"The Empiric" DIY headphone of doooom1!

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  1. feilb

    feilb Coco the monkey - Friend

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    Being of sound mind and questionable judgement I've decided making headphones is a good idea. Due to a deep need for validation and ego massaging, I like to post my creations online to get fake internet points (usually over at reddit).

    As an example of my poor judgement, I've decided to present SBAF with glorious digital images of my latest "creation". DIY is fun and you should too!

    http://imgur.com/a/jEP7b

    I've got a request into Tyll to have them measured what with my general lack of equipment. If only i could get someone else to listen to them to confirm whether or not my tune by ear method has created a master or a monster!
     
  2. ultrabike

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    Those look awesome! Can send to me if you like.

    Are these dynamic?
     
  3. feilb

    feilb Coco the monkey - Friend

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    Indeed, dynamic. I half-heartedly tried some disembodied T50RP drivers, but I didn't have as much success with them as some others seem to.
     
  4. JK47

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    WOW ;) Nice work, or should I say craftsmanship...
     
  5. michauczok

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    Amazing job, I've got the exact same chinese drivers waiting for testing, along with smaller 40mm ones :)
     
  6. kapanak

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    I almost dismissed your post based on its tone, but WOW! That's very very impressive! You have some serious craftsmanship skills and a real dedicated mindset. I wouldn't mind hearing these as well :)
     
  7. purr1n

    purr1n Desire for betterer is endless.

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    Send them to Hands, Ultrabike, or me. Probably them. I've got a lot of my plate already.
     
  8. feilb

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    My experience was that the 40mm versions were crap. They sound muddy and inarticulate. I've tried just about every Chinese driver on aliexpress now and there are not many good ones. A lot of crap. These were the one standout.
     
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    Sorry, what drivers you guyses r talking about?
     
  10. michauczok

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    50mm chinese ones, with textile(silk?) dome and cellulose dust cap, available on aliexpress.
    Weird, I've got at least 4-5 quite good ones, mostly from lunashops, but well, sometimes tuning is more crucial than driver quality.
     
  11. feilb

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    You'll have to share which models. I could probably put my impressions together on the ones I've tried
     
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    I'd be curious to listen and measure.
     
  13. feilb

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    I'm going to send them off to @ultrabike for measuring next week. After I may send them around if there is still any interest. I just got a shipment of 5 pairs of the drivers so I may start crafting a second pair.
     
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    These are actually quite good! Surprisingly so. They are HUGE, but the sound is pretty good. Bassy, but it hits hard, deep and is good. No horrible wonkyness. Mids are pretty good as well.

    Great job feilb! Will measure in a few.
     
  15. feilb

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    I thought for a while about calling them the "Princess Leia Buns"
     
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    Now to figure out how to sneak over and listen to these things what @ultrabike has them. Bassy, hits hard, deep? That sounds right up my alley.
     
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    Also the pictures look really good. My compliments.
     
  18. Tyll Hertsens

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    Did I answer your request? Happy to measure when its made the rounds or whenever now that Big Sound is done.
     
  19. feilb

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    Yeah, I'd love to send them around to whoever wants to listen to them. Perhaps they can make a stop off in Montana on their way back from @ultrabike.
     
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    I liked the mids on these quite a bit. Driver matching is awesome.

    I get to see a few DIY planars and even electrostats, but not often a from the ground up dynamic.
     

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