June 5, 200917 yr These East Indian Rosewood woody Grado 225s were the biggest and nicest surprise for me at CanJam bar none. Who knew Nate could not only build nice cables and amps, but is more than pretty handy with a lathe? The pics, as often happens, don't do them justice, but I'm loving the looks, and, lucky me, they also sound good. Thanks again Nate and Dan.
June 5, 200917 yr That was my one Jude quote overheard at CanJam "It is good to be Nate's friend" when discussing all the great work he does for his friends. Beautiful work and they sounded great.
June 5, 200917 yr Very nice, I like dark wood. How exactly does one become a "Friend of Nate"? I know that posting about earpads in the Stax thread is a big no-no. What would earn some points?
June 5, 200917 yr They are indeed prettier. They also seem like they taste better too... I swear, some people in this forum have a talent for delicious-looking woodies! NOTE: please do not misinterpret my last statement
June 5, 200917 yr Dr. Wood gives a big, big two thumbs up! Firstly East India Rosewood is one of my favorite woods, secondly I think that shape is just perfect. Love the squared top, with the lightly chamfered edge. And lastly the finish is beautiful! If you ever wash up as an engineer Nate, you can come and work for me! Vicki congratulations on a beautiful pair of headphones that were obviously a labor of love. Edited June 5, 200917 yr by swt61
June 5, 200917 yr Very nice, I like dark wood. How exactly does one become a "Friend of Nate"? I know that posting about earpads in the Stax thread is a big no-no. What would earn some points? Homemade Chocolate chip cookies wouldn't be a bad start. Six dozen should start him off. PM me for shipping details, and nevermind the Texas address, that's just for quality control.
June 5, 200917 yr Come to think of it, what happens to the factory cups afterwards? Do the custom-builders discard them?
June 5, 200917 yr Thanks for all the kind words folks, it was a lot of fun getting back to the lathe after a long absence. Of course the coolest development to come out of all of this was a greatly refined process of how to make the cups. Most of this refinement was a result of buying a Nova chuck and soft jaws which eliminates the need to dill the cups on my press. The drill press was always the weak link in the process and the most frustrating. In fact, between Ian and myself we've got more than just a couple of sets of cups that we'd previous abandoned because we didn't feel like drilling them or the walls were too thin to drill. Given some time I hope to have a go at a few of those and see if they're salvageable and we'll see what happens to them after that. Larry's not going to be pleased... Come to think of it, what happens to the factory cups afterwards? Do the custom-builders discard them? I've got a small collection of the plastic cups in a drawer. The only metal-cupped ones I've modded have been my own and I've sold the cups afterwards to recoup costs.
June 5, 200917 yr Given some time I hope to have a go at a few of those and see if they're salvageable and we'll see what happens to them after that. Larry's not going to be pleased... Should you ever do a pair in quilted maple, we may have to have a talk
June 5, 200917 yr How exactly does one become a "Friend of Nate"? I know that posting about earpads in the Stax thread is a big no-no. What would earn some points? Hmmmm, good question. In all seriousness most of the regular folks around here just have to ask and if I have the time I don't mind helping folks out. I am mostly retired from building stuff and certainly when it comes to amps I'm 99% done.
June 5, 200917 yr So is it the quality of the new cups, changing the chamber size or the pleasing aesthetics to the end user that positively affects the sound? They sure is pretty.
June 5, 200917 yr So is it the quality of the new cups, changing the chamber size or the aesthetics that positively affects the sound? They sure is pretty. It's because they are pretty.
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