FOSS 'Ploopy' headphones

ExLisper , 9 months ago

This looks really cool. Let’s say I want to get into this. I have no idea about 3d printing, PCB boars or low level programming. I’m a software developer. Where do I start to learn all this? Which part do I take on first?

jackpot OP , 9 months ago

actually at the moment they just recommend you buy it from them and assemble it at home, if a part breaks you can then 3d print it. you cant 3d print every part though (e.g. usb c port)

ExLisper , 9 months ago

Bit expensive… Still, if I want to get in it, where do I start?

B0rax , 9 months ago

I guess 3D printing is an easy start these days. Look into the 3d printing community here for guidance

thejevans , 9 months ago

If you’re new to 3D printing, this is not a good first project. Buy the kit from them. It will be cheaper to do that then to buy each necessary component in bulk and make everything from scratch.

ExLisper , 9 months ago

What is a good project to start 3d printing? And why this one isn’t?

thejevans , 9 months ago

This has a lot of tight tolerances and lots of little things that have to go just right. Start with simple projects like brackets for things or raspberry pi enclosures. Look at printables.com or one of the other sites for inspiration.

ExLisper , 9 months ago

Great page, thanks.

thejevans , 9 months ago

I have a pair. They’re really cool, but I haven’t found a use case for them. They’re open-back, so I can’t use them when I’m working in public spaces. They require their own USB DAC/AMP, so I can’t use them in my analog chain at either my desktop or home theater. And the DAC/AMP requires too much power to use them with my phone, so I can’t use them while walking around. The only time I use them is when I’m working from home and for some reason I want to use my laptop in bed or in the living room instead of my desktop, which is rare.

JohnDClay , 9 months ago

I have a pair, and they sound great! I do have some issues with the connection into the amp though, I think I’ve been to hard on the wire.

clearleaf , 9 months ago

Why did they use such an obscene word for this?

JohnnyCanuck , 9 months ago

Why did they use such an obscene word for this?

“Ploopy”? I would say it’s weird (for headphones) and maybe non-descriptive. How is it “obscene”?

kryllic , 9 months ago

Someone didn’t read diary of a wimpy kid

JohnnyCanuck , 9 months ago

That’s true. But I guess I’m not the only one haha!

TonyToniToneOfficial , 9 months ago

Not the only one; I’m wondering, too

clearleaf , 9 months ago

In the book it’s a word the little brother came up with, and if anyone said it to them they’d cry. Their mom banned it so in their house it was on the same level as swearing.

circuitfarmer , 9 months ago

It’s far easier to search for and find things with unique names, especially if one name will unite a family of things.

scytale , 9 months ago

A coworker has a pair of these and it’s pretty neat.

bloopernova , 9 months ago

I have a ploopy mouse and it’s utterly fantastic.

So many buttons and has QMK firmware so I have actual layers on my mouse!

cheese_greater , 9 months ago

This is the future

jackpot OP , 9 months ago

QMK?

B0rax , 9 months ago

Very configurable Open Source Keyboard (and mouse I guess) firmware

jackpot OP , 9 months ago

configutable how?

thejevans , 9 months ago

everything from rearranging the keys (for instance I use vim, so I swap esc and capslock), to changing tap and hold behaviors (my capslock key does esc on tap and ctrl on hold), to really elaborate stuff like tap dances (thomasbaart.nl/2018/12/13/qmk-basics-tap-dance/), all while being configured directly on the firmware of the keyboard, so it just works no matter what computer it’s plugged into, and it doesn’t have any weirdness that comes with software remapping tools.