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Re: Headphones as good as $40K speaker systems for a fraction of? BULLSHIT!
« Reply #130 on: August 11, 2013, 03:44:26 PM »

Good luck with that!  I'm guessing she's got you figured out by now...
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Re: Headphones as good as $40K speaker systems for a fraction of? BULLSHIT!
« Reply #131 on: August 11, 2013, 05:41:13 PM »

Awesome work!

Good luck with that!  I'm guessing she's got you figured out by now...

Lol u have no idea.
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Re: Headphones as good as $40K speaker systems for a fraction of? BULLSHIT!
« Reply #132 on: August 11, 2013, 06:25:05 PM »

TMRaven,

just awesome.
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Re: Headphones as good as $40K speaker systems for a fraction of? BULLSHIT!
« Reply #133 on: August 11, 2013, 09:26:16 PM »

Speaking of diffusers I've been making my own using the bbc schematic.

I got 5 of 8 done right now.  Honestly they're more for aesthetics than actual acoustics.  Two sets of 4 in groups-- each group having one each made from walnut, naturally grown heart redwood (impossible to get nowdays), pine and whitewood.

Amazing work.
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Re: Headphones as good as $40K speaker systems for a fraction of? BULLSHIT!
« Reply #134 on: August 12, 2013, 06:11:44 AM »

I wonder if I could make that out of legos...
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Re: Headphones as good as $40K speaker systems for a fraction of? BULLSHIT!
« Reply #135 on: August 12, 2013, 10:05:26 PM »

I don't see why not.
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Re: Headphones as good as $40K speaker systems for a fraction of? BULLSHIT!
« Reply #136 on: August 12, 2013, 10:45:01 PM »

Awesome. I actually have a plan to make about six of them and tell my wife they are artsy wall decorations.

Some of them are actually quite good looking...

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Re: Headphones as good as $40K speaker systems for a fraction of? BULLSHIT!
« Reply #137 on: August 12, 2013, 11:41:02 PM »

Wow, looks all deer-in-the-headlights-y, as if his wife caught him gazing hungrily at his audio equipment in a way he never looked at her anymore.


This remains the coolest diffuser I've seen (from a studio guy on gearslutz):


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Re: Headphones as good as $40K speaker systems for a fraction of? BULLSHIT!
« Reply #138 on: August 13, 2013, 12:35:23 AM »

Apparently hollow plastic blocks aren't particularly effective at lower frequencies.

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Re: Headphones as good as $40K speaker systems for a fraction of? BULLSHIT!
« Reply #139 on: August 13, 2013, 04:00:59 AM »

Being hollow or not shouldn't matter, as long as the surface is reflective.  It's the depth of the wells that affects your lower frequency limit and the size of the blocks that affects your upper frequency limit.  If I remember correctly I made mine to be 6 inches deep and 1 inch wide for something about 500 to 5000hz?  I can't find the calculator right now.






Aaah nothing like freshly planed redwood all ready to go for a new diffuser.
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