My DIY electrostatic headphones
Dec 17, 2019 at 3:59 PM Post #3,633 of 4,051
Very nice! To find the right tension isn’t easy. Keep trying!

What kind of cable do you use?
I am using STAX SRE-725 extension cable. I bought it used for good price. I only needed to make y-split part.

@Ulfar4 Beautiful! I think I need to buy 3D printer or DIY. :)
Thanks. Yeah, it is very good tool for diy things.
 
Dec 23, 2019 at 10:12 AM Post #3,634 of 4,051
It was a great fun meeting with @Tachikoma and his “boss” last Saturday. :wink:

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Jan 2, 2020 at 4:16 PM Post #3,637 of 4,051
I decided to try build a measurement rig. I started with buying microphone. I bought POM-2738P-R. Then I soldered simple circuit so I can connect it with my sound card. There is result:

(on the picture, the are headphones with 70mm active area)
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I know that paper box is not ideal solution since I am not able to measure low frequency very well. Also the mic is not calibrated but I was surprised that I got some results.

First I measured my lambda nova.There is the large peak between 1kHz and 2kHz, so they have highlighted mids.
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Next headphones was my first pair I made. They have round driver with 70mm active area. Mids are not so much presented as they was at lambads.
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Finally, there is my latest pair from previous posts. For me they are the best sounding in comparisons with others.
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In summary, I can hear some things from graphs and I think it is great help to understanding what is going on. Now I can tune my headphones, and then compare these changes with my ears and graphs. Now I can focus on membrane tension experimenting to achieve best sound.
 
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Jan 4, 2020 at 3:13 PM Post #3,639 of 4,051
legopart: Microphone I mentioned above is electret type.

Anyway, I did not like the paper box for measuring, so I drew up and print new holder for measuring. When I finish this, I will upload 3d models so everyone can print this if someone want.
First prototype:
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Jan 12, 2020 at 1:28 PM Post #3,641 of 4,051
I finished my measurement rig. I have built new amp for microphone so I can use it directly with line input of my sound card.
If anyone want to print this, there are 3D models:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4099146

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Here is new measurement of my headphones:
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Jan 13, 2020 at 4:01 PM Post #3,643 of 4,051
I finished my measurement rig. I have built new amp for microphone so I can use it directly with line input of my sound card.
If anyone want to print this, there are 3D models:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4099146

mFpxt1m.png


Here is new measurement of my headphones:
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Hello,
I also made 80mm drivers with similar case. What force you use to tension the membrane? Do you use dust covers?
 
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Jan 14, 2020 at 2:12 AM Post #3,645 of 4,051
I have a question to the fellows here. I have very little CAD experience and I have been using Fusion 360. Fusion 360 does not have a fill pattern tool like solidworks so how does everyone here go about filling the Stator with holes?
 

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