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Currently the programme is on hold, Ludoo still has the HP-3, but has not found time to damp them yet, sorry about that, once its ready ill bump the thread again
EDIT: Apologies to everyone involved, but the tour is cancelled. Bit of a shame it didnt get off the ground
Ok, so Ludoo and I have got a set of Yamaha HP-3 Orthodynamic headphones.
They have been damped very well according to us (the Euro Yammy wing type damping
).
The damping scheme used is as follows: "PENDING"
This particular set is not actually the bass heavy variant (im not so sure its the same as the 'normal' variants out there too..), but its great in other ways, and I'm sure it will be better than a lot more fancy looking orthos
.
It should demonstrate tightness across the band, and a balance somewhere around the vaunted equilibrium point that we search for. I think these might suprise you. Most of the magic will be in the damping.
Also I think it would be good to have a reference that we all agree upon in the ortho thread. And I think a lot of you ortho modders or even potential modders would benefit from hearing a well damped ortho.
We will start the tour off in Europe in the next few weeks. Once Europe has been served, its off to Australasia, then they will cross over to USA. This should help keep shipping costs a little lower. But all register your interest now, so the EU+USA register can be drawn up
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Rules:
1) You must be an active head-fier with 500+ posts and positive seller feedback, or ortho thread regular.
Or a 'headphone supremus' can vouch for you and takes full responsibility for any problems that might arise.
2) You must use registered post to post the headphones (person with the headphones pays the postage cost)
Retain your registered post details, in the event we need to ask you for it.
(ALSO note: you must ensure the packaging is adequate for the next journey, if the shipping box you receive is badly damaged, you must rebox it, if its fine, just remove/cover old labels and seal it up)
3) The loan is for 1 week maximum , at which point you must post it forward to the next person on the list, THE ORDER OF THE LIST IS DECIDED BY US and is posted below (if you only want it for a few days, then post it after those few days). You contact the next person yourself via PM, and also keep us updated on this thread.
4) If you are not available to receive the headphone, you MUST contact Ludo or I to remove you from the list asap, or possibly move you in line.
5) You post your impressions of it on this thread
.
6) If you lose it, or damage it you will pay a penalty of 100 Euros (lost), or if damaged the penalty will depend on the particular circumstance.
7) You will ensure that you take reasonable care of the headphone, and make sure it stays clean and presentable (it's 30 years old but that doesnt mean it shouldnt be treated any less than ur new fancy cans
). and KEEP ANY PETS AWAY FROM THEM.
8) You MUST have a dedicated headphone amplifier (at least a decent portable, or better a desktop). These cans are very hard to drive, and it would be useless to loan it to someone without one.
9) Under NO circumstance can you open these up to take a look inside, or change the damping etc... We will add a "secret agent device" that will allow us to detect if they have been opened
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Contact ludoo or me (prefereably use the email option, as my pm box tends to get full) to register your place on the list. There are already a few people on it.
EDIT: Apologies to everyone involved, but the tour is cancelled. Bit of a shame it didnt get off the ground
Ok, so Ludoo and I have got a set of Yamaha HP-3 Orthodynamic headphones.
They have been damped very well according to us (the Euro Yammy wing type damping
The damping scheme used is as follows: "PENDING"
This particular set is not actually the bass heavy variant (im not so sure its the same as the 'normal' variants out there too..), but its great in other ways, and I'm sure it will be better than a lot more fancy looking orthos
It should demonstrate tightness across the band, and a balance somewhere around the vaunted equilibrium point that we search for. I think these might suprise you. Most of the magic will be in the damping.
Also I think it would be good to have a reference that we all agree upon in the ortho thread. And I think a lot of you ortho modders or even potential modders would benefit from hearing a well damped ortho.
We will start the tour off in Europe in the next few weeks. Once Europe has been served, its off to Australasia, then they will cross over to USA. This should help keep shipping costs a little lower. But all register your interest now, so the EU+USA register can be drawn up
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rules:
1) You must be an active head-fier with 500+ posts and positive seller feedback, or ortho thread regular.
Or a 'headphone supremus' can vouch for you and takes full responsibility for any problems that might arise.
2) You must use registered post to post the headphones (person with the headphones pays the postage cost)
Retain your registered post details, in the event we need to ask you for it.
(ALSO note: you must ensure the packaging is adequate for the next journey, if the shipping box you receive is badly damaged, you must rebox it, if its fine, just remove/cover old labels and seal it up)
3) The loan is for 1 week maximum , at which point you must post it forward to the next person on the list, THE ORDER OF THE LIST IS DECIDED BY US and is posted below (if you only want it for a few days, then post it after those few days). You contact the next person yourself via PM, and also keep us updated on this thread.
4) If you are not available to receive the headphone, you MUST contact Ludo or I to remove you from the list asap, or possibly move you in line.
5) You post your impressions of it on this thread
6) If you lose it, or damage it you will pay a penalty of 100 Euros (lost), or if damaged the penalty will depend on the particular circumstance.
7) You will ensure that you take reasonable care of the headphone, and make sure it stays clean and presentable (it's 30 years old but that doesnt mean it shouldnt be treated any less than ur new fancy cans
8) You MUST have a dedicated headphone amplifier (at least a decent portable, or better a desktop). These cans are very hard to drive, and it would be useless to loan it to someone without one.
9) Under NO circumstance can you open these up to take a look inside, or change the damping etc... We will add a "secret agent device" that will allow us to detect if they have been opened
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Contact ludoo or me (prefereably use the email option, as my pm box tends to get full) to register your place on the list. There are already a few people on it.
