Thanks for the advice Chinsettawong, I'll look into it.   Haha, perhaps one day I'll get into e-stats, likely when I have the knowledge and money to build an amp to go with them, but 278 NdFeB cubes sitting on my desk tells me that this project is going to be about planars. If I can get a...

Hey guys, sorry for a somewhat off topic post, but I can't think of anywhere better to post this question. I'm building a set of planars from scratch, parts are in the post, but I'm unsure as to how I should mount the mylar diaphragm to the frame holding the magnets. I was thinking about just...

  My second screen finally gave up. Fortunately the album my last wallpaper came from had more wallpapers included in the download, so I'm still rocking come cover art from my favourite musican. Top left is the same rainmeter skins I had in the last pic I uploaded. EDIT: spelling

  Just added Rainmeter a few minutes ago after reading this thread. The wallpaper doesn't look as good IRL as it does as a screen shot - I have two screens at different levels, but it still works fairly well. The task bar is always hidden, and I rocket dock on the far left, also always hidden.

Quote:   I'm slightly confused by this reply. Do you mean that a thinner perforated surface provides less 'resistance' (not sure what the correct term would be) to the flow of air, thus reducing acoustic damping on the diaphragm, leading to an underdamped diaphragm with harsh high...

Quote:   5.7% more conductive, if the conductivity figures from Wikipedia are accurate. EDIT: or 8.6% if you're comparing to IACS. I think the first is more accurate compared to the copper used in these headphones.

If stator rigidity is one of the major issues than you could try electroplating a different substrate. The imidiate material that springs to mind is corundum - it's very hard, very rigid, inert and non conductive. I have no idea where you would get it, or how you would machine it, but the...

Thanks for the info. Figured it was an off-beat electrostat, but didn't recognise the wooden cups.

Quote:   Sorry if someone has already asked/answerd, but what headphones are these?

My dad was into high end audio before I was born, however gave up when he had kids - as you probably all know toddlers and expensive electronics don't mix. Went through several amps, speakers and turntables. The stuff sitting in the garage was a Linn Axis (swaped his Sondek for the Axis for both...

I'll just post the link to the mylar. Mods, if this counts as spam then sorry, just trying to help out a fellow DIYer. http://www.homefly.com/products.asp?id=31 2µm and 4µm Al mylar, as well as some similar thicknesses of clear mylar for those intrested in additive etching or electrostatics...

From what you've said here I think I might go with NaOH. What concentration did you use? And do youu know any other easy to use masks that work with NaOH?   Thanks for the thread. I'll read through to see if there's anything useful. You mention copper sulphate - any idea as to where to get...

I hope it's ok for me to post here. I think this thread is a brilliant idea, and I don't want to see it die due to inactivity.   I'll start my post with a quick intro. Head-Fi is a massive forum, and this is a mixed blessing: Inevitably when a community grows so large it ends up with a...

Hi Symphonic,   Thanks for the advice. I will look into capacitors, although I have managed to find some 2µm and 4µm alumized mylar film from a model plane site. Wont post it here, but if anyone wants pretty cheap alumized or clear 2/4µm mylar PM me and I'll link to it. From looking through...

From the point of view of getting a finished product I would agree with you, but for me this is much more about the process of building and designing than getting a set of nice headphones at the end. Sure, I do want a good set of headphones, however I want to create the whole thing, not just...