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Cheap Open-backed Donor Cans?
« on: March 27, 2015, 02:11:02 AM »
Need a cheap donor shell for my next project. Needs to fit a 55 mm driver.

Angled drivers/lofted earpads helps, but is not necessary if the housing is large enough.

Currently looking at the Nady QH560, maybe a used/broken HD600, SA1/3/5000, ATH-ADx00.

Alibaba/other cheap chinese knockoff shit is welcome too.

Thanks.
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Re: Cheap Open-backed Donor Cans?
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2015, 05:20:32 PM »
Cheap, how much are you willing to spend?
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Re: Cheap Open-backed Donor Cans?
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2015, 06:00:38 PM »
Quote from: MuZo2 on March 27, 2015, 05:20:32 PM
Cheap, how much are you willing to spend?
Really, I just put cheap there as an afterthought. I'd be willing to get an HD800 shell if the HD800 wouldn't sound better on its own. So, any price, but cheaper is better.

Actually now that I think about it marv kind of donated his HD800's body to science. Maybe I should ask him what he plans on doing with the shell once he's done experimenting with the drivers...
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Re: Cheap Open-backed Donor Cans?
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2015, 02:12:01 AM »
IIRC the Philips SHP series used fairly large drivers, and they are cheap.
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Re: Cheap Open-backed Donor Cans?
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2015, 07:37:52 AM »
Somic MH463, TAKSTAR HI2050, old Beyer
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Re: Cheap Open-backed Donor Cans?
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2015, 08:15:57 AM »
Quote from: MuZo2 on March 28, 2015, 07:37:52 AM
Somic MH463, TAKSTAR HI2050, old Beyer

Casper's used the Takstars with AT drivers. They're semi-open, but you can probably grill mod. PM him and ask what he thinks.
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Re: Cheap Open-backed Donor Cans?
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2015, 08:25:21 AM »
My recommendation is the Takstar TS-671: http://www.amazon.com/Takstar-TS-671-Full-open-Quality-Headphones/dp/B00FYII5NC

Cheap, big and open, and easy to open and mod.

But the Takstar HI-2050 is also quite interesting, and allows some dampening measures ... http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/4006/takstar-hi-2050-headphones/p1
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Re: Cheap Open-backed Donor Cans?
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2015, 10:28:18 AM »
Also check Superlux headphones.
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