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PolarBearSequence t1_jdriali wrote

Reply to comment by Ziffded in Good Drivers for Custom Headphones? by Ziffded

Not really a downside. It’s a pretty standard dynamic driver, and Tymphany is one of the largest driver producers in the world: those things get made by the thousands. I’d bet the production costs of HD 600 drivers are similarly low. Probably true for most dynamic headphones.

The hard part is not making a driver, but bringing its full potential out (by designing an enclosure, by dampening etc). A lot of headphones use the Peerless 50mm, but a lot of them don’t sound all that great.

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Ziffded OP t1_jdruwny wrote

I'll look into them more. I seen a couple custom builds that turned out pretty good so I might end up with these. Right now I'm bouncing in between customs with tymphanys or highly modded mrspeakers alpha dogs (Fostex T50RP)

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PolarBearSequence t1_jds8e54 wrote

They’re cheap enough that it’s worth trying out. Do both! I’m working on the MrSpeakers OpenAlpha build myself (once all parts arrive within the next weeks).

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Ziffded OP t1_jdsmvte wrote

Sounds good to me! Would you recommend I make open alpha first or a full custom? I feel like open alpha would be better to start with.

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PolarBearSequence t1_jdud2o8 wrote

I think I’d go for the OpenAlpha first. It’s a known design that is known to sound pretty good, and it’s easy to modify it a bit and experiment around. If you start with something custom, it may take a long time to see something that actually works well, so that may be worthwhile as a longer-term project.

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