Anybody still listening to these? I use mine sometimes when it's too loud in to listen to my open backed HE-560s headphones and they're always exactly like how I remember them. Fast, open, detailed and non fatiguing! Also, these are said to be lacking in the bass departement but I absolutely...

I still really enjoy my Geek Pulse XFI (ESS) with my HE-560.

That's great to hear @antdroid ! I don't think anyone has made wooden cups except for me, I have made a CAD model of the cup to either CNC or 3d print but I've never done anything with it.

Then there is my version which is a Version 2 with hand made wooden cups! The rarest version in existence. :o2smile: I can confirm this, I've been offering 3d-printed-replacement yokes for the HE-560 and HE-400i for the past year and while I've recieved quite a few requests last year I saw a...

Anybody in here who has a set of Focuspad-A in new or as new condition who doesn't use them and is willing to ship them to the Netherlands? Looking to buy a new set but as they're quite expensive I'm looking to buy off of someone.

I'm running the Pulse XFI in original chassis, didn't install anything. I'm running driver version 10.0.17134.1 dated 11-4-2018 made by Microsoft.

Why would you use the LHL driver if Windows 10 supports it natively?

So my Pulse XFI has been collecting dust every since I got an Audio-GD NFB-28 over a year ago. Reason I got that is because I had to repeatedly power cycle the Pulse in order for Windows to be able to output audio to it. It did get detected but couldn't play anything. I didn't feel comfortable...

The firmware files I got are for all Pulse models and are version 2V0 dating April and September 2016. I assume no further work has been done on these since.

I don't think he means the yokes but the plastic clamp that holds them to the metal headband. If you can't find a solution I'll probably be able to reproduce these and send them to you.

Just to add, Jarek responded very promptly and sent me the firmware files to test. I will test if this solves my Pulse not getting recognized by Windows a lot of the times I power it up.

No, I will try this.

How am I able to when I can only get the updater files from LHL?

I've had my Pulse XFI sit in a box for the past year waiting for an update. It has a hard time getting recognized by any pc when turned on. Sometimes it doesn't get found at all, other times it is found but refuses to play anything with Windows throwing an error when trying to play a test sound...

Hifiman needs some proper craftsmen to start making wooden cups again. :grimacing: My diy wooden cups have been holding up great for over two years now.

I haven't heard of anyone who had my printed yokes break yet. I had to redo one I was doing for someone because I wasn't satisfied with the finish (experiments) and had to break them again to get the pivot out. I got the ends 2/3's to touching before they broke so I'm pretty confident they will...

Haha, all is good. I am /u/Moederbeer (motherbear in Dutch) on Reddit. I'm happy I've been able to provide a couple of people with some replacement parts so far, feels pretty good.

Too bad you don't have an original yoke to sacrifice. I'd be curious to find this out myself and willing to send another set to test. The "very rigid and flexible" comment you made earlier is probably because of the way these are printed and constructed. The outer shell is about 1mm thick (3...

Please don't hurt them, my babies! I've sent out quite a few so far and I hope people will feel just as confident as you.

I don't enjoy the HE-560 with default Focus pads for extended time, the Focus-A pads solve this. I've measured a big difference around the 4.5KHz region.

Yes, I agree. However putting quite a lot of stress on a part that doesn't require it doesn't make much sense IMO. @antdroid Thanks a lot for letting me destroy your (broken) yokes and making me able to reproduce them. A lot of people are showing interest in these on Reddit and it feels good to...

Also made a video about smoothing the 3d printed part. Acetone smoothing 3dprinted Hifiman yokes

Really curious to see what yours look like @PantsUK! I've never painted any of my printed pieces. I also made a video about smoothing the abs with acetone which is what's I've done to @antdroid 's pair.

@TimeSnow : Do you have more pictures, I'm curious.

I heard of a guy who sells replacements for cheap. :nerd: I tried glueing mine when they cracked but that didn't really hold up since glue is usually a brittle spot. I think glueing and the using a strip of metal on the inside with epoxy could work. After a lot of smoothing it was time to try...