Currently, I am looking for a functional, strong headband for DIY headphones and there are three ideas I am interested in pursuing further. My first idea is to go for the AKG style headband, and 3D print a jig I can use to bend a couple wires to a specific shape, cover them with a sheathing...

I decided to make this thread for anyone wanting to discuss any ideas, projects, thoughts, questions, etc on making DIY headphones. To share ideas, brainstorm, or collaborate on some ideas. The "open" aspect is it's free for anyone to participate, ask questions, or give advice, or if you want...

What would you compare these drivers to?

Well, I already put some 3D printed oval shaped rings inside the pads and then attached them to the headphone. They fit over the headphones even with the ring inside them. Basically a 100x120mm oval. My DT770s now have oval pads on them that will hold the oval shape. They're tight enough...

For 3D printing, I think the more joints and hinges you have in it, the more likely one of those would break. So for that, I think going with an internal suspension strap for adjustability, like AKG uses, would be better for the long term. For the clamping pressure itself, it may be possible...

So, I really like the sound of these Beyerdynamics now that I've owned them up a lot with some less sealing velour pads. But the comfort could be improved a bit. Stock pads sit on my earlobes, the ones I have on now are HM5 style and are a bit loose top to bottom. So I am thinking of either...

Cool, so I'm not just imagining that I notice this improvement (towards my preferences) in the frequency response of a bass heavy headphone using velour pads.

What if the headband was inflexible, but there was a hinge before the yoke (similar to what an M50X has), and there was some kind of metal spring used to keep inward tension on them to apply clamp? Like a torsion spring, or some elastic on the inside surface. I wonder if a suspension strap...

I am curious. How many of you put open velour pads on closed back headphones? I did it with a cheap pair of closed headphones I had and really liked the reduced bass and flatter sound it offered. Then when I got the DT770s I am using now, it too had too much base for my liking, so I put some...

I really like seeing projects like this. It would be cool to get more people into this and maybe open source some tested materials, in fills, geometry, baffling, damping, pad types and drivers to come up with some some valid DIY headphone solutions. My thoughts on this are that the headband is...

Trying out some different pads I had, I found the velour ones that were on my SHP9500s did a lot of positives. IMO, it tuned up the bass and treble in a way that seems to boost the mids significantly, I like it a lot now without EQ. It sounds a lot more neutral now to me. The penalty for it...

So, I got the DT770s in the mail today and I am trying out now. My first impressions... I really thought the cups were larger. The pads go over my earlobes. While most headphones I have with oval pads may be just a tad shorter front to back, they're a lot taller top to bottom and IMO a much...

It would also seem at some point in the not-so-distant past, Sony began putting the same drivers into both. So the new MDRV6 probably wouldn't be much different than the MDR7506 anyway. I was going to order the MDR7506, but I really think I am going to have a problem with comfort with them...

And does the MDR7506 do anything better than the 770s? Also, MDRV6 is discontinued, new ones are up to close to $300 now. I don't think they're worth it at that price point.

There are a few things I do like about the MDR7506 over the HD280, and that's that it looks more easily repairable. Easier to open up to get to the wiring, easier to do a cable replacement, to repair the band, change padding on the band, etc. But the long term comfort is of concern. The pads...

Portability isn't important at all. How neutral are DT770s? Compared to the more standard headphones for this task like HD280 and MDR7506, or even others like the M40X, or MT5s?

I am looking for some recording/mixing headphones around the $100 price point. I am looking for closed backs with good isolation, neutral frequency response, good build quality / easily repairable/moddable, preferably higher than 32ohms (since 32ohm headphones tend to go from silent to ear rape...

So, I tested the interface out as a DAC. I set the output to 32-bit 192khz matching the Khadas Tone Board and had the same music outputting to both devices at the same time, then spent some time switching back and forth. I really couldn't hear a difference at all, plus the audio interface gets...

I bought an interface, not the Solo, but something different that has a better quality DAC and much better stereo separation on the balanced outputs. That's something I have a question about. With an adapter, or new cable, can balanced headphones be plugged directly into the balanced outputs...

I've been looking at other options, Native Instruments Komplete Audio 2 and the Audient Evo 4.

Judging from the one you sent, and finding the article for the Scarlett 2i2 which uses the same internals as the Solo that I have an interest in, the results of the DAC look to be pretty good actually. It would seem these devices are more than capable of serving as a quality DAC. You may need...

My current PC audio setup is a Khadas Tone Board DAC which runs into an SMSL SAP-II headphone amp, and a Samson Q2U microphone. However the USB port on the Q2U microphone broke, so it's currently an XLR-only mic. However I do not have an XLR interface. I have contacted the manufacturer about...

Seems the reviews for the upper mids where a lot of the music I listen to tends to be at are actually quite poor on the Pros, resulting in excessive sibilance. So I'd probably just get the regular T2s. I'll check out those links though. I just want to find something that doesn't scoop out...

Both are available on Drop so I am going to pick one set or the other up, and I am looking for whichever one is going to do female vocals, and electric guitars the best.

So, I took a chance on some pads that not a lot of people seem to have experience with, posted link below. I got them and installed them with the modhouse 3D printed rings which I am glad I did because it just makes the pads fit a lot nicer. Umm, I like them, I think they sound better than the...