Nagasaki_Kid
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Why RIP, why not buy some magnet wire wind the coild glue it to the diaphragm and rebuild the driver.
Originally Posted by jonathanjong /img/forum/go_quote.gif Where are the pixies? |
Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif It's not so much the craftsmanship but the price. You can get stunning results from stuff that doesn't look great, but there's no denying there's maybe $15 of parts in there. The more expensive models don't have especially more expensive parts inside, either. That's why something like the HD-800 is particularly galling. They might have $50 into it, but are asking for $1,400. Even if they have $200 of parts in there (highly unlikely), $1,400 is still way too much. Sure, there's R&D, manufacturing, overhead, etc., etc., but the profit margin on headphones is incredible. Consider that a SR-60i is profitable at $70 and that the labor, parts, costs of production, and everything else can't be more than the RS-1, at ten times the price. Sure, the mahogany is more expensive than injected molded plastic, but maybe $5 or $10 more expensive. |
Originally Posted by Epicfailman /img/forum/go_quote.gif You might consider them destroyed, but the drivers work just like they did before he took them apart. |
Originally Posted by sgrossklass /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, in this case I'd have my doubts there. If the driver is dissected as far as shown, the whole voice coil (red part, mostly fixation lacquer I guess) would have to be rewound and attached to the membrane (or even wound in place). Has to be electrically connected as well. We're talking very very fine wire here. |