Mr Mat
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What exactly would I need besides wiring, and headphone speakers and ear cups?
Where can I get some really good headphone speakers though?
...and a headband, some connectors, wire cutters, strippers, soldering iron, solder...
...oh, and some basic idea of what you're doing. Headphones are not that difficult to make, but headphones that sound good may not be that easy. You can have open back or completely closed or something in between. You can have over-ear, on-ear or in-ear.
Good luck.
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At the risk of discouraging you, by the time you have made a nice DIY headphone you could have bought a nice commercial one. Often for the same amount of cash, and no time investment.
By all means, try if you are interested in the challenge, but if this is any attempt to save money (since these threads often are) - it is not a good way to do that.
I think DIY'ing your own headphone isn't to save money. It's the process of making one, then admiring the finished product that really counts.
I agree with you.
But there are many people who don't.
Yes, I'm guessing the OP also agrees with me; that's why they asked this question on the DIY forums.
It's the same thing with DIY amps - why build one when you could just buy one?
Theres some really resourceful builds in this thread here, as well as links to driver elements.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/690682/the-non-grado-driver-grado-thread