MODULAR AUDIO, THOUGHTFULLY WORN
Independent support. Deliberate acoustics. Two approaches to a high-quality audio wearable that can work alongside your glasses.
Engineering concept. Fit, acoustic response, transparency, noise cancellation and complete-system performance remain unmeasured.
Choose the fit.
Understand the tradeoff.Design intentions and planning values.
Not complete-system ratings.
THOUGHT IN EVERY INTERFACE
Audio has its own support, power and acoustic needs. It should work with the optical system without pulling it out of alignment.
A lightweight titanium-hook concept supports the small canal-entrance earpiece. The larger electrostatic option adds a soft perimeter seal and a second reaction point. Body-worn compute and power support synchronized microphones and independently tunable output paths.
THE ARCHITECTURE, OPENED UP
The sensing and processing architecture is shared; the two driver packages have different fit, drive and support requirements.
Functional signal flow, not a validated ANC loop or acoustic response. MEMS + electret is the small option; the large cup uses a full-range electrostatic panel. Bone output is optional and separate. Sealed fits use microphone-mediated outside hearing.
The headset uses its own titanium-wire support. The small tip provides its own acoustic seal; a larger cup needs an additional nape, occipital or skull reaction point.
The lightweight ear hook alone is not assumed comfortable for clamping a 30–60 g-per-side cup.
MADE CONCRETE
Reference dimensions and proposed interfaces make the concept tangible. Full packaging remains part of the design work.
A shallow concha/canal-entrance shell with replaceable silicone tip, supported by a titanium ear hook. Montara Plus is the proposed main path; Sonion EST handles the upper band. Bass capability in this fit and bare-part availability still need confirmation. The shown fallback cavity is optional.
Change the assembly in the viewer ↑Montara Plus top-firing driver envelope from the source note. A final shell must also accommodate the electret, transformer, wiring, tip and strain relief.
Under 3 g per earpiece is a target, not a weighed result. Driver length sets the shell’s long axis; shallow fit and bass need joint evaluation.
An approximate seal-force discussion with a very soft gasket. The 30–60 g-per-side cup allowance exceeds the light-pod hook assumption, so a second reaction point is proposed.
OPEN ABOUT WHAT GOES INTO IT
USD component references, historical source snapshots and clearly visible gaps.
One is enough for a mono coupler experiment; stereo evaluation needs two. The source snapshot found conflicting stock signals and no bare-driver listing.
Component source ↗A reference evaluation platform for MEMS drive. It is not the final wearable drive PCB or a completed stereo/multiway channel budget.
Component source ↗Two × $75.62, with transformers in the historical listing. Availability and exact supplied configuration need fresh confirmation.
Component source ↗Two × $22.44. Optional below the MEMS path if shallow-fit bass falls short; it is a magnetic driver.
Component source ↗Includes overlapping drivers/drive, playback/fit parts, selected measurement tools and optional fabrication materials. Not additive to rows above; not a retail wearable quote.
Donor or custom electrostatic panels, shallow cup/gasket, support, insulation, drive and calibration. No final element or compatible complete BOM is selected.
Environmental/voice array, synchronized conversion, multiway outputs, body power, shells, supports and serviceable cable routing are not covered by a completed premium-system price.
THE QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING
The current small design seals at the canal entrance, and the large electrostatic design encloses the front volume with a gasket. Outside hearing is then microphone-mediated transparency. A vent or open-ear alternative changes bass and isolation and requires its own acoustic profile.
The small MEMS/electret design prioritizes a shallow compact shell. The larger electrostatic cup gives a full-range diaphragm a sealed front volume, with different support, insulation and drive needs. They answer different fit questions; one price or performance figure cannot describe both.
No. The proposed MEMS-plus-electret main path has no permanent magnet, but still has electrical drive and an electret transformer with an AC field. Adding the BA bass fallback introduces a small magnet. Actual fields require measurement; no general health benefit or absolute lowest-field performance is established.
Those remain system goals. Their quality depends on seals, microphones, synchronization, processing, acoustic tuning and delay. The existing electrical and microphone designs are useful references, but no assembled ANC, latency, frequency-response or long-wear result is recorded for these premium variants.
THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED. OPENLY EXPLAINED.