Folks, just posted a pad rolling exercise in the HD 650 thread using the spare pads set that came with my SRH1540:
Glossary
| Short name |
Description |
| Senn |
HD 650 with stock pads |
| SennMod |
HD 6XX with SRH1540 pads |
| Shure |
SRH1540 stock |
Fun facts. When direct A/B’ing those cans:
- Senn vs SennMod: Senn was generally better, except for EDM tracks;
- SennMod vs Shure:
- overall tonal balance of the Shure is hugely influenced by its pads. It is like the Shure and the SennMod sounded (almost) the same. Crazy, right?
- Shure was a better listen in a direct A/B comparison. SennMod was not tuned for these alcantara pads.
- After the above, I became a believer of pad rolling.
Nonetheless, it was a fun exercise.
Anyone else tried pad rolling with the SRH1540? I may try the Dekoni offering sometime later this year.
EDIT: just posted a tear down and port mod for these cans here:
Cheers. 
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