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MixPre3 ii has a very low noise floor befitting of this capsule. I use one with my ACO 7020.

Yes! 100% true minimum phase speaker! A good coaxial with phase compensation like what you did with kefs, or something like my setup that also destroys any thd and imd at the cost of complexity.

I'll reproduce your kef setup for another room, and do this phase treatment to all my other speakers. Once you go true minimum phase, no going back from that.

Also, I was thinking along the lines of, maybe 8th orger iir is too much, I'll try it with 2nd and 4th orders too. But I'm just blown away anyway

Short update. Tried it with 2, 4 and 8th orders.

2nd is the best sounding with least fatigue, but it's a marginal improvement. Fir is a galaxy wide difference.

Call it an exercise in pious design considerations :P

Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

For diy one off it's fine. You are unlikely to be dumb enough to damage them - unless they are the unexpectedly fragile kind.

https://hificompass.com/en/speakers/measurements/bliesma/bliesma-m142a-6

It is also almost perfect dipole.

That threshold picture I casually posted back then? It took multiple nights of absolute willpower. No wonder people get worse results in the studies!

Maybe I am misunderstanding, but you are practicing for a hearing test? Working to preserve your hearing is a worthy goal but I don't think the exams are intended to be a competition.

I'm doing my own hearing test at home. And I want it to be accurate, so it takes forever to complete.

I mean my dad asked me if it's feasible to make a new XO for it, so it's his decision, but we listened to the midrange by itself and while the FR (and bandwidth) are decent, it also didn't sound very resolving.
Also the stock XO is not that bad. Making a better one won't be cheap.

If you asked me: making a new speaker from scratch is 100X more fun. It is not like there is shortage of awesome drivers, some are even affordable. Only annoyance is cabinet.

Yup, my thoughts exactly.

BSc EE. Well, they combine electrical engineering with a bit of computer science here, so that's what it is.

I always found it hard to focus on my schoolwork. Some other interest, or friends, made it harder for me than it could’ve been. So I’m rooting for you.

Recovery and returning to prior pursuits always takes considerable effort. Bravo for embracing the process and succeeding.

I'll pay for shipping one way to you for both headphones if you post some impressions and maybe measurements :)

The RD-X would probably be my top recommendation here too, but didn’t know if any were available or reasonable. I’ve heard two and both are the best examples of what you can extract from an LCD.

Thank you @Vansen <3

Took a gamble on some HD600 hybrid pads off Amazon and I prefer them to the HE60 pads at least. My stock pads are ruined, but from memory I'd take them over the stock pads aswell.
Larger stage and still smooth FR, more bass impact.

This is what I got:
https://amzn.eu/d/aeBw9T7

Very cool. I'll keep the bookmark!

EB3A can be modded?! Picked one up after reading your impressions and glad I did so.

Just trying to tame the noise - replacing the fan and installing a fan control, if possible.

@Soups FWIW For now all I did was cram a Noctua A6x25 and A9x15 in there, the A9 with the LNA and called it a day. But it's still not good.

@dasman66, very curious re: your impressions, especially re: any other Yggdrasil variants you've heard and how MIB sounds with the DSHA-3F and Clear + other headphones. Know you mentioned the SFD-1 DAC recently and some Metrum stuff, but the Yggdrasil gels so well with my speakers that I think I want to stay in Yggdrasil land.

A2/OG works really good in systems with big woofers = low midbass distortion.

@zonto , going to be at least until mid-December until I can get my 3f, OG Clears & SFD out of boxes. We're in the process of moving to a new office and that system is all boxed up until after the week of Dec 4. Only other Yggdrasil I've had ears on was the LIM loaner... and that was awhile ago

Blacks aren't quite as black as the FW900, but there's a bit less halation. Very nice. Colors need more tweaking, though. It's not quite where I want yet.

https://i.imgur.com/f2559xV.jpeg

Suspension didn't seem stiff at all, so I'm hoping for a low Fs coupled with low Mms (for a 21" woofer). Two in a RiPol might make for a lovely sub.

And is it really that useful to extend the cardioid-ness down low? With Hathor I can combine a ported bass with a cardioid widebander and get what I feel is a way better compromise. Omni at 20Hz transitioning to 10dB rear attenuation at 100Hz. Allowing good extension + efficiency from a relatively compact enclosure.

Sorry, not following the DIY speaker threads. What's the Hathor? Link?

Found this.
https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/diy-cardioid-monitors.13292/

Checked with two chip-amps, GO2A and M4 headphone out. I doubt I'm clipping the amps at those levels. Is the HD600 magnet structure nearing its limits at those levels? And if so, is the AirPods Max' driver really that much more linear than the HD600?

Actually, the values could be off, this is not relative to the harmonic, but instead relative to the fundamental. Takes more work otherwise.

Might have to compare against the Audeze Penrose aswell. The rtings measurements look similar enough that I'm sure I'd love the tonality on that thing, too.
PM-3 with HA-2 is another interesting comparison. From what I've heard so far, kinda on even footing.

I’m sure they sound good but the price tag kills it for me. I use my AirPods Pro all the time, so convenient and useful.

Ive had AirPods max since they released and basically haven't listened to any other headphones since I got them. Sure they don't sound as good as a well amped HD800SDR, but they sound damn good and are so convenient. these days its just them or speakers for me