busy with lifes many demands. now back to what matters. sound vibration !.........spent some time with tung oiled final form cups.
set A total raw limba wood
set B raw wood outer, tung oil inner walls (first time for me w/ this particular oil)
Here's the problem variable, they had diff V4's..... all sound different to me.
So I have no real idea what differences I hear can be attributed to the finish and/or the driver. So can't really learn anything definite from this.......but at least I totally enjoyed each set and could likely live indefinitely into the future with either. more natural and truer than my old grado and senns' in any case....
Comparing them in a casual manner during week revealed interesting tidbits, but basically what we already have learned in our little journey. That they are totally different sounds and vibes. I like aspects of each and struggle with what to do here. So, for myself, I will be leaving my outers raw until I find a real reason to put a finish on them....cracking being my only real concern, and based on experience, I'm not giving alot of concern to it. It's not a guitar neck. and those don't disintigrate into dust if not finished, they only bend back and forth a touch and that only matters because the strings are super alligned for action......... So comparing the type of dimensions and scale we are comparing, I don't think this cup will move too much or cause problems that affect anything. Especially since the drivers are semi loose/tight fit...which also seem to work nicer for sound reasons. The finish on the outside is stricly a holdover from a superficial mindset the cult-ure fosters. Totally understandable one at least. Things do pop out when finished. color, grain etc which can be cool. But raw has it's own mad max vibe to it....I did 'burnish' the wood with steel wool on the lathe though, so if one is sensitive enough, he would find the 'finish' like a super light hand rubbed finish. Special attention here to inner wall burnishing. Mix that with some hand oil over use and you have a natural finish like the eddie Vhalen he puts on all his necks since '78. his hand oil. Turns our we are oil factories.
here's my final sets.....sucks being a perfectionist. check out that fit and finish !
no grill mesh. don't need it.don't want it. looking inside takes the mystery out of it. which most do not want. they want mystery and confusion and war. I'd rather see how things really work and live in reality. Once headphone cups are demystified. which is what true knowledge does, one can create a nicer sound that really relaxes. and what is music if not total relaxation.
http://www.ehow.com/list_7634861_wood-burnishing-tools.html
http://www.scrollsawer.com/forum/wood-finishing-and-painting/13688.htm