David Bridges
I really like headphones. They’re my go-to accent. The way in which some persons are sneakerheads, that’s how fanatical I’m about headphones. I’ve a literal wall of them about three pairs shy of spreading onto each other. And whereas I’ve tried all method of headphones in my lifetime, I’ve by no means seen something remotely that appears just like the Ol’ Thumpy cans from Pud’s Small Batch Headphones. In keeping with PC Gamer, Pud’s is a small store in California that hand-makes customized headphones with distinctive aesthetics, for lack of a greater phrase.
I imply, check out Ol’ Thumpy there. The man sporting them seems to be like he’s making a nasty impression of a stalk-eyed fly. I can solely think about the neck energy wanted to put on them. And but, I’d endure the potential neck pressure. Not as a result of I really like outlandish tech however as a result of I actually, actually do. As wild as these headphones look, there’s a methodology to Pud’s insanity. On this case, Ol’ Thumpy is designed to ship a number of the greatest bass you’ve ever heard.
These huge spheres on both finish of those wacky cans comprise a Helmholtz resonator. It’s a part designed to pressure air into the cavity, primarily absorbing sound whereas vibrating at a particular frequency to provide a particular sound. Within the case of Ol’ Thumpy, it’s a 60Hz bass observe. You discover these resonators in varied musical devices, together with violins and violas. They’re additionally discovered on mufflers. Once more, it’s a wild idea.
However who’s answerable for this acoustical whimsy? That may be Pud, often known as Distrokid founder and author Philip Kaplan. He’s additionally a drummer and headphone artist — that’s proper, artist. That’s as a result of, apart from Ol’ Thumpy, he has a number of different headphones listed on his web site. I’d personally like to attempt the Blasphemy and the Cephalopods Max cans. Laden with fake bull horns, the Blasphemy headphones are designed with a “wool-filled transmission line to dissipate again waves,” whereas the Max has a “nautilus-shaped again wave dissipation chamber.”
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