I've had a different experience with most $50 cables sounding better than the stock ones along with better lengths and better ergonomics or "touch-feel" as you call it. I also noted that cables that I've built (under $50 for parts) to be better sonically and ergonomically and I haven't heard...

If you can't find any let me know since I have a few spares that I don't use built with Mogami, Canare or some SPC wire (can't remember where I got the wire from) PS: if you click on the link to my gallery you can find pictures of cables that I've built

Agree that a neutral SS is good but I've come to love my HE400 on my old Project Ember best. @MrMateoHead, have you tried to get a new cable? I've build quite a few cables using SMC jacks (HE400, HE400i gen1, HE560 gen2, all my Grado's, TH600, MDR-7506)and I haven't had one fail yet but...

I'm guessing that you are interested in a used HE400 since they were discontinued back in 2015 IIRC. If vocals is what you are looking for I'd look elsewhere since vocals are not a strong point with HE400. If you still have the SR60 I'd suggest modding them: G-pads versus the stock flat ones...

Yes, so keep the rings from the old worn out pads

Only issue I have with most "Omega" style stands it that most put the ear pads in constant compression which I've notice will cause the pads to deteriorate faster but yours looks gorgeous and a nice match for your TH610

HE400 came stock with pleather pads IIRC, it also is the one I like the least due to the so-so comfort and over emphasis of the bass. Best compromise is the Focus or Dekoni elite sheepskin IMO.

I'd be interested in hearing them also:beerchug:

They look like Dekoni leather

The grills are cut from an aluminum sheet that some use to customize the front grills of cars, its hard to cut with metal shears but fairly easy with a sheet metal nibbler. They are a bit thicker than the stock grill so you can't use the retention rings to hold them in place but since they are...

Its a fairly simple mod, hardest part is making the new grills fit. This is the new grill before putting the rubber pad. This is the rubber pad in place, its about 35mm x 35mm, I think this is the one that I decided on since its hard to remove and glue on the pads to keep testing. Note that...

I have both and they are quite different, Red V2 is much more main stream tuning while the R1 is more reference tuning. This will also depend on the cups used, R1 favors cups from Elleven Acoustica (they probably tune them using cups they build) while the V2 is pretty good in almost any decent...

I'm not sure any pad would bring up the mids but I've only tried pleather, velour, Focus, Focus-A and Dekoni Elite Leather. The only thing that helped bring up the mids was installing a 25mm x 25mm hard rubber pad in the middle of the grill to help reflect back some of the sound. Pads seem to...

Audeze will not confirm pin-out when I asked ( a few years back), they say its proprietary but I've built my own cable and this is what I built and it works. If you look at the connector it has a pointed side and flat side, pointed side faces front of headphone. Hope this helps

You can do a search on pad sizes. this is one that I found https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hifiman-he-500-he-as-in-high-end-proving-to-be-an-enjoyable-experience-in-listening.551345/post-11470525