WrineX Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 Well i just thought ill share a hobby with you guys. for those that would like to record with open back headphones this might be for you but i cant think of any that would. (although i do love to hear a director with documentaries) I guess no one knows m e and the people that do know me its because of some chargers. but i actually have a far more important hobby.... at least to me Making whatever sound related in terms of reproduction. weird exotic speaker contraptions etc. but lately i made a Planar magnetic Headphone from some old scrap sennheiser and some techniques i used before for my speaker projects. (fullrange planar magnetics and drivers) Low and behold my .... Planar Magnetic ultra cheap Sennheiser overhaul Here's the complete playlist.. since i hoped it would be a one day build it turned out a bit longer.. (dont mind audio recording/photography) Maybe some one would like to try or whatever. please let me know what your thoughtss are about an open back headphone ? i can imagine it being annoying but maybe someone has other ideas. Part 1 the start of a planar magnetic headphone, made out of scraps. Part 2 - trying the basic version Part 3 - attempt of making the lighted membrane Part 4 - Making one of the lightest membranes in planar headphones ! Part 5 - first music ! of driver V1 Part 6 - making the driver Part 7 - Making the cups Part 8 - Assembly PART 9 FINAL ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrineX Posted September 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 must add they where not made for professional use (obviously) just as entertainment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Immoral Mr Teas Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 Well so far I have only looked at the pictures (but it is after all essentially a visual industry - !@#?) but my desire for a nice pair of vintage DT48s has now been superseded by “anything made from wood”! Can’t, ahem, sound much worse than my sonies I expect ... ! Cheers, Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Wasserman Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 14 hours ago, The Immoral Mr Teas said: Well so far I have only looked at the pictures (but it is after all essentially a visual industry - !@#?) but my desire for a nice pair of vintage DT48s has now been superseded by “anything made from wood”! Can’t, ahem, sound much worse than my sonies I expect ... ! Cheers, Jez I've got a couple sets of DT48s I'd let go to a good home. Got anything fun to trade for em? : ) Karl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrineX Posted October 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2019 On 9/15/2019 at 2:47 AM, The Immoral Mr Teas said: Well so far I have only looked at the pictures (but it is after all essentially a visual industry - !@#?) but my desire for a nice pair of vintage DT48s has now been superseded by “anything made from wood”! Can’t, ahem, sound much worse than my sonies I expect ... ! Cheers, Jez haha i sold my dt48's with a big smile on my face i ahted them. i even had the old versions like from the 70's at my film academy i once found some racks in teh hallway , and i asked what is going on with these racks with old stuff on it ? they said it is gone be trown away... i was oooooh okeej. i took 3 hald dt48's from the same year and made oen good pair and some transformers and some minidisc mixers i actually took everything i could transport by train haha would taken more just because i think it is a waste to trow it all in the garbage. apparently other students did not take much interest ,so allot ended up in the container anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrineX Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 On 9/15/2019 at 2:47 AM, The Immoral Mr Teas said: Well so far I have only looked at the pictures (but it is after all essentially a visual industry - !@#?) but my desire for a nice pair of vintage DT48s has now been superseded by “anything made from wood”! Can’t, ahem, sound much worse than my sonies I expect ... ! Cheers, Jez haha you might be suprised i think a planar magnetic will will put the DT48 to bed in general. in distortion and accuracy to be honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Immoral Mr Teas Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 Actually I was just too taken with the look of them, which I loved. In fact I'm an editor so know and choose open back headphones over closed whenever the 'need to use, chance to choose' allows. A pair of (again, BeyerDynamic) DT 550 - dependable and 'brain comfortable' for times I have to edit and/or premix on headphones and happy to do so for long periods when needed. I'd be interested if the opportunity came to give those nice looking 'ear clogs' a try btw! Jez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Flowers Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 Do you not think that what you are used to plays a role in this? I used DT48s throughout my 'career' in recording sound, but I am very willing to concede that there are much better options available now. But if I were to start work again I would certainly opt for DT48s as they are what I was accustomed to and maybe there is a circuit in my head that compensates for their inadequacies. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted December 22, 2019 Report Share Posted December 22, 2019 DT48s were the standard for West Coast USA film location sound when I started in the early '70s. Back then I noticed a few things about them: 1: no one in the music world used them, or at least not in my town, 2: they seem very overpriced for how they sounded, 3: they always gave me headache within a few minutes of starting to wear them. It was cool that they were pretty repairable, but I stopped using mine and gave them to my boom op (who liked them) within a year or so. My head felt much better! Many of is did a mod to the early version of the Sony foldup headphones we used (way pre-V6 etc) where we'd use a replacement cable for a DT48 with the Sonys, much better than the stock cable. I'd love to hear those planar cans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCoates23 Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Woah, I've been thinking of doing DIY headphones for quite a while now. Gonna bookmark this now. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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