[HasturTheYellow]

   
I understand the drivers are identical now.  My question is regarding the housings.  Different materials, thicknesses, etc. can change sound in both the time domain (resonances) and raw frequency. 

 
I thought I had covered this in the previous E-Mail when I said that the headphone was the final PM-2. So yes, the housing, the ring between the housing and the earpads, the parts around the hinges, were plastic.

 

[tinyman392]

   
I thought I had covered this in the previous E-Mail when I said that the headphone was the final PM-2. So yes, the housing, the ring between the housing and the earpads, the parts around the hinges, were plastic.

 
Whoops, I should have been more specific, I was talking about between the driver and the housing   Does this also include the grill?  Sorry for the mass questions, this is the last one, I promise

 

[HasturTheYellow]

The driver casing, grill and dampening material are identical. The quality of the components used are in the headphone housing, the the headband, earpads, and in the hinge. By switching to plastics and synthetics, you literally assure 99 percent manufacturing standards, whereas with metal, composite components, and leather, you end up with a lot of rejected components as they fall short of our high manufacturing standards. This is why the PM-2 can offer the same performance of the PM-1 at a substantially lower price.

 

[rgs9200m]

Dear Hastur, please do not tweak the PM1 sound; it's a classic and a welcome departure from the smash and boom tendencies in many phones. 
All the best to the PM1 designers.

 

[pataburd]

How do I git them thar PM-2 pads, pard'ner?
Will PM-1 owners be required to put in a formal request?

 

[kkcc]

The driver casing, grill and dampening material are identical. The quality of the components used are in the headphone housing, the the headband, earpads, and in the hinge. By switching to plastics and synthetics, you literally assure 99 percent manufacturing standards, whereas with metal, composite components, and leather, you end up with a lot of rejected parts they fall short of our high manufacturing standards. This is why the PM-2 can offer the same performance of the PM-1 at a substantially lower price.

Great to hear. Seems like the PM2 is the real deal!! I'm glad to have resisted getting PM1.

 

[arnaud]

But wait, some bloke said earlier that changing the pads won't make a difference in sound and that it was almost a fact? .

More seriously, thank you Hastur for the continued clarifications. As usual, you guys appear to be doing very sound engineering and it just feels very clever / well done as a whole.

A PM2 with its alternative pads and PM1 leather pads sounds like an interesting proposition! Gotta hide the wallet .

 

[HasturTheYellow]

  How do I git them thar PM-2 pads, pard'ner?
Will PM-1 owners be required to put in a formal request?

 
Hasn't been decided on how we will fulfill the request for the earpads, but likely we will just E-Mail blast customers (since all PM-1 customers had to buy direct) requesting confirmation of the shipping address so we can fulfill shipping of the tuned earpads.

 

[nick n]

   
Hasn't been decided on how we will fulfill the request for the earpads, but likely we will just E-Mail blast customers (since all PM-1 customers had to buy direct) requesting confirmation of the shipping address so we can fulfill shipping of the tuned earpads.

You might want to confirm they still own them also, in case some few have sold them on ( hard as that is to fathom ), and you would be sending pads for nothing.

 

[HasturTheYellow]

That is one of the reasons for sending out the E-Mail blast instead of just sending them out based on the information we had on the order.

 

[YtseJamer]

If you don't like the sound of the PM-2 pads, then just buy the PM-1 pads. Literally the only change is due to the pad.

Thanks, good news

 

[rgs9200m]

Maybe someone should start a PM-2 thread so the PM-1 impressions and discussions could continue on their own.

 

[Frank I]

Oppo will be showing the PM-2 in CanMani on July25-27 in Washington DC plus the Ha-1 and PM-1 just check out the booth. Oppo is sponsoring the CanMania- Come on done and hang with us.

 

[MattTCG]

  Oppo will be showing the PM-2 in CanMani on July25-27 in Washington DC plus the Ha-1 and PM-1 just check out the booth. Oppo is sponsoring the CanMania- Come on done and hang with us.

 
Makes me want to check on a cheap plane ticket. 

 

[Frank I]

   
Makes me want to check on a cheap plane ticket. 

Matt you should come out-Bowei may be able to split a room with you he has a room and is looking to share it like 50.00 night