort leather head straps

Well, one costs 1 usd and the other 99 usd.

@@palmito22 he talked about using the moondrop dac with 60 usd .. u can use the amp with 90 usd and get more power and worm sound

I'm about to buy Topping dx1 too because can't afford DX3 pro.

Please update I also do have the non stealth. I am also wondering how the moondrop dawn pro sound with the headphone. Btw please do a comparison between the dx1 and moondrop for the he400se. See which is better. Also how does the dx1 sound with the he400se?

@@gavinxq2274 Go for it! I genuinely think it's perfect for what it is. You *could* go for the recently released Fiio KA13 - smaller form factor but not as much power as the DX1 (but more than many other dongle-type dacs). If using only for a home/dekstop setup, i really don't think you can go wrong with the DX1. I may be shallow, but there's something much more satisfying about using a volume knob vs clicking volume buttons 😅 The Ifi Uno is also an option if you want the extra features it offers. But something about the simplicity and straightforward-ness of the DX1 is appealing to me.

@@calvinyip364 Yes, i'll give the combo a listen once the Dawn arrives! If i don't get back to you in a couple weeks, do send another comment here to remind me 😅 And i guess it would be hard for me to really say, since the DX1 is the only dac/amp i've ever used with the HE400SE. But i really enjoy listening to them - more than my also-budget IEMs (7hz Zero, Wan'er, Z300, Sonus). Really love the bass response - quick and present, but not overbearing (i'm not a basshead). Mids/vocals are clear but not shouty. And to be honest, i've never really had any treble issues so far - i might just not be as sensitive as others. Overall sound is full (aka not thin), but still clear and detailed. I can't comment on timbre coz i don't think i have enough experience to really differentiate. But again, i can't say if the DX1 has anything to do with any of this. Just that the combination doesn't seem to have any negative impacts for me.

I Actually prefer the non-stealth HE400se. Best deal in audio history!

Unfortunately discontinued

Looks like cloth tape. I have the same question

I love headphone mod suggestions. I think this is a great direction for this channel for content between gear reviews.

It looks like a heat-resistant ptfe teflon tape to me.

I have a k371, unless you really need a closed headphone, this far outshines it

Magnets only effect physical storage media like hard drives and tapes. Will not effect a solid state digital device.

@@austingalan3872 Don't they have some updatable firmware? I could be overthinking this, but was surprised to see him do that. He also mentioned a slight problem with the DAC.

Why bottleneck your headphone like that? Pairing good headphone with cheap source is like using eco tyres on a Maserati.

The LCD-X deserves a Decware Taboo with seriously good tubes.

@@MarcelNL I’ve been eyeing the Woo23 …but no matter what amplification is used the inherent characteristics of the tuning of the LCDX MAY be ameliorated…but never cancelled completely. Nice recommendation tho ‘ thanks.

Sorry these guys here keep deleting my messages. I am not allowed to talk about Decware amps, I guess. @@carminedesanto6746

And they can stick this channel up their arse for that, this is ridiculous. I will avoid this channel like the plague from now on.

From unbalanced output nothing will be enough cause their low sensitivity. Of your options, it is better to choose the most powerful one - Q11 or BTR15 from balanced output. But it's better to look for a desktop budget amp-dac like Fiio K5 Pro, K11, Topping DX3 Pro etc.

I thought it might be cool to replace the metal mesh with a design of my own creation, is there a place I can go to have that done or do I need to 3D print it?

@@JonathanDano i used some thin DIY 304 stainless steel meshes, it should be within 1 to 2 paper thin. Though i have not tried 3d print, you could search up a DIY project on youtube for the HE400se, the result looks pretty good.

removing the grill really changes a sound a lot. (I would say 20% improvement in sound stage). custom cans has great 3D printable grill for 2GBP which protects the drivers but is acoustically invisible.