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Audio nerds may like this DAC (digital-to-analog converter) I made that shows you how it works.
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Philip Kaplan
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Philip Kaplan
@pud
I make headphones. I’m also a computer programmer, dad & heavy metal drummer. Formerly founded DistroKid & some other companies you might’ve used.
Joined April 2006
- Grok 3 is insanely good. There was an Arduino coding thing I was stuck on for a couple days, I tried 100 ways of asking ChatGPT and Claude and never got it working. Grok literally solved it on the first try—and turns out the bug it discovered was in a totally different part of
- I make headphones and here's a thread of some of my designs. 🧵 (1 of 6)
- Today is exactly the 20-year anniversary of when I launched Fuckedcompany 😱
- Today is the 25th anniversary of the day I launched fuckedcompany.com for anyone old enough to remember what that was 👋
- Replying to @pudSome people see a resemblance to another guy who made headphones. So I designed these out of respect and call them "AirPuds". (6 of 6)
- New EyePhones come out today. Background: In my search to improve the soundstage of headphones, I found that holding drivers in front of my face, with no enclosure or baffle, produced the most realistic "in front of you" sound. The problem was bass cancels out in this
- Replying to @pudI made headphones with 8 speakers and 3 earpads. Unanimously considered the best-sounding headphones I've made so far (4 of 6)
- Made headphones with 8 drivers and 3 earpads. It’s called “Bob” and more info at pud.com
- Replying to @pudI made an iPhone case that unfolds into full-sized headphones (2 of 6)
- Replying to @pudI made these headphones that use built-in sunglasses instead of a hand band (5 of 6)
