[Viber]

Unknown 50mm ID drivers i got.
Seems to be Titanium, came with baffle.

(weird way to install it, i know )

 

[iFi audio]

(weird way to install it, i know )

Even more industrial than KMFDM's music

 

[Slater]

Even more industrial than KMFDM's music

Nice...love me some KMFDM! I saw them in concert way back in the mid 90s. They toured with Lords of Acid. It was epic!

 

[Viber]

Even more industrial than KMFDM's music

If you're saying it reminds you of German engineering then thank you.

The funny thing about those drivers - i have NO idea if they belong to 300$ cans or to a 30$ set.
I spent DAYS trying to find out their origin and i wasnt even close to find an answer.

Bottom line: they were amazing for the 20$ i got them and when i saw them again for below 15$ on BF it became complete robbery

 

[Slater]

If you're saying it reminds you of German engineering then thank you.

The funny thing about those drivers - i have NO idea if they belong to 300$ cans or to a 30$ set.
I spent DAYS trying to find out their origin and i wasnt even close to find an answer.

Bottom line: they were amazing for the 20$ i got them and when i saw them again for below 15$ on BF it became complete robbery

They look titanium plated.

Did they have that weird filter on the magnet vent (with what looks like black electrical tape)? Or did you do that?

 

[Viber]

Did they have that weird filter on the magnet vent (with what looks like black electrical tape)? Or did you do that?

I was curious to hear how they would sound without the filter, but then i didn't like it and sealed it back with some electric tape.

 

[Slater]

I was curious to hear how they would sound without the filter, but then i didn't like it and sealed it back with some electric tape.

Ah, gotcha

Usually removing those filters and running with an open magnet vent makes it sound like a bassy bloated mess.

I usually try it both ways, and most of the time I settle on partially covering the vent once I get the low end to the level I like, but not so much it’s bloated or overpowering.

 

[Viber]

Ah, gotcha

Usually removing those filters and running with an open magnet vent makes it sound like a bassy bloated mess.

I usually try it both ways, and most of the time I settle on partially covering the vent once I get the low end to the level I like, but not so much it’s bloated or overpowering.

My problem was that i insisted on an open design. Once i found a nice thick lid for the actual cups i realized i was wasting my time with that hole. The lid added more "meat" to the sound, messing around with air just made the sound weird IMO.

Those drivers are very tricky - they are are designed to sound ~flat and sparkly in their original config. their strengths are good performance across the range and nice sound-stage, but if you go close then you lose the sound-stage yet benefit better bass performance.

I think that because of that material, there's a smidge of harshness and a bit of an un-natural flavor to those, but i also think they are pretty fast because of that.

Would be interesting to use wool drivers of my next project. See how a completely different driver material sounds like.

 

[iFi audio]

Nice...love me some KMFDM! I saw them in concert way back in the mid 90s. They toured with Lords of Acid. It was epic!

It's an amazing band, faithful to their own style since the beginning. That's respectable.

If you're saying it reminds you of German engineering then thank you.

But of course that's what we meant!

 

[RenZixx]

I'm sorry to bring up an old topic but does anyone know how the K99 perform? Are they like the K100 or different?

 

[mydetour]

Driver of the ultrasone edition 8 ex

 

[iFi audio]

Driver of the ultrasone edition 8 ex

That's one fancy enclosure for it.

 

[JasonX]

Still no word on how those K99 Drivers sound?

Thanks.

 

[Slater]

Still no word on how those K99 Drivers sound?

Thanks.

I've been so busy building IEMs that I haven't even done anything with my K99 and K100. During the summer I usually don't even use headphones; instead it's when I do all of my IEM modding and building. The winter is usually when I build headphones.

I'll make it a priority to work on the K drivers once I wrap up a few projects on my plate. I'm curious how they sound myself!

 

[RenZixx]

I've been so busy building IEMs that I haven't even done anything with my K99 and K100. During the summer I usually don't even use headphones; instead it's when I do all of my IEM modding and building. The winter is usually when I build headphones.

I'll make it a priority to work on the K drivers once I wrap up a few projects on my plate. I'm curious how they sound myself!

Aha thanks @Slater ! Please keep up updated!