Hey, I offered to send you the NAD RP18's to play with. Working on them is a bit different though since they are open back. I personally think a driver slightly bigger than the T50rp, but smaller than the LCD-2 would be pretty great. Maybe 1.5x the size of the T50rp driver. You'd get better bass quality and detail retrieval and maybe better HF extension, but it would still keep the cost and weight down.
Yeah, no worries I didn't mention it like that, may have come off the wrong way. Same reason I haven't gotten to them- not enough time! It takes so long, and I'm happy with the orthos I've got tuned now. I may try some new tricks though when they come back....
To me, the KODA^2 was a reference level can. It's truly a reference for how bad a headphone can sound. I can honestly say it is the worst sounding headphone I have ever heard.I know, however, that others disagree.
I've worked on them a fair amount already, but they are currently with dBel84 for wiring repairs. I have both the mylar and kapton versions and both are capable of treble on par (or better, it's been awhile) than the LCD-2 depending on the damping. I haven't gotten the upper midrange to my liking so far. But I'm a picky bastard in that way...For a look at what they are capable of measurement wise, check out Kabeer's modded Aiwa HP500 which won 1st place in Innerfidelitiy's DIY contest. It's a variant of the same driver.
