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Question from a "manufacturer"

Posted by anders.sf@online.no on November 19, 2012 at 17:14:12:

Hello good folks!

I'm an 18 year-old Norwegian designer/photographer who recently (this fall) launched my own clothing brand, called Pol� Pol� Clothing - focused mainly on big, bold prints on sweats, tees and such. But then, I suddenly got an idea for a headphone-design.

Here is the prototype I've gotten made (frame only): http://www.polepoleclothing.com/Wood-Head-Phones-Prototype

I'm currently working on getting these into production, finding people who can do the wooden frame, the packaging and of course - the speakers. I've managed to track down a couple of factories in China who say they can hook me up. All they need are specs, and they'll send me some samples. This is where I was hoping for your help.

What should the specs of these babies be? We're talking impedance, rate of power/max. input power and type of wire.

Now obviously, these are going to be fashion statements more than anything else. I'm aware that you won't be able to get supreme sound out of such a design. For me, the Koss Porta Pros are sort of a benchmark. If I can get anywhere near those, I'm more than happy.

When it comes to intended use, you've probably already guessed that the potential customers of these things will be hooking them up to their smartphones (probably iPhones, haha) or laptops 99,9% of the time. I'm looking for specs that'll let you play fairly loud on these type of devices, but blowing peoples eardrums out is not a goal. When it comes to max power, I obviously want them to be able to survive people crankin' the volume to max (on the mentioned devices).

I'm very much looking forward to hearing what you have to say! Every bit of feedback is deeply appreciated!

Best;
Anders Stai Fougner

PS: I'm aware that the specs do not determine the audio quality. I'll just have to stress to the manufacturers that quality is important, and see what they can come up with. But if you do have any tips on how to get the max quality, either with regards to the construction of the actual speaker, how to implement them into the frame, what type of foam to use or anything else, then please, let me know!