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  1. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    Here's a thing to think about: those ear pad mounting rings are kinda sharp. I might just sand the edges on mine. I tried Brainwavz XL microsuede...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 6, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  2. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    Can we take a second to appreciate this cable? It's a really nice soft and light cloth cable. Magnificent.
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 6, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  3. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    Edit to avoid being too much of a pain in everyone's ass: I received mine! The box looked like shit, so I feared the worst, but the bubble wrap...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 6, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  4. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    No. There are planars from the 70's still working perfectly today! This is a matter of companies valuing cheap production over QC. I don't think...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 5, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  5. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    Looking inside, there's absolutely no damping between membrane and magnets. Any other ideas? I think it's also louder than the working driver, and...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 5, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  6. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    That's just testing and measuring, haha. The faulty side refuses to reproduce ANYTHING below like 70Hz or something dumb like that. Like no matter...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 5, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  7. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    My HE4XX has a faulty driver on one side. It's unable to recreate any sub bass. The other one does fine down to 20Hz and below. Yeah, drivers...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 4, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  8. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    I'm just glad you aren't trying to make the membranes as thin as humanly possible and all that stuff. Hifiman keeps insisting that this is the...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 3, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  9. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    I will say that I'm curious about what tge frequency response might be like with higher tension. I know it's supposed to be the same, though.
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 2, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  10. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    Magnet reflections likely won't cause distortion, but rather peaks in the frequency response from the reflections. The inside faces of the magnets...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 2, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  11. MF_Kitten
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    Beyer T1 modification attempts + measurements

    The soundstage is usually wide because of a phase shift in the mid bass region going into the low mids. If you're damping the back of the driver,...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Feb 1, 2019 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
  12. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    If anyone has trouble with the tracking, try your tracking number on the UkrPoshta site. Worked for me :)
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Jan 29, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  13. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    Some would argue those are the same thing :p
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Jan 25, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  14. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    Looks like my suspicions were right, and they are being shipped by color! It's a smart move, eliminating factors that can contribute to errors....
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Jan 25, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  15. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    You're on SBAF now man! :p I've got songs ready to listen, and I'll be using them to mix and master! :)
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Jan 22, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  16. MF_Kitten
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    Verum Audio - Exciting high performance DIY planar

    Nice! I'm number 58 :) Is the 3-4 week estimate for the US? I bet I'll get mine before that then ;) I'm ready to measure, pad roll, and compare...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Jan 22, 2019 in forum: Headphone Measurements
  17. MF_Kitten
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    Pre and Post Effin Ringing and shit like that

    See, that tells me A LOT right there! Thanks!
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Jan 22, 2019 in forum: Blind Testing and Psychoacoustics
  18. MF_Kitten
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    Pre and Post Effin Ringing and shit like that

    Okay, I'll elaborate. I can record an impulse response of, say, my guitar cabinet, by playing back a dirac "pop" through it and recording that....
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Jan 21, 2019 in forum: Blind Testing and Psychoacoustics
  19. MF_Kitten
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    Pre and Post Effin Ringing and shit like that

    I had an idea recently, and this just happens to look like a good place to ask... If I have a pure dirac impulse response, like a single short...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Jan 20, 2019 in forum: Blind Testing and Psychoacoustics
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    Beyer T1 modification attempts + measurements

    I have a suggestion. You know the area around the driver, where there's usually as white paper screen or something? cover that up with foam or...
    Post by: MF_Kitten, Jan 18, 2019 in forum: Modifications and Tweaks
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