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Was looking for a new pair of closed backs and got these a couple days ago second hand and I have read this series is very popular among the modding community but I didn't realise how much modding these can change the sound, I slapped some new pads on these and they sound gorgeous with a good slam in the bass and crisp highs, the mids are a bit recessed but I think that is to do with the pads as they where less so with the stock pads.

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I don't see many of these on here but these are great would recommend :)

I think they look really cool

I recently got the T50RP used and I agree, they’re amazing! Especially for the price and because of its modding potential. I slapped some Alpha pads on mine, lined the cups with a couple of cents worth of felt, taped the bass vents, which turned them into bass cannons.

I believe the reason why they don’t get recommended much is since they do require a decent amp. The Apple dongle is NOT enough, but the Qudelix 5k pairs well with it. Unbalanced is fine as well.

Another reason is the stock tuning is kinda meh. Great mids, but that’s pretty much it. And they can get fatiguing after a bit. I highly, highly recommend them as well… but only if you plan to mod them eventually and have a powerful amp.

Complete noob here, is there a place/way to learn how to mod headphones and what the best equipment to use is? I'm guessing just google/YT but the idea of it sounds cool as shit

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It really depends on the headphones and how big the modding community is for it. Head-fi typically has a ton of comprehensive guides and information, like this thread for the T50RP. Could be a bit overwhelming though.

^(Disclaimer: some people go a bit overboard trying to min/max their headphones. Take everything with a grain of salt.)

Fuck yeah, thanks for the info

The most common mod for almost any headphone is pad swapping. Some headphones, like the Hifiman HE6se V2 have such awful stock earpads that almost any other pad makes them sound better and more comfortable. Others, like most Sennheiser headphones, will change the sound for the worse with aftermarket earpads.

EDIT: Also EQ. Some people prefer to EQ to find their preferred sound. I personally dislike heavy EQing. Always makes my headphones sound boring and similar. And I always have to change something when I change something else, similar to physical mods but not as permanent.

But I do like to apply a small +3db bass shelf whenever I’m yearning for that nasty bass. Not always though lol

Not ugly

How well do these isolate, and how little do they leak?

They're beautiful bro

I think they look very handsome. I hadn't encountered these before your post so I did some reading up then bought used mint T60rp with Brainwavz pads. Thanks for the inspiration!

Edit: Whoops, just take a closer look and realized OP has the T40rp closed back and I have the T50RP.

In my experience, they're more like an open back, barely isolating anything. The sound leak is not that bad, I can use them at the office at a moderate, comfortable listening level.

Pads get you 90% there, but they need to be the right ones. SRH840 earpads work for me.

Check out Custom Cans on youtube. They have a video about tuning. There's also a thread on Head-fi

T40rp don't isolate very well even though they're closed cans. Only a little more than T50rp. Stuff like DT770 isolates better.