[goldendarko]

So they didn't just go to Michaels and buys some rolls of felt?

 

[Allanmarcus]

 


The black ones are a synthetic felt, the white is not a felt per se though it looks it (and that's enough said on that... :wink_face:  ).

Probably more accurate than used poker felt from trump's casino, died black with squid ink. The white ones bleached by being left out in the Las Vegas sun, then softened with the tears of Vegas gamblers who lost it all before they were able to us ethers.


Let me help you with some marketing speak:

Black filters are made from the most advanced carbon nano tubes availablee that are formed by 99.999999% pure carbon ingots fired at 10,000 deg C and spun in a zero gravity vacuum.

White filters are made from the tiny fallen whiskers of a baby ermine that our source collects from abandoned ermine dens so that no animals are harmed in the process but requires trekking through 320 square miles to make one pad.

 

[goodyfresh]

 
Let me help you with some marketing speak:
 
Black filters are made from the most advanced carbon nano tubes availablee that are formed by 99.999999% pure carbon ingots fired at 10,000 deg C and spun in a zero gravity vacuum.
 
White filters are made from the tiny fallen whiskers of a baby ermine that our source collects from abandoned ermine dens so that no animals are harmed in the process but requires trekking through 320 square miles to make one pad.
 

 

[mrspeakers]

 
Let me help you with some marketing speak:
 
Black filters are made from the most advanced carbon nano tubes availablee that are formed by 99.999999% pure carbon ingots fired at 10,000 deg C and spun in a zero gravity vacuum.
 
White filters are made from the tiny fallen whiskers of a baby ermine that our source collects from abandoned ermine dens so that no animals are harmed in the process but requires trekking through 320 square miles to make one pad.

LMAO.  I had 30 years in marketing, but I made a commitment to minimize marketing speak and do my best to just say it like I hear it and describe it like it is, and not use marketing speak.  
 
Maybe this will cost us sales, but I hope most people will appreciate direct answers and accurate info. Of course there are questions I won't answer because it is a trade secret, and we do have those, but otherwise I try to be direct. 
 
If someone is going to form negative preconceptions about our product based on the materials instead of listening, that's their choice.  We are very careful about what materials we use and why, that's our job, but there are millions of materials in the world, and we can't try them all so if anyone has time to make tuning parts from fairy wings steeped in Unicorn farts and it works, drop a note and share. I'm always interested if someone has ideas they'd like to share that improve the product.  We always listen...
 

 

[mrspeakers]

So they didn't just go to Michaels and buys some rolls of felt?

We did when we started 3 years ago, but for a long time now we've been using industrial suppliers who produce materials to our requirements and we buy in large bolts of material, several hundred pounds at a time these days.  That said the black felt is very similar to a craft felt.  On the other hand the white stuff is unicorn hair trimmings.

 

[sbradley02]

 
Let me help you with some marketing speak:
 
Black filters are made from the most advanced carbon nano tubes availablee that are formed by 99.999999% pure carbon ingots fired at 10,000 deg C and spun in a zero gravity vacuum.
 
White filters are made from the tiny fallen whiskers of a baby ermine that our source collects from abandoned ermine dens so that no animals are harmed in the process but requires trekking through 320 square miles to make one pad.
 
 

Your parody is sounding like a lot of the snake oily companies that make up way too much of the high end marketplace, unfortunately...

 

[Allanmarcus]

I cut up some old underwear and tried the material as filters. I preferred boxers to briefs!

Ok, I'll stop.

 

[goodyfresh]

  Your parody is sounding like a lot of the snake oily companies that make up way too much of the high end marketplace, unfortunately...

http://bybeetech.com/?page_id=11

Quantum-mechanics and "crystal technology."  It must be legit, then!  Just read this product description:
 
http://bybeetech.com/?page_id=136

Quantum ROOM-TREATMENT!  Not only will it "quantum purify the electron flow" using "crystals," it will also quantum purify the surrounding air in your listening room to enhance the resonances!  WOWEE, GUYS!  It must be legit, because the guy who designs it "used to use quantum mechanics in classified U.S. government projects for the military!"

Some of their products cost as much as five-thousand dollars.  I find it an absolute unbelievable laugh-riot that anyone anywhere actually falls for that crap.  It reminds me of Deepak Chopra's "quantum spirituality" bullcrap.
 
Thank you so much, @mrspeakers, for not ever engaging in such pretentious bullcrap!

 
Btw, I will soon be receiving my own pair of Mr. Speakers headphones for the next few months.  A very very very nice guy in these forums, @inthere, is going to be lending me his Alpha Dogs, becuaase he is now the proud owner of a new pair of Ether C's himself.  I'm excited! Depending on how much I like the Alpha Dogs in the long-term, it will help me decide once and for all if I am going to make the Alpha Prime or Ether C my eventual "endgame" headphones.

 

[mrspeakers]

I cut up some old underwear and tried the material as filters. I preferred boxers to briefs!

 
Wait until you try old socks.  Don't wash them though, that reduces the sound quality. 

 

[drgajet]

Gives them that wonderful dirty sound everyone likes.

 

[Allanmarcus]

I cut up some old underwear and tried the material as filters. I preferred boxers to briefs!

Wait until you try old socks.  Don't wash them though, that reduces the sound quality. 

I can't stop!

Use downy to soften the sound.

 

[jude]

Let's get it back on topic, you comics. LOL.

 

[pervysage]

Still can't get over the temptation to purchase these beauties. Can anyone comment on the sound compared to the TH900?
 
I'm assuming it won't have as much thump as the TH900 considering the TH900 V-shape sound signature but after listening to HD800's and LS50 speakers for a while, I think my tastes are moving over to the more neutral side anyways. I do listen to a lot of EDM and some hip-hop once in a while, so some thump when the music calls for it would still be appreciated. 

 

[ejong7]

  Still can't get over the temptation to purchase these beauties. Can anyone comment on the sound compared to the TH900?
 
I'm assuming it won't have as much thump as the TH900 considering the TH900 V-shape sound signature but after listening to HD800's and LS50 speakers for a while, I think my tastes are moving over to the more neutral side anyways. I do listen to a lot of EDM and some hip-hop once in a while, so some thump when the music calls for it would still be appreciated. 

I think the Ether C might just be the one for you. It's more like neutral-plus, not as bright as the HD800 and have a more pronounced bottom end but in terms of detail retrieval and resolution I think both are comparable.
 
I compared the two in balance configuration and while I felt the TH900 is more euphonic and has a more engaging bass I also felt that the soundstage of the Ether C is wider, C more detailed with a more neutral sound signature.

 

[NZtechfreak]

I don't think the Ether C is a slouch in terms of resolution, but I think the HD800 still has a clear advantage for resolution.