EP38 - Squashed membranes are no good for your mix!
In this EP No. 38, we'll explore how air, not impact, destroys speakers. After comparing their sound with undamaged ones, it's clear they're compromised. A short sound demo is included, so you can take alisten yourself.
Opening them reveals a crumpled membrane, damaged by air pressure spikes when the cavity shrinks too quickly. That is always a user's error in handling. It's what happens to most any headphones. So be careful regardless of the model you have. Vent holes prevent this, but have trade-offs like impacting bass extension. Our headphones' closed chamber yields a flat frequency response, further enhanced by calibration. For damaged membranes, users can replace speakers themselves or send them for professional repair.
00:00 Intro
00:52 demo with squashed membranes
01:20 demo with undamaged speakers
02:20 important warning
04:07 close ups of a damaged speaker
05:09 closeups demonstration of the speaker movement under airpessure spikes
05:30 scientific explanation
06:30 illustration of sound changes after squashed membrane
07:10 Centing holes and outro