Hello all. A number of years ago I used to have a pair of HE-500s that I absolutely loved. One day I was experimenting with a mod and a screw got sucked in by the magnets and blasted a huge hole in the diaphragms. : ( I decided to take them apart and reverse engineer the drivers thinking...

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Hello everyone. Im hoping some of you might be able to help me out. I am looking for some neodymium magnets for a diy set of planar headphones. Ideally I would like to find something that is around 1/8thx1/8th/6 inches. While the specific size isn't a huge issue, I would like the magnets to be...

Hello all. I have a pair HE-500s and one of the drivers went out on them. Normally I would just look for another set of HE-500s and swap the drivers out, but the DIY planar headphone thread got me thinking about making my own diaphragms. It turns out I have access to the tools and equipment...

This is a thread where you get to bash talk any speaker that you have heard that just makes you question the sanity of who ever designed them.    There is a similar thread for the worst headphones you have ever heard, so I decided to make a sister thread.    I will start.    Monitor Audio...

So these headphones (1st generation) might not be considered high end, but they are certainly rare.    My friend and I are looking to design a tubed electrostatic amplifier for them, but we need as much information as possible. If anyone can point us in the right direction, that would be...

Hello all,    I helping someone build a cmoy pocket amp. I have all the parts I need, but I am looking for a good op amp to pair with the circuit.    I am looking for something that is extremely tube like, or something that is generally found as "the best op amp" (or at least most popular op...

Hey guys,    A while ago I downloaded lindsey stirlings album in MP3. While the sound quality is still good, I am still looking for the best I can get my hands on. Plus, I would also like to be able to get my hands on her rendition of phantom of the opera.    I am coming up with nothing...

I want to start off by saying I use a lot of sarcastic humor in my speech. I want to let you guys know ahead of time, it is mostly aimed at myself and my own stupidity in the project, and that it will never be related to the actual information you need to build your own set of...

I am building my own headphones based off the ath 900x. I am pretty much done with the whole project, but there are a few loose ends. Right now I just have the drivers in some baffles made out of CDs and hot glue. They do not vibrate all that much. That being said I made the cups out of some...

So I just sold my sound card to another member, and I am back to using on board audio..........sort of. I have the asus maximus v gene which has the supreme fx 3 sound card on it. So it is fancy on board audio. The specs on the on board audio say I do have 8 channel audio out. I am using an...

I am not sure this is the right place to post this, but here goes nothing....   I am a creature of habit. BIG TIME. This includes music. For the last 2 years my music library has been pretty much nothing but the led zeppelin discography. I really don't care for many things in this world, but...

So one of my friends just got these speakers http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=media.media_photos&PID=d727dd8039249d22237dd18c45cf9c87 for free. If you look at the back panel, you will see that it only accepts a TRS and a 3 pin XLR in for a balanced setup.    The problem is that he wants...

Hey guys   I recently saw a mod for the K702 where he turned them into balanced headphones. Now I know that balanced headphones allow you to change the volume of the two channels individually, but does it offer anything else?   I have the opportunity to get a balanced headphone amp, and...

Hey, I just got these vintage Unicorn book shelf speakers for free. They work great right now, but I was thinking about replacing the drivers and refinishing the wood since the corners are all marred up.    I would like to sell these for cheap (but still at some sort of profit) to someone...

I am looking at possibly upgrading my Q701's to the K167. I see several member ranting and raving about how good the k167s are, and for 180, I could easily sell my 701s and spend like 20 bucks, but my real question is do they sound better.    I am ultimately looking for extremely clear and...

I already have a asus essence STX sound card and a Harman Kardon AVR 110 which both have headphone amps in them. However, I am looking for something better. My issue is that there doesn't seem to be any sort of guide on how to build high quality headphone amps, and I would like to stay away...

So currently I have some AKG q701 headphones and I absolutely love them. I pair them with a asus essence STX and a parabolic equalizer to get some pretty amazing sound quality. However, good is never good enough.    The other day I was in 5 and below and I noticed some headphones for 5...

As the title says, I am looking to get some simple ear buds. I do like listening to music, and I may use them from time to time to do so, but I pretty much need them to listen to the computers in the school library without bothering anyone.    I just got a newegg sale email that has the...

Hey guys,    I have been using the information on these forums to help other people with headphones/set recommendations and such, but this is my first post on the forum.    Over the years I have been turning my gaming rig into an all around PC. Meaning that it can game, play movies, do...