hungrych Posted March 3, 2006 Report Posted March 3, 2006 http://www.headphile.com/page20.html Looks cool, though I don't totally get it. Are the drivers supposed to be swappable or something? Or is it more of a CD3000 hybrid type deal, but with heavily modded beyers? Seems cool either way. And the Cherry Bomb description confuses me a bit, are they grados with fully custom wood enclosures and modular cable? Quote
Xanadu Posted March 3, 2006 Report Posted March 3, 2006 They can start out with whatever driver, but not changed later. They are a user tweakable hybrid. You light Cherry bombs with a match and they go bang, haha... Once I get farther along on both, it will make more sense. Quote
philodox Posted March 3, 2006 Report Posted March 3, 2006 Wow, very cool. I've got to meet Larry one day and have a beer with him. Definatley my favourite 'member of the trade'... Quote
hungrych Posted March 3, 2006 Author Report Posted March 3, 2006 They can start out with whatever driver, but not changed later. They are a user tweakable hybrid. You light Cherry bombs with a match and they go bang, haha... Once I get farther along on both, it will make more sense. Sorry Larry, I'm still a little confused. So from what I gather, the X-1 is basically an uber beyer hybrid, and the cherry bomb is a grado with a custom wood enclosure and removable cable? Quote
Xanadu Posted March 3, 2006 Report Posted March 3, 2006 The X-1 is basically that though only the shell is Beyer. I really wanted a way to adjust the driver to virtually any depth at will, this is what's come of that (along with comfort and eventual good looks). The Cherry Bombs are a one piece, all wood deep chambered, pre fitted with a top class Grado driver that will fit on an unmodded Grado band. They will/should sound better than modded HF-1's. I may possibly offer them just like that (and complete), no cable, no band, just slip them on your current band and plug in a cable. Then again, I may just keep a pair myself and leave it at that. Both are just proto's that I thought I'd share. I also am going to make an electrostatic/dynamic combo which can probably double as a surround sound can. Speaking of surround, that proto pair I made out of an old Pioneer quad set is too good not to expand on one of these days. Soundstage almost too good for headphones Quote
tiberian Posted March 3, 2006 Report Posted March 3, 2006 Wow, very cool. I've got to meet Larry one day and have a beer with him. Definatley my favourite 'member of the trade'... i met larry like a year ago in seattle - very cool guy indeed. if there's another seattle meet i will try my best to show up. Quote
tkam Posted March 3, 2006 Report Posted March 3, 2006 I really wanted a way to adjust the driver to virtually any depth at will I think that is the most promising part of the X-1, gives an almost endless amount of ways to tweak the sound. Should be fun to try one with L3000 drivers Quote
PsychoZX Posted March 3, 2006 Report Posted March 3, 2006 Larry, I didn't think it was possible but I think you may have outdone yourself. That is just awsome. Quote
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