[szerecsen]

a new thread wake-up photo I took just this morning

these are stunners

 

[rx170ec]

a new thread wake-up photo I took just this morning

these are stunners

amazing ! How does it sound?
Is it sounds like a fostex?

 

[bananasplit 00]

Have to update here too I feel, the AKG mod was a bit disappointing once I got to compare with the HP-3. This was fixed by adding four layers of 1mm thick felt and a small foam spacer to hold it behind the drivers.

Now they are very close to the HP-3, much more comfortable and I am really happy to use them

 

[szerecsen]

amazing ! How does it sound?
Is it sounds like a fostex?

I am not a man of words when asked to describe sound signature. That is because I am neither a musician or a composer, nor a person with the ambition to write vague words just in order not to reveal my incompetency in telling true characteristics. The most I can say is that I love the way these sound. Honest, no colouring, perhaps a tiny bit dull. And as such, somewhat similar to those old fostex_rp-s to me, even though you cannot hang them (old Fostexes) all on the same peg.

 

[rx170ec]

Wonderful Vintage ortho from Technics!

EAH-830

I got this from local market for 40$!

Amazing!

 

[Mimouille]

Are they really that good?

 

[rx170ec]

Are they really that good?

Bass is good but it has poor dynamic range and it has lower details than yamaha’s

But best match for 7080 musics

 

[khbaur330162]

Bass is good but it has poor dynamic range and it has lower details than yamaha’s

But best match for 7080 musics

It's an un-tensioned, center-pinched, large, rectangular planar! I wonder what would happen if someone like Snorry built a neo magnet frame for this diaphragm...

I agree with you, though. I've only heard the EAH-820, but it was not at same technicals as Yamaha, imho.

 

[rx170ec]

It's an un-tensioned, center-pinched, large, rectangular planar! I wonder what would happen if someone like Snorry built a neo magnet frame for this diaphragm...

I agree with you, though. I've only heard the EAH-820, but it was not at same technicals as Yamaha, imho.

Yeah, I think It is very interesting, and this may similar to oppo’s planar magnetic

I think it has a lot of potential on driver!

Very interesting!

 

[Max Choiral]

I wonder what would happen if someone like Snorry built a neo magnet frame for this diaphragm...

He did that 7 years ago.

 

[khbaur330162]

He did that 7 years ago.

You have a link to impressions??

 

[khbaur330162]

@Max Choiral was nice enough to PM me with some forum posts on neo magnet EAH-820. Pretty cool. Seems to have some midrange issues, but nice bass. Here's some pics:

I wish Snorry had kept the diaphragms center-pinched as not doing so might have created unwanted acoustic elements. Still, really cool.

 

[bananasplit 00]

And now I have a pair of HP-1s in my collection. Haven't had any time to test them more than to see that they make sounds though. They have a really ugly electrical tape repair and the earpads are pretty much worn out so I got them fairly cheap.

These might be getting a transplant but that will have to come in the future, probably late summer or something

 

[bananasplit 00]

Removed the tape fix today. It was pretty gross as the electrical tape and the tape bellow had done its best to return to crude oil

What I found was that the plastic band had cracked, seems to be a common issue. Instead of fabricating a new one though, I decided to repair it

Drilled some small holes in suitable places, put some thin plastic U-channel over it and used some very strong string to sow it back together! Turned out pretty neat, obviously doesn't look new but it works perfectly!

 

[Pasiasty]

are they driven like normal