DIY headphone resources

[Haensel]

Hi folks,

I was wondering if anyone knows some good literature on headphone design (be it blogs, books, etc.). I would love to build my own headphones but it is really hard to find information on this topic.

It would be great if you could share your resources.

Thanks!

Haensel

[sofaspud]

I made some in my youth using a set of mil surplus hearing protectors, thought of doing something again with some Koss transducers I have, but this is something that seems to be rarely DIY'd. Knew of no resources then; know of none now. I suppose the resources are mainly company specific and therefore kept under wraps. I'm wondering what you have in mind as your "mental prototype".

[adason]

HeadWize - Project: DIY Electrostatic Headphones by Andrew Radford

[Haensel]

Thanks for your help guys. I think it is pretty weird that such a huge topic (just think about all the mobile devices one uses with headphones these days) seems to be nearly uncovered.

@adason: Thanks for the link. Although I am not that fond of electrostatic designs (really high voltage next to your head ) this site seems to have some interesting projects

I am still searching for a good book or so but no chance. Plenty of classic speaker design cookbooks out there but no headphone related stuff. That's sad

Greetings from Vienna,

Haensel

[sofaspud]

Just going by intuition here, but I'm thinking that basically you're looking for the acoustic properties of the chambers, whether open or closed. A good book on acoustic physics was what I had in mind before, but your mention of loudspeaker cookbooks made me wonder if that info couldn't be scaled down and useful. I'm not well-versed enough to conclude it as anything more than a possibility. Sure seems like DIY groundbreaking opportunities here.