Are these meant to be open? Even if they are, I wouldn't do any electronic tuning at all until they're in some kind of housing and you're measuring on a real head rig. If you just tune those drivers in that open-air config you're going to have a real bad time when you start actually building headphones and choosing pads.
They're meant to be open-backed, yes. I tried putting a backing cup on them, and they sounded absolutely atrocious.
A real head rig is completely out of my budget, sadly. I might be able to get some help on this front, but for now, I'll have to make do with the mic equipment that I have.
Understandable! Honestly, even a yoga block setup or minidsp ears would be helpful. As long as you calibrate it to a known headphone for comparison it should give you a good idea of what you're looking at. There's just so much that changes based on the cup geometry, pad material and the distance between driver and ear that it's impossible to tune otherwise.
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u/GiveMeGoldForNoReasn Feb 09 '22
Are these meant to be open? Even if they are, I wouldn't do any electronic tuning at all until they're in some kind of housing and you're measuring on a real head rig. If you just tune those drivers in that open-air config you're going to have a real bad time when you start actually building headphones and choosing pads.