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BigBig5

New Head-Fier
Pros: With Mods:
* Sound is clearer
* Bit Brighter
* Treble is tamed somewhat and wonderful
* Mids are brought forward
* Bass is punchy and not overpowering
* Lows are accurate and very responsive
* Great with all types of genres

Out-Of-Box:
* Lightweight
* Detachable cable
Cons: Right out of the box With-Out Mods:
* Treble too hot and harsh
* Mids are lost over the treble
* Wiring not the best
* Clamping to much
First, off the Superlux HD-668 B are a great value for what you get. I recommend modding them for better listening sound and comfort.

Mods:
  • Added electrical table inside the cups covering the holes. This lowers the sound stage but not too much and helps control the sound.
  • Removed paper inserts in the cups because not needed with 1st mod
  • Removed foam inserts. Clears up the sound, helps to tame the treble somewhat, and also, bringing the mids forward.
  • Replaced stock earpads with Tranesca leather Angled big overear earpads. This gives comfort over the cheap stock pads
  • Resoldered the poorly done wires for better lasting connection.
Fixed the clamping by stretching the headphones out.

Testing:
Equipment Used: SMSL sApII headphone amp running through an SMSL M2 USB DAC using Digital Output mode in Linux with PulseAudio.
Method: I listen to a wide variety of genres from Jazz, Rock, Metal, Electronic, and Classical/Orchestra. So I tested a bunch of songs from each different genre and they all sounded great without anything missing from them.

Sound:
  • Treble is way too hot and has a harsh sound. To fix this is to trim back the 4khz - 10khz rage in an equalizer but I have fixed this somewhat by modding these cans, but some EDM songs not all can have hot/harsh treble if mids/lows aren't playing at the same time.
  • Mids are not pronounced and are covered up by the harsh sounding Treble. This can be fixed with an equalizer or mods.
  • Bass is punchy and not overpowering that it will blast your head off.
  • Lows are not missing anything in their range. They sound accurate and are very responsive.
  • Vocals are very clear and natural.
Build Quality
Superlux HD-668 B is not the best build quality but at this price point, I wouldn't expect it to be. Its made of plastic but nothing is wrong with that. The stock earpads are cheap and uncomfortable. I recommend replacing them with a good quality pair of earpads. Also, the wiring inside is poorly done. The head pads are not bad and can be adjusted. They are lightweight so they can be worn for long periods of time.​
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