Excalibur Headphone Mods - Thanks OBN

jjm861

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• Apr 29, 2016

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With one of my Excal machines being 5 years old, the old Koss headphones were starting to fall apart. I decided to take a look at OBN's Peltor headphone mods on Youtube....after a few minutes I said to myself....this looks fairly easy.

For about $40 total for the headphones, epoxy, aquaseal and about 2 hours of time....MAN WHAT A DIFFERENCE !! 100 time more comfortable than the old headphone and no more noise from those windy days on the beach.

THANKS AGAIN OBN !!

 

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• Apr 29, 2016

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I am planning on doing that mod myself pretty soon.Good to hear a review from someone who just did it . I'm dying for him to make more pinpoint mods up.Thnx for the info on your headphone mod...

 

Briman05

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• Apr 29, 2016

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OBN definitely has the magic touch for the excal mods.

 

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I'm hoping he starts to sell the pinpoint kit again soon! I need it...

 

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Yup, headphones are the weak spot on the excal, congrats on doing the switch! You'll notice things sound very different now...

 

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• Apr 30, 2016

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jjm861 said:

With one of my Excal machines being 5 years old, the old Koss headphones were starting to fall apart. I decided to take a look at OBN's Peltor headphone mods on Youtube....after a few minutes I said to myself....this looks fairly easy.

For about $40 total for the headphones, epoxy, aquaseal and about 2 hours of time....MAN WHAT A DIFFERENCE !! 100 time more comfortable than the old headphone and no more noise from those windy days on the beach.

THANKS AGAIN OBN !!

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Welcome and Thanks for sharing those beautiful Golds with us...Also down the road I would think about getting these for your Peltors..there are a few different kinds and I've found these to be the best..

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/avpages/ruggedgelseals.php?recfer=7367

 

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• Apr 30, 2016

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So....... did you hard wire or CTX connector? Huge difference for sure. Honestly Joe i have some of those muffs and find the ones on the Pelters are pretty darn good...... cant hear most people.

 

Ra1der5

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jjm861 said:

For about $40 total for the headphones, epoxy, aquaseal and about 2 hours of time....MAN WHAT A DIFFERENCE !! 100 time more comfortable than the old headphone and no more noise from those windy days on the beach.

THANKS AGAIN OBN !!

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Amen! I did it on my Blue 1000. Huge difference blocking the ambient noise.

R5