Stitch
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Since i've been looking around here i stumbled across Orthodynamic and Planar headphones. Curious as i am i started searching what those are and how they work. Searching here and googling for over an hour didnt help much.
I found this on wiki, dont blame me for quoting it. Is the only thing i found that explains it. Searching for planar didnt give anything usefull at all.
I'm sure there are people here that can give me a better, more extensive explanation then i found on wikipedia....
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I found this on wiki, dont blame me for quoting it. Is the only thing i found that explains it. Searching for planar didnt give anything usefull at all.
I'm sure there are people here that can give me a better, more extensive explanation then i found on wikipedia....
Quote:
Orthodynamic Orthodynamic, isodynamic or magnetostatic drivers, are either composed of a thinly pressed disc made of tightly coiled fine aluminium wire affixed to a mylar sheet or of a printed circuit. This disc is the diaphragm. The diaphragm is then sandwiched between two magnets which have the same polarity facing each other. As a result the magnets repel from each other and so the whole assembly is clamped together. An electrical signal is passed through the disc as it would be through the voice coil of a moving coil driver and the motion produced generates the sound. Once a popular choice for manufacturers such as Yamaha for their headphones, the technology has fallen generally into disuse as companies increasingly favour moving-coil designs. Fostex though, continues to manufacture orthodynamic headphones. |