14 DAY TRIAL // It wasn't too long ago that 3D printing could be used to make items only well enough to get by. Defects and design limitations were rampant. Now, though, the technology offers benefits that normal manufacturing techniques lack.
The Alpha Dog headphones from MrSpeakers are an example of this. Conceived as a successor to the Mad Dog line, they boast a 3D printed Super-Cup design that improves acoustics and possesses a glossy look.
You can see the product in the video below, and the photo above. The headphones do seem a bit different, somehow, from the normal sort.
The hexagonal infill also renders the headphones lighter but no less rigid (a double wall was used for the shell).
The baffle has increased rigidity as well, and it blocks audio interference well, for better sound clarity and accuracy. The Very-Bass tuning system only refines things further.
Add to that the “twist to mount” ear pad attachment mechanism, and the recessed cable jacks, and it should be easy to understand why MrSpeakers would consider the Alpha Dog its latest and best headset. Not bad for a product that came to use 3D printing through sheer serendipity.
Clearly, 3D printing can help with more than aesthetics when it comes to electronics.
