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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

This headphone amp I have been using with its loose volume pot causing the left channel to cut out is becoming more annoying than what it is worth, so I need to upgrade. Either a JDS Atom, Schiit Magni, and I am not opposed to a dac/amp combo like the Schiit Fulla. My only concern with the...

I have a headphone amp. It's an SMSL SAP-II. What happens is suddenly, unexpectedly, the left channel will drop out. I have to smack the amp hard and that'll restore audio to the left channel. If I disassemble the unit, and plug the circuit, it works perfectly fine outside of the metal...

So, I finally got a new DAC, and I am wanting to pair it with new headphones. I had a thread earlier that I was looking for closed backs and it seemed like I was just barely missing out on some good stuff at my price point, and have decided I'll deal with the downsides of open backs because I...

I am looking for a budget DAC around the $100 range to see if there's any real improvement to my computers audio which outputs through a surround sound adapter currently. Doing some frequency tests I've discovered said surround sound adapter, is malfunctioning and buzzing at certain frequencies...

i've been noticing some buzzing through my headphones at some points and i was wondering if there was any good software i can use to play specific frequencies to see if i can isolate the issue, and see if its really my drivers that are bad or whats going on

i am looking for some closed back headphones that do really good with metal genres, especially vocal clarity, with a preference towards female vocals, which would mean better higher frequency response.. i can find these characteristics in open-back headphones and dont even have to spend much to...

So, I understand the concept of balancing and how to balance headphones, or if you have headphones with detachable left/right cables you only need new cables. But what about the amp, what makes an amp "balanced?" Do you have two amplifiers one running an opposite polarity of the other and...

So, lately I've been demoing multiple types of headphones in the budget range to see what I can learn about headphones and how they sound. I started out with SHP9500s and Status Audio CB-1s, then bought Monoprice 8323s and the Samson SR-850s to compare them all side by side. Here are my...

As the title says, I am looking for a budget headphone DAC with a budget of about $75. I haven't used a DAC before, and I am curious if they are going to make that big of a difference over the USB surround sound adapter I use for audio now. So what would you recommend? The ones I see in this...

My SHP9500 headphones are pretty good headphones, I like them a lot, but being open back they bleed enough audio at full volume that the sound will be picked up in my microphone, and I cannot have unclean audio. So, for a $50 limit, what's a good pair of headphones or IEMs for recording...

I am not sure if people ask for microphone recommendations here, but I figure the group of people on head-fi likely have experience in this field as well. I am looking for a microphone so I can start doing quality content creation. Producing videos of various topics, podcasting, that sort of...

I am not sure how to describe the question, or if it is even in the right section, but here goes. Years ago, I got into surround sound via headphones with a tritton AX360 headset which had multiple drivers per cup. Those broke because they just weren't durable enough and instead of spending a...

I had an idea for something like a VModa BoomPro but instead of being a microphone, it's just a plug that plugs into your headset, offers a 3.5mm female jack on one side for a detachable microphone, and a 3.5mm 4-pole male plug for use with 3.5mm extension cables. So it'd work like a BoomPro...

I am looking for a new set of headphones. For music and for gaming. I have decided I want the larger sound stage of open back headphones, would prefer a removable capable so a boompro mic could be used, and under $100. If the cable isn't removable, then I would at least want them easily...

i've been wanting to make my own headphones something.. was thinking of maybe using something like the JVC RX700 or superlux HD681 headphones as a start, basically make my own wooden open cans with the drivers of my choice to fit the headbands from one of these headsets, looks like the superlux...

im looking for a set of headphones under $50.. i would like a durable construction, something that isnt going to break easy, preferably with a metal band over the top.. id also like something that used 50mm drivers and had a detachable cable.. the ones i like so far ar JVC HA-RX700, but the...

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i have a large head.. so the size of the band could be an issue as it is with most headphones... but is it possible to make them larger if needed?... most my headphones snap and break constantly... is there any guarantee the t50rps will be rugged and able to take abuse, and should they snap...

well... i decided im going to make my own pair of headphones/headset... this way, i can have all the features i want together in something on the inexpensive side, but more importantly, made out of some durable hearing protection earmuffs.... theyre less likely to break, and if they ever do, i...

id like to combine two audio sources, so that both sources can be listened to at the same time from a single set of headphones... or one source can be listened to at a time without switching cables....also, i would like to be able to adjust the volume of both sources independantly... so.. how...