Simple Headphone Super-Bass Mod

Sup guys! In this instructables, i will show how you can take you standard headphones (or even higher end ones) and do an easy mod that takes you less than 30 minutes, but will give you a extreme Bass BOOOOOOOOOOOOTS!!

I will be testing on my pair of Skullcandies which the had strap broke, but i still use it.

Material:

Heaphones (optional..... xD just kidding)
Phillips Screw Driver
Flat Head Screw Driver

Step 1: Labotimizing your headphones...

Essentially, the process allows your headphone elements (the heaphone "speakers") to vent air to make it give a deeper sound when it's at work.

First, use whatever you need to open up you headphone casings so you get access to the element.
The screws for this pair was under the ear cushions.

Comments

[thegeeke]

This can make it easier for dust to get into the speaker in the long run... which will cause your sound to degrade over time.

Aside from that, many headphones have too much low end these days as it is! People are way too obsessed with the low end these days... it absolutely ruins good sound.

I strongly suggest that if you really have to have more low end, learn to adjust your EQ so that there is more low end, and less high end. Also, maybe think of raising the low mids more than the lows, since that is really the sound most people are looking for... not true low end.

[Squishy Tank]

I agree... most of my generation (including me) truly dont apprecaite good sound quality... an audiophile in kid's standard means he likes bass.... but a lot today's song doesnt help much with their trashy merits...

I listen to classical and electro mainly, so doesnt effect me much.

About the dust matter though, depends on the headphones i guess. The casing of my headphones do not have a vent and is sealed, thus no dust can get in. The only extra air for the sound to reverberate in is the air in the casing itself.

Anyways, Thanks for the heads up

[thegeeke]

No problem. So when you say you listen to classical, do you mean classic rock, or actual classical music? I mostly listen to actual classical and jazz myself... It's pretty rare to find someone else who also listens to classical! ;)

[Squishy Tank]

Classical as in Mozart :D.
I just dont appreciate a lot of modern day music...

[thegeeke]

I don't either. (Although it could be argued that some modern day "music" is not really music... Mainly a lot of rap.)

So let me ask you this; if you like Mozart, then why do you need the extra low end? Skull candy headphones have a ton of low end as it is, and don't lend themselves to classical music that well. I personally use Bose or Sennheiser headphones for my personal listening, and most people of today don't like those because they refuse to bend to the low end craze.

[Squishy Tank]

It was just a little thing i found online that you can do, and wanted to share it with people. Sorry if i caused any confusion, but this process just allows the element to play a wider range of frequencies, not neccesarily "BOOST" the bass. A typical element has a LFR of around 120Hz (i think) and plays to around 50Hz in its casing. When this process is done, i have seen results of around 20Hz. It also clears up the vocals.

Actually, I would like a pair of Sennheisers, but my teenage wallet is empty as it already is... especially with my last speaker build :b. I would probably not tamper with those pairs though, Only on cheaper headsets because... they're cheap!

[thegeeke]

HaHa... yep! Nobody is going to be touching my Bose or Sennheisers any time soon! ;)

(And you are correct about how this works... although the low end is the most affected.)