[capnjack]

Of the drivers that I've heard:
Ypsilon R1 >/= Ypsilon G1 > Ypsilon S2 >/= Nhoord Red V2 > Magnum V7 > Original Ypsilon > Original Nhoord > Magnum V6
Between the R1 and G1 its more of a preference, same as between the S2 and Red V2
I haven't had a chance to hear the Magnum V8 or Turbulent X yet so I don't know where they would fall on the list

Turbulent X imho, are excellent (tuned by Rhydon v8’s), but if they’re still €70 inc shipping I’d go with the Nhoord’s. They’re slightly warmer than the Turbulent X imho. otherwise they’re similarly tuned.

 

[gazzington]

Nhoords suit metal?

 

[capnjack]

If you are interested, just put together a beginners article on modding for headphonesty.com.

Nice job and some really useful info and links. I’m looking at the ear pads in particular (look stunning) But how do they compare to the L&G cush pads?

 

[DavidA]

While I don't listen to metal I'd say the Ypsilon S2 or Magnum V8 might be your best bet since the Nhoord is a bit on the warmer side and would take the edge off the treble for metal

 

[capnjack]

Nhoords suit metal?

In all honesty, I don’t listen to enough metal on a regular basis to answer you on that, but classic and acoustic rock sure sounds great on them. They have a slight mid-bass hump, as do most Grado replacements, but most of my friends agree that Jaco has done a great job with them and enjoy the sound they make. The Turbulent X, to me, seems to have a slightly less pronounced hump than the Nhoord though, otherwise they seem quite similar.

 

[capnjack]

Oh, definitely use the L Cush for metal and not the G!

 

[capnjack]

Just did a quick compare and I definitely prefer the X’s over the Nhoords for metal, just been comparing Moonlight Sonata - Exmortus, on the two. I’ve come to the conclusion based on only that one track though, using both L & G Cush pads. So I’d say Turbulent X with L cush of my 2 pairs. Of course your dap/amp/cables may vary, I’m using Pioneer xdp-300 and Little dot mk2 with VE Junkosha silver cable at the moment.

 

[Alcaudon]

So a few weeks ago I asked if anyone here had ordered from Concord Custom Lab in the past, but no one seemed to know about them. I went ahead and ordered a set of aluminium gimbals and rod-blocks for a project that has been laying around for years now, and this week I received the packet. Since maybe someone else could be in the same situation as me, I though I could share my experience just in case anyone else is interested.

I want to clarify that I'm not related with CCL in any way, I'm just a customer sharing my experience with a particular seller (if this is against the rules, please mods feel free to delete this post).

The purchase process itself was straighforward: I contacted them to explain what I wanted, payed trough paypal, the packet was shipped quickly and I received it in the expected time-frame. I must say that I'm extremely satisfied with the quality of the product. I've never ordered gimbals from any other seller, but I must say that I'm blown away with the level of attention to detail put into these, exquisite craftmanship.

A few pictures (my apologies for the terrible quality):

So in summary: extremely satisfied.

 

[TravAndAlex]

So a few weeks ago I asked if anyone here had ordered from Concord Custom Lab in the past, but no one seemed to know about them. I went ahead and ordered a set of aluminium gimbals and rod-blocks for a project that has been laying around for years now, and this week I received the packet. Since maybe someone else could be in the same situation as me, I though I could share my experience just in case anyone else is interested.

I want to clarify that I'm not related with CCL in any way, I'm just a customer sharing my experience with a particular seller (if this is against the rules, please mods feel free to delete this post).

The purchase process itself was straighforward: I contacted them to explain what I wanted, payed trough paypal, the packet was shipped quickly and I received it in the expected time-frame. I must say that I'm extremely satisfied with the quality of the product. I've never ordered gimbals from any other seller, but I must say that I'm blown away with the level of attention to detail put into these, exquisite craftmanship.

A few pictures (my apologies for the terrible quality):

So in summary: extremely satisfied.

Wow! Looks great!

 

[mgh24]

So a few weeks ago I asked if anyone here had ordered from Concord Custom Lab in the past, but no one seemed to know about them. I went ahead and ordered a set of aluminium gimbals and rod-blocks for a project that has been laying around for years now, and this week I received the packet. Since maybe someone else could be in the same situation as me, I though I could share my experience just in case anyone else is interested.

I want to clarify that I'm not related with CCL in any way, I'm just a customer sharing my experience with a particular seller (if this is against the rules, please mods feel free to delete this post).

The purchase process itself was straighforward: I contacted them to explain what I wanted, payed trough paypal, the packet was shipped quickly and I received it in the expected time-frame. I must say that I'm extremely satisfied with the quality of the product. I've never ordered gimbals from any other seller, but I must say that I'm blown away with the level of attention to detail put into these, exquisite craftmanship.

A few pictures (my apologies for the terrible qua

So in summary: extremely satisfied.

Thanks for posting!

What are your plans for a headband?

 

[Alcaudon]

Thanks for posting!

What are your plans for a headband?

You are very welcome!

For the headband I've ordered a Turbulent Labs black XL headband. Did some DIY headbands in the past, but this time I going for a more "professional" look (plus I don't relly have the time for that now).

These are the cups that I'm using for this build (I have to re-polish them since they where recovered from a heavily modified SR60 I did a few years ago and are a little scratched):

Now, I just have to decide which drivers I want to use (I have a spare pair of V6 Symphones, but I will probably use them in another build). I'm in between V8 and Nhoord Red, guess I will have to do some research, because my experience with drivers is limited to V4 Magnums from another build I did a long time ago.

 

[wormsdriver]

You have a really beautiful looking build so far. What will you use for the cable?!

 

[Alcaudon]

You have a really beautiful looking build so far. What will you use for the cable?!

Thanks!

I'm going with a DIY cable. Basically 4 strands of 24AWG 6N OCC Copper with a .50 microns gold plating twisted together, covered with teflon insulation, covered with a cotton sleeve, covered with a copper mesh, another layer of teflon and a nylon multifilament sleeve. This is a (very bad) picture of how it looks like (there's also pictured a reel of the wire that I use):

I'm still undecided about the final construction of the cable itself. I don't know if it's going to be a two wire construction (one wire for each side, two strands of each wire for both positive and negative) or if I'm going full overkill with a four wire construction (two wires for each side, one for posive and one for negative so 4 conductors for both positive and negative).

A two wire construction should be perfectly fine since the individual strands are enamel insulated and, even when twisted together very tightly, there's no conductivity between conductors, and it's hoing to be half the work and will result in a lighter cable and an easier to deal with in daily use one. Still, there's something telling me that I should go with a different geometry (maybe a 4 wire with 2 conductors for wire) or stick with what I know it works and go for a 4 wire construction. Just for reference, this is a 4 wire cable I did for my LCD-2 with the same geometry:

Any suggestion about this matter would be much appreciated.

 

[wormsdriver]

Very good looking cable you have there. You can always consider doing detachable cables on your build. Then you can have a light shorter cable and a heavier longer cable for some serious listening sessions.
If you end up not using one you can always recoup your money by selling it to one of us headphone junkies. :-D

 

[wormsdriver]

Btw, I also need to make a cable and was probably gonna buy a four conductor mic cable and try and dress it up a bit(I have little to none cable making skills)