Ikarios
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Darthpants are just what I call Vaughn's paperstone-"woodied" T50RP. The design is modeled after Smeggy's "Thunderpants", which were the original creation. He logs some of his creation here:
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/501773/thunderpants/915
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Detailed information regarding the cups and damping schemes can be found throughout that thread, and the measurements are on pg18:
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/501773/thunderpants/255
Cup design is on the page after that. I'm not sure what damping scheme smeggy uses on his mods, but others (IIRC, sachu, dbel84, Faust3D [for the stock T50RP enclosure, but probably applies to woody mods) have released their own damping schemes. I'd suggest skimming through that thread to get an idea of what's going on. If you have access to a shop and the time to spend tinkering with your cups and damping, then I would highly suggest trying out the T50RPs.
That said, after I made my last post I realized I was loving the Darthpants a little bit too much. I took a step back and noticed that there were a few areas of the frequency range that could use a little work. However I attribute this to the type of pad used. I guess over the next couple weeks I'll be hunting down possible pads to use...
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/501773/thunderpants/915
And adds:
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They have changed slightly since then. I made a mechanical fitting which passes through the piece which fastens to the cup to make the connection more secure. I added a leather headband to make them a little more comfortable and Sony XB700 pads to make them ridiculously comfortable. Interestingly the Sony pads also greatly improved the sound over the stock pads. I think the slightly amorphous shape of the pads when compressed helps to break up any resonances between the driver and ear. A couple of current photos, there is a little fuzz on the foam gasket which seals the baffle and cup from repeated experimentation with different earpads. You could replace the foam tape if this is an issue for you.
Detailed information regarding the cups and damping schemes can be found throughout that thread, and the measurements are on pg18:
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/501773/thunderpants/255
Cup design is on the page after that. I'm not sure what damping scheme smeggy uses on his mods, but others (IIRC, sachu, dbel84, Faust3D [for the stock T50RP enclosure, but probably applies to woody mods) have released their own damping schemes. I'd suggest skimming through that thread to get an idea of what's going on. If you have access to a shop and the time to spend tinkering with your cups and damping, then I would highly suggest trying out the T50RPs.
That said, after I made my last post I realized I was loving the Darthpants a little bit too much. I took a step back and noticed that there were a few areas of the frequency range that could use a little work. However I attribute this to the type of pad used. I guess over the next couple weeks I'll be hunting down possible pads to use...