Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

Discussion in 'Headphone Measurements' started by cskippy, May 24, 2018.

  1. Taverius

    Taverius Smells like sausages

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    Decently well, but like the old skool planars it's most similar too it mainly scales in terms of control when you give them MOAR POWAH, in that any detail that they have but you can't quite reproduce is down to the amp not having enough grunt.

    Ultimately endgame for all planars is a good speaker amp.
     
  2. Garuspik

    Garuspik Tovarisch Ukrainian Terminator MOT - Verum

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    Today I have the most funny conversation ever. One angry customer told on Head-Fi forum that one cup on Verum 1 is completely silent. I was like "whaaaaat? I thought I've fixed all problems, improved QC and don't have any returns\complaints for ~4 month". In private messages he told me that female socket on cup is loose. FORTUNATELY!!! he has sent me this pic:
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    My question was - what is this short black shit is doing in the socket of Verum 1 and why it is surrounded by white goo? :D

    Answer is: "I used a 2.5mm male TRS to 3.5mm female TRS adapter and sound disappeared in one cup, how can I repair it?"
    My suggestion was to use stock cable and remove white goo from headphones. Result was simply a miracle! Everything is working :bow:

    The second funny case was when the membrane was eaten by thermites. One of it was shipped to Ukraine to me (for examination I guess? ;))
     
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    9suns [insert unearned title here]

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    :rolleyes:
    Imagine having a friend like him, life would never be boring!
     
  4. pelagius

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    So you think it would do justice to a Gungnir Multibit or something over a Modi Multibit with enough power in front of it?
     
  5. Thad E Ginathom

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    Looks to me like blue goo. Blu tack. Wonderful stuff in the right place. Which this is probably not.
     
  6. skem

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    71FF2DB0-78F3-4B89-B4BD-8E0A08516B4E.jpeg Verum-1 SBAF community loaner in the house!

    @ChaChaRealSmooth, can you set up a loaner page for me? @purr1n, not strictly necessary, but if SBAF wants to co-sponsor insurance, let me know.

    EDIT: Holy crap, @Garuspik. I didn’t expect it to sound as good as it does! Driven just from my iPhone, It has much more finesse than I expected. Sure, I can start with the nit picks, but I am frankly amazed. Most of the time I’m done within minutes of hearing a new set of cans. I’m throughly enjoying these. Congratulations, man!
     
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  7. Garuspik

    Garuspik Tovarisch Ukrainian Terminator MOT - Verum

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    Nice! I Love to read such posts :D
    That means that I'm doing smth right.
     
  8. Armaegis

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    Wait... termite or thermite? One is slightly more exciting than the other depending on your perspective :eek:
     
  9. Garuspik

    Garuspik Tovarisch Ukrainian Terminator MOT - Verum

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    Lol. Thanks, now I know correct spelling of those white ants :D
     
  10. TomNC

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    Follow up on my issue with Verum 1 channel imbalance---it has been resolved with a very good result.

    Earlier (Post #1198 in this thread), I remarked about my frustration at how the issue was not handled well. Garuspik contacted me soon after that and sent me a replace driver unit. Now I have a pretty well balanced pair of Verum 1 that I really enjoy to listen. The impedance now measured 6.8 vs 6.5 Ohms, not yet Sennheiser-level of precision in driver match, but I did not expect that either. To my ears, the V1 is tonally and musically more enjoyable than any Senn headphones I've listened to and I owned quite a few of them (I have not got a chance to listen to the Orpheus and hope I will have an opportunity in the next few weeks).

    Thanks to Garuspik for taking care of this for a customer. With his engineering expertise and good taste of sound, I remain confident in his future products.
     
  11. Garuspik

    Garuspik Tovarisch Ukrainian Terminator MOT - Verum

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    @TomNC - sorry that you've been a beta-tester. I was really in a hurry to deliver Kikstarter orders and made some mistakes in technical design which caused imbalance problem. Reason was bad contact between wires and membrane. Lesson learned and several hundreds units of Verum 1 has no single complaints.
    With all experience and support I've received from community I'm pretty sure that next project will be technically flawless and... I hope even more enjoyable sonically :D

    p.s. 6.5 vs 6.8 ohm driver match is about 0.1 db difference.
     
  12. wadec22

    wadec22 Almost "Made"

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    I got a pair of these 2nd hand and am REALLY impressed. Sound amazing and very comfortable. Love the easy pad swap. I currently have the ZMF Universe perforated sheepskin on them and find it to be the ideal pairing for myself. Hats off to you @Garuspik , this is a home run!

    I finally finished reading this entire thread and really appreciate all the long time members sharing their impressions as well as the deeper dive from marv on amp output impedance. I picked up a lot of new knowledge.

    This is my first great planar (I found the hifiman 400i & 4XX to have flaws I could not live with) and I have struggled to describe & understand the differences between them and my favorite dynamics. I really enjoy the fostex dynamics (Denon 7200 with perforated Ori pads being my favorite).

    I now understand a little bit better what sounds different and how to describe it. I know that I keep reaching for these. I have a new favorite.
     
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    Its almost 2 months I am waiting for the pads.. no answer via email also..

    I really would appreciate if there would be a communication with a tracking number. Maybe this was to much stress at the beginning but it should be standard now.. hey, is it sooo much effort to send tracking-numbers?
     
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    Just PM him here. No need to post trivial complaints here.
     
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    aha .. ok .. no need? Explain me! Communication is rather important or not?
     
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    obsiCO Thai Fish Experiment Gone Wrong

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    If you had read his post about the pads, he did say there would be no tracking number. Presumably to keep the price low. He also said the pads are hand-made so it’s gonna take a while to produce before actually sending them out. Communication goes both ways.
     
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    Thanks for advice! I did not read this specific post.

    I just read some time ago that it was discussed to focus communication in one channel. Some infos there some there .. various forums .. which way is faster or reliable e.g. this all still confuses a bit.

    This all with respect to Garuspiks enourmous effort to handle all this more or less as a one-man-show.
     
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    Ah ja .. lots of texture to surf inside..soon come ;)

    Some small delay but communication is highspeed as it was before with verum (so no need to worry) .. answer from verum today ..sunday! Pads will be sent next week. :)

    The phone? The PHONE!
    The V1 boobinga is several weeks here and its to early to give a half way serious impression review. Still I am infected with this new things syndrom but seriously peu à peu I am getting nervous .. its getting chronical ;)
    Fore sure its one of the very best headphones I could have on my head till now.

    Looks: definately Something special .. I really like it .. REALLY .. the extra funky curves on top makes handling easy .. design reminds me of the interieur of many russian villas .. a bit suspicious and oversaturated but sexy

    Comfort: fantastic!

    This phone is outstanding as a whole. Not a specialist in high end disciplines as there are airier, bassier, more acurate, detailed and more spacious ones around but ... in the sum of all major disciplines the V1 is a real king

    its the most musical and natural sounding phone i could hear till now. And there where a lot even much more costlier than this one on visit. .. Chapeau! Hats off #Garuspik .. your baby is making a lot of pleasure here and to a lot more delighted listeners around the world!
     
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  20. Garuspik

    Garuspik Tovarisch Ukrainian Terminator MOT - Verum

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    Nice! Really like to read such posts (and no, I don't make such posts from another account :D)
    I'm really working hard to deliver what was promised to every client. I really had problems at the beginning of manufacturing process but now Verum 1 is problem free and waiting time is much less.
    Almost all ordered earpads will be sent this week.
     

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