MrSpeakers Alpha Dog Revealed! - The World's First Production 3D-Printed Headphones
Aug 18, 2014 at 2:28 PM Post #7,786 of 9,071
  http://headfonics.com/2014/08/12-flagship-headphones-compared-the-totl-guide/

 
And the conclusion has this tidbit: 
 if I were forced to offer an overall winner to you, there is no question that the Alpha Dog absolutely, brutally emaciated the 11 other models in this report. Disregarding price completely, it compares and even bests some of the $1000+ models out there, yet the drivers original manufacturing price was probably less than $10. No other headphone offers as much as the Alpha and it costs hundreds less than it should.

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Aug 18, 2014 at 6:14 PM Post #7,787 of 9,071
  ^^ I have no idea what you are trying to say. 

 
 
youtube
http://i.imgur.com/5PHenRD.jpg

 
 
my AD
http://i.imgur.com/AHtMxBQ.jpg

 
 
"Felt disc" can't fit my AD.
The only way to use "Felt disc" is installing "Felt disc" inside "Alpha pad".
 
 
And the DOTs
http://i.imgur.com/EZuzJ8Y.jpg

 
 
 
They are quite different size and height.
If i use two for both sides (means 4 DOTs are used), I feel that the right and left vocal distances are different.
If i use one for both sides (means 2 DOTs with same size are used), there is no issue what i mentioned above.
 
My English is not good enough. Sorry about that.
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Aug 18, 2014 at 6:39 PM Post #7,788 of 9,071
   
 
youtube
http://i.imgur.com/5PHenRD.jpg
 
 
my AD
http://i.imgur.com/AHtMxBQ.jpg
 
 
"Felt disc" can't fit my AD.
The only way to use "Felt disc" is installing "Felt disc" inside "Alpha pad".
 
And the DOTs
http://i.imgur.com/EZuzJ8Y.jpg
 
 
They are quite different size and height.
If i use two for both sides (means 4 DOTs are used), I feel that the right and left vocal distances are different.
If i use one for both sides (means 2 DOTs with same size are used), there is no issue what i mentioned above.
 
My English is not good enough. Sorry about that.
tongue.gif
 

That's so weird is the black ring new?
 
Aug 18, 2014 at 7:06 PM Post #7,790 of 9,071
  Me it is still not my conclusion, for example I prefer the HE-560 or even the HE-500, but these are open headphones.
But as closed headphones, IMO Alpha Dog are one of the best for sure.

It was strangely ranked so far above the others.  While I agree that they are a truly superior headphone, I don't think they necessarily 'blow' away the competition.
 
In terms of pricing, yeah.
 
Aug 18, 2014 at 7:13 PM Post #7,791 of 9,071
 "The bass on this headphone rivals the Audeze LCD series, absolutely obliterating most other headphones in this report with raw clarity and liquidity, that purity in the bass is absolute sublime in quality on the Alpha Dog, yet this headphone can be easily tailored to meet your standard of quantity via small tuning screws embedded in the cups."

 
This is one of the strong points I really have to agree on. These have a speaker-like clarity when it comes to the impact of drums and electronic snares. Its startling how much detail there is and separation between such instruments when I realize I'm wearing a closed headphone. 80's synth pop music never sounded so good. I'm listening to Al B. Sure! "Night and Day", The Human League "Human", Depeche Mode "Never Let Me Down Again", Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls". All have excellent clarity and presence throughout the frequency range. 
 
Aug 19, 2014 at 2:04 AM Post #7,792 of 9,071
Aug 19, 2014 at 3:01 AM Post #7,794 of 9,071
wowbvbv, if you are located in the USA, you can find a similar material with Creatology stiff felt, I believe it was. Dan told me they were close, but not the exact same. I wouldn't doubt this, as it appears the material Dan uses is more consistent throughout than the Creatology stuff, but the latter would work OK for personal experimentation (not so well for mass production where consistency is important).
 
You can also try experimenting with other felts, fabric, tissue papers (even toilet paper), and thin sheets of open-cell foam placed in front of the driver. I actually found using a square of 2-ply toilet paper + thin layer of open-cell foam + 2 of the included felt discs did a good job tuning the Alpha Dog to my tastes and might prefer it over using "dots" in the damping configuration. I was able to get a slightly smoother treble characteristic, at least, without necessarily reducing the intensity.
 
Aug 19, 2014 at 3:18 AM Post #7,796 of 9,071
   
 
youtube
http://i.imgur.com/5PHenRD.jpg

 
 
my AD
http://i.imgur.com/AHtMxBQ.jpg

 
 
"Felt disc" can't fit my AD.
The only way to use "Felt disc" is installing "Felt disc" inside "Alpha pad".
 
 
And the DOTs
http://i.imgur.com/EZuzJ8Y.jpg

 
 
 
They are quite different size and height.
If i use two for both sides (means 4 DOTs are used), I feel that the right and left vocal distances are different.
If i use one for both sides (means 2 DOTs with same size are used), there is no issue what i mentioned above.
 
My English is not good enough. Sorry about that.
tongue.gif
 

The treats are correctly sized, you are installing the discs wrong.  The felt discs don't go directly on the driver.  See the video around 4:35, the Alpha Pads are on when you put the discs on.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQuY3_mKSo
 
The black outer ring was the original design.  We did make a switch to white when we added a wall to surround the foam, it was a detail mostly for cosmetic reasons but it also makes it easier to align the felt disc.  To align the felt with a black ring, all you have to do is orient the felt to the foam underneath the Alpha Pads' driver screen.
 
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Aug 19, 2014 at 3:53 AM Post #7,797 of 9,071
  you will have to give the a more detailed spec on the toilet paper that you used. paper is not a simple thing 
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Hahaha, uh, I think I had basic AngelSoft on hand or something. I dunno. Parents bought it while visiting and is not my go-to TP for non-headphone purposes. TP will also subjectively lessen the "impact" of the sound, but given my AD had a bass boost straight from the box, I thought this worked well. It's amazing how well TP works at smoothing our or flattening treble peaks. Sounds counter-intuitive, but it is true.
 
Aug 19, 2014 at 5:01 AM Post #7,798 of 9,071
I purchased my Alpha Dogs yesterday. Dispatched within the hour so hopefully they'll they'll be here soon. My amp is the Burson Soloist SL which I'm confident will be more than sufficient. Does anyone have any recommendations for a good DAC, something in the £300-£500 range?
 
Aug 19, 2014 at 5:11 AM Post #7,799 of 9,071
I use the Bifrost Uber + Loki and I am happy with this combination. However, I did demo the Burson Conductor, this product was super smooth and refined with the AD and as far as I can remember the conductor uses a Sabre DAC 9018. so perhaps you may want to look for a DAC with this chip set.
 
http://diyhifishop.com/es9018-dsd-xmos-usb-dac-finished-with-xlr-output-best-price-p-315.html
 
I have not heard this however, it looks as if it might be good from a spec sheet, I know specs don't tell the whole story 
 

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