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Ploopy Open-Back Planar Magnetic Headphones

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The Ploopy headphones are a love letter to open-source design. Not only featuring customizable hardware you can download the files of and 3D print yourself, Ploopy also offers a DIY kit or a fully assembled version depending on your preference. There is also open-source firmware loaded on a DAC/amp board with full EQ support!

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i laughed like a 12yrs old when i did read Ploopy :laugh: totally worth it :laugh:

but i laughed harder when i did read the name of the 2 guys ... seriously? Phil and Colin

ah, ah ,ah ahhh ... i don't care anymore ;)

ok the second one miss one L and one S but still :laugh:

edit: after reading the review, oh my ... i want that DAC, Burr Brown and Rpi? DIY wet dream, the headphone also look interesting, i like the overal idea and the price is not even that hardcore for what it is ...
granted it could benefit from some more polishing.
btw: i have a set of true planar iems (unlike the Celest Gumiho i mentioned once) coming soon(tm) in the form of a KZ x HBB PR2 (average reviews of 4.2/5 on Head-Fi) to add to my collection
 
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"Got a few pennies sir? Spent last 2 nights under the bridge. It's cold..."
 
Can't help but suspect they went 3D-printed for "cool/trendy factor" more than anything else, unless they're planning on moving some pretty small volumes. 3D printing makes for great prototypes, but (broadly speaking) lousy finished products.
 
80-watt Hamster said:
Can't help but suspect they went 3D-printed for "cool/trendy factor" more than anything else, unless they're planning on moving some pretty small volumes. 3D printing makes for great prototypes, but (broadly speaking) lousy finished products.
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- I can see the 3D printed look having its own aesthetic "lo-fi" kind of appeal.

These headphones would be a pretty fun kit to put together with the kids as a kind of hands on "how stuff works" project and as a plus it would be something they could actually use afterward instead of just sitting on a shelf like a lego kit or whatever.
 
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"Got a few pennies sir? Spent last 2 nights under the bridge. It's cold..."
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Okay this one actually got me to laugh.

80-watt Hamster said:
Can't help but suspect they went 3D-printed for "cool/trendy factor" more than anything else, unless they're planning on moving some pretty small volumes. 3D printing makes for great prototypes, but (broadly speaking) lousy finished products.
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The goal behind the open-source concept here is you can 3D print yourself with a variety of options, be it resin for increased resolution or even SLS with metal if you so desire.
 
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I want to buy something just for their nammme.
 
I might try to convince the guys in our modelshop to give these a go - they've just added four brand new Bambu Labs X1-Carbons and the print quality coming out of those things is insanely good!
 
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I'm a bit concerned about the durability of the headband, given its design and material choice.
 
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