jwilliamhurst
Headphoneus Supremus
Share a photo of a setup that’s bringing you joy lately .
Share a photo of a setup that’s bringing you joy lately .
Share a photo of a setup that’s bringing you joy lately .
Share a photo of a setup that’s bringing you joy lately .
Mass-Kobo 465 + Traillii
Those are probably the coolest shells I've seen. Wow.There are quite a few brands now that make full-wood (or wood-resin) universals, but only few that can do so in custom. I'm fairly sure Noble were the first to ever do it, but we now also have JH, UM, QDC and Ambient Acoustics off the top of my head. I'm sure there are a few I'm missing. The reason this isn't common or cheap when it comes to customs is because of the process you mentioned: CNC. AFAIK, third-party services rarely accept CNC jobs this small in both quantity (since customs are made-to-order) and in literal physical size. So, you kinda have to have your own machines, like Noble and JH do, to get a smooth operation running.
That said, a local brand here in Indonesia, Avara Custom, have figured out how to do wood, wood-resin and forged carbon shells without a CNC:
I don't exactly know how they do it, and I'd say CNC'ed wood does look a smidge better IMO. But, if you wanna get 85-90% there at a fraction of the cost, brands should reach out to them and find out how.
EDIT: Oh, and the wood all these brands use are indeed real wood. They're just stabilized and dyed in different colors, or mixed half-and-half with resin, which is why they look stylized
I got one from Noble. They are gorgeous.Would be cool to see more IEM’s look like they are made from wood, like AP, or Promission X.
I think Noble uses the technique to make those, yet not with real wood (or maybe I just dont know them). Pick a razin block and cnc the shels out if it. Instead of rasin uv models
Wood + cast metal is such a good combo for a lot of things. Now lets see it in IEM’s
In keeping with my recent review, Penon Voltage > EA Code 24c > P6Pro > Penon Totem > PB5Share a photo of a setup that’s bringing you joy lately .
The counter 'argument' to this is that, sound quality aside, I personally switched to IEMs and DAPs to get away from having to sit at a desk to listen to music, or worry about clean AC power, or mess with digital cables and DDCs. Yes, of course SQ will generally improve between DAP and desktop, but that's only if you're willing to give up on true portability/mobility (or willing to spend upwards of $6K on a transportable desktop-grade source like Mjolnir or DMP-1Z).
+1. I have no comment on the sonic advantages in using desktop-- or even portable amps...but for me they negate the primary advantage of IEMs, namely their convenience and portability.
In other news it looks like we'll hit 6k pages today or tomorrow.
The HD 600 is a classic!
Can't shoot those pretty pictures like many others here, but the HD 600 is still capturing my heart in a special way.
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