Jean Corriveau
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Jean Corriveau
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Anyone know where I could find the right foam to make inserts for the open-back ear cups?
Was about to show you. We finished 2 ear cups yesterday. The problem is we're waiting for the shoemaker to make the headband leather sleeve so right now we have no headband lol...
But still, here are some pics of what we've done. Hope you guys like it. I'll send a prototype to @Armaegis soon so he can test it.
Only to test the difference, I put 2 different drivers in each cup with to different build. The open-back cup sports a PX-100 II and the closed-back got a PortaPro driver.
We still have plenty of tests to make but for the assembly, it works pretty damm good. Some adjustments will have to be doen but nothing crazy. The Brainwavz HM5 ear pads fit perfectly and we also have kennerton leather pads but unfortunately we cannot find them at the moment because we just relocalised and they must be lost in a box somewhere haha.
Also, the white foam we used in this prototype is only temporary as we had nothing else under the hand to use in the cups.
I'll be out for all night but if you guys ave any question regarding our project, don't hesitate to ask, I'll answer after the job.
Cheers!
Have you tried Grado drivers in your cups?
You might be interested in these Denon drivers.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/764732/grado-black-walnut-cups-optional-drivers
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I haven't tried any other drivers than the ones I named already. I will have to test with different drivers for sure but I've been really busy lately and haven't go the chance to work more on this project. Also, I'm still waiting on 2 pieces that need to be built again because I didn't design them right the first time. Once everything is done, I'll send them to a couple people for them to test them out and give me their opinion on them. Can't wait to get there.
It seems there are more Grado modders out there than any others, can you fit a Grado headband on these.
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I don't think so, I designed my own headband. I didn't care being able to fit another headband.
Do you plan on selling it as a package, with everything you need except drivers and cable?
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Mr Trev
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Anybody know of a good place online (here in Canada preferabl) that I can get a 3.5mm connector? Everywhere I've found has hideous shipping rates, or has to come from China
My Grado mini adapter is crapping out, and I'm thinking about just saying to heck with it and just re-terminating my 125s.
My Grado mini adapter is crapping out, and I'm thinking about just saying to heck with it and just re-terminating my 125s.
Me too, I just found it.
I usually buy my cables at monoprice but I'll have to try primecables next.
CanadianMaestro
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They're not in Canada, but BlueJeans Cables makes very good ICs, from Mogami and Canare.
I'm a bit wary of the connector quality with $3 cables....
I'm a bit wary of the connector quality with $3 cables....
Mr Trev
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Thanks all. Anybody try the Cardas HPI-A? Its a bit more than the grado mini adapter on Amazon.ca. I'm not convinced there'd be any sound difference, just wondering mostly about durability
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