simonatsea
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Well, after reading the glowing reviews I decided to purchase some V9’s. I’ve had a pair of 3D printed wood cups which I had never used for the build. Turned out the inner dimensions were just a little big for the driver. I used some thin closed cell vinyl foam(sound deadening material) on the inner lip of the cup with some double sided carpet tape.
I used some Zu audio teflon SPC(Mobuis) for the internal hook wire in the cups. Initially I had added a piece of 4n 28g solid silver in Teflon to the hook up wire but have since removed that.
My cable connectors are supplied from Mrspeakers to use my Norne Vanquish SE cable and balanced Mrspeaker XLR cable from my AD Primes.
I used pure copper screen material for the cup mesh.
G cups seem to have a much more balanced sound than my L cups. Although limited time has been spent with the L cups so far.
First off my balanced cable did not seem to work with these drivers. Not sure why, one ear was very weak and distorted and the other had no sound. I installed the connectors as per Mrspeakers wiring guide... so far its a mystery... do the hookup wires have to be the exact same length if there are multiple wires per pole?
Listening.... well at first I found them to have very thick deep bass, maybe not the last word in texture though. They were filled with detail, detail monsters I would say, but almost to a fault, a little tipped up towards the treble region. I found them to be fatiguing and a little tizzy and could show some simbalance. I decided it could be the pure Silver wire inside the cups that might be the culprit. I did a little open heart surgery and the tizzy harsh highs we gone.
They seem alot more balanced now, less fatiguing and though a little less resolving(maybe in a good way though).
This is my first foray back the magnum/grado sound but I was hoping for more soundstage, imaging and depth. Currently I am not getting that. They do sound great and I love the open feel and sound of the headphones.
Its just when I put my Mrspeakers AD Primes(closed back) on the layers and depth of the sound is delivered in spades. The magnums make those sound really good...
Maybe its my 3d printer wood cups not being of “Tone wood” or the internal dimensions not being just quite rite but I am a little under whelmed by the whole package. They sound amazing for $149 USD but I guess I was just expecting a little more in the soundstage, laying, imaging departments...
They are light, comfortable, open and balanced. I made them and I think they look pretty cool but I would trade them for Audeze LCD-3f’s given half the chance.
Maybe some different cups might happen at some point when I get feeling crafty again...
More pics to come
I used some Zu audio teflon SPC(Mobuis) for the internal hook wire in the cups. Initially I had added a piece of 4n 28g solid silver in Teflon to the hook up wire but have since removed that.
My cable connectors are supplied from Mrspeakers to use my Norne Vanquish SE cable and balanced Mrspeaker XLR cable from my AD Primes.
I used pure copper screen material for the cup mesh.
G cups seem to have a much more balanced sound than my L cups. Although limited time has been spent with the L cups so far.
First off my balanced cable did not seem to work with these drivers. Not sure why, one ear was very weak and distorted and the other had no sound. I installed the connectors as per Mrspeakers wiring guide... so far its a mystery... do the hookup wires have to be the exact same length if there are multiple wires per pole?
Listening.... well at first I found them to have very thick deep bass, maybe not the last word in texture though. They were filled with detail, detail monsters I would say, but almost to a fault, a little tipped up towards the treble region. I found them to be fatiguing and a little tizzy and could show some simbalance. I decided it could be the pure Silver wire inside the cups that might be the culprit. I did a little open heart surgery and the tizzy harsh highs we gone.
They seem alot more balanced now, less fatiguing and though a little less resolving(maybe in a good way though).
This is my first foray back the magnum/grado sound but I was hoping for more soundstage, imaging and depth. Currently I am not getting that. They do sound great and I love the open feel and sound of the headphones.
Its just when I put my Mrspeakers AD Primes(closed back) on the layers and depth of the sound is delivered in spades. The magnums make those sound really good...
Maybe its my 3d printer wood cups not being of “Tone wood” or the internal dimensions not being just quite rite but I am a little under whelmed by the whole package. They sound amazing for $149 USD but I guess I was just expecting a little more in the soundstage, laying, imaging departments...
They are light, comfortable, open and balanced. I made them and I think they look pretty cool but I would trade them for Audeze LCD-3f’s given half the chance.
Maybe some different cups might happen at some point when I get feeling crafty again...
More pics to come
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