SparkFun resident audiophile Pete Lewis has been hard at work for a long time developing his own pair of customized headphones!
His newest tutorial will guide you through how to build your own headphones with ambient microphones. Starting with some off-the-shelf headphones intended for use while lawn mowing, he then hacked in some new electronics to allow wireless (BT), auxilary 3.5mm TRS input, and stereo ambient microphones.
The original purpose of this project was to make it easy and safe to play loud music with a rock band in the basement. However, the inclusion of the natural sounds around you into your listening experience can be useful in many other situations!
Have an audio project you’ve been working on? Tell us about it in the comments!
